1. Descriptive Writing

2. plot unexpected My Max - Pay attention to the plot. Think of an unexpected ending yourself!  Once upon a time, there lived a 12-year-old boy called Mathew. He lived with his parents and his dog, Max, in New York. One day, Mathew wanted to play with Max, but he was nowhere to be found. "He's probably playing a trick on me," thought Mathew, so he started looking for him. For more than two hours, Mathew turned the house and backyard upside-down but he still could not find Max. Mathew told his parents about this. They told him that …

3. Points to remember 1. Point of view (1st, 3rd person) 2. Setting (time/place) 3. Past tense 4. Linking words 5. Plot (Creativity)

4. Collaborative Writing -- think together -- generate more creativity

5. Warming up….  Together with your partner, try to guess out the possible missing words in the blanks of the following story.

6. That Saturday morning he called me from the _________. I thought this moment would never come, but today I would finally be meeting what I thought was my__________. A little over three years ago I had first talked to him over __________. We were totally different people. He was ___________, I was ________, but that didn't matter. We shared the same thoughts, the same views, the same world. It was real; not only were we in love, but we were best friends. We talked _________, on the phone or Internet. He could make me laugh and he could ________ me, brightening my day. All in all, he has made me ____________, and he has changed me permanently. bus station true love the internet twenty-three all day long comfort fourteen a better person

7. MY VALENTINE’S DAY  My Valentine’s Day was…  I thought this moment would never come, but…  With …, I felt…  All of a sudden…  It was …to…  I finally realized…

8. Edit Your Story …

9. Editing  Content: Add/take out  Language: - Refine sentence structure. - Correct grammar mistake.  Verb: VT or SV  Noun: Pl./Sing.  SP. (Spelling mistakes)

10. Read your story to your partner; make comments on your partner’s story