1 Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills?Do Now: What is creative writing? Do you have difficulty with creative writing assignments? If so, why? If you don't, write down some pointers for those who are having difficulty.

2 Review What is the writing process like?Why is it important to brainstorm? Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills?

3 Creative Writing ProcessHow might a creative writing process be different from a persuasive essay? Aim: How can we improve our creative writing skills?

4 Assignment For your assignment, you are going to create a chapter in the book speak. It could be about anything as long as it fits in with the flow of the story so far.

5 Things I Want Brainstorm sheet - Characters - Plot - Setting-storyline - rising action, climax , falling action and conclusion Draft Final Draft ( 2-3 pages) Hand drawn cover sheet that is related to your story.

6 Make sure Check spelling, Make sure to include dialogue-Use proper dialog format (When two people are having a dialogue, make sure that you are writing the quotes out on separate lines.) Font size 12, Font style Times New Roman, Double spaced. Do not skip lines after paragraphs.