As a class, they are going to create a fictional story, teacher included. Each person is going to begin a story by writing only one complete sentence. The person to the right of you will read the sentence before them and proceed to write the next sentence. Continue passing the papers to the right, having them add only one new sentence each time they receive a paper. The more sentences in the story, the longer writing time is needed.
Students generally follow a plot line once they have learned how to do so.
It is very helpful if you participate in order to keep the story lines going. This is a very fun exercise for everyone involved. Students have the opportunity to let their creativity flow, to show their understanding of story elements, and to learn how work together. The teacher can watch students as they construct sentences and see if they are following the main idea. Net Web Services sm , a division of Teachers Web sm .