Structuring Engaging Stories

To Start:
We're going to create "found poems" from the first page of Stickfighting Days, a short story by Sierra Leonean Olufemi Terry.

• First, read the beginning of the story.
• Then, pick out words and short phrases that seem important.
• Copy them into your starter document.
• Arrange the words into a poem, using line breaks to emphasize important words and ideas.
• Practice reading your poem aloud to yourself.

​In Class:
We're talking about how to structure engaging stories, using Freyteg's story structure and the the "Plot Map" assignment in Google Classroom. If you finish early:

• Begin writing a sketch of your exposition or a rising action event.
• Circle back to elaborate on your character profile(s), or
• Work on a challenge extension, such as interview prep or an additional book

Coming Up:

• Plot maps are due before class begins tomorrow.

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