Time To Be Descriptive – This activity requires you to be super noisy.
Describing a Setting – Really double down on getting a clear picture of what you are about to talk about.
Narrative Technique: Setting – Make the scene so vivid that kids feel like they are there.
Island Setting – Don't we all wish we were on an island right now?
Narrative Technique: Description – Think up some words that other people just wouldn't say.
Bringing a Setting to Life – Think of a familiar place. It can be a place that you love, a place that makes your frightened or uncomfortable, or a place you used to live when you were younger, or a happy memory.
Effective Dialogue – For each word, write a line of dialogue for a story that reflects that the character is feeling that particular way.
Writing Dialogue – Think of things the characters could do or say that would dramatize what is going on.
Dialogue – For each of the scenes described below, write a few lines of dialogue to bring the scene to life.
Bringing Your Writing to Life: Description – Practice your descriptive writing. Think about something in your life that is important to you.
City Setting – Describe the first place you ever lived. Include at least four sensory details about the place.
Descriptive Writing – Practice your descriptive writing. Find something or someone in your classroom and observe it or them closely.
Putting it All Together – Practice your storytelling skills with the following exercise.
Creating a Setting – Imagine a place where a story might take place. It can be a real place with which you are familiar, or it can be an imaginary world or place that you create.
Creating Another Setting – The setting is where a story takes place.