On each strip print the story titles from each genre. The Case of the Missing Mummy The Shrinking Room Help. The Mysterious Narts Three Feet of Trouble 8. Place the strips into the appropriate cans. Place the cans in an easily accessible spot in your classroom.
Students visit the writing center, select a can and choose a title from which they compose a story.
Your stuck in a volcano and it's about to blow. Three men are in a two man raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and a shark is right by the raft and the raft is losing air.