Creative Writing
SWBAT: Use Freemind and Microsoft Word to create a story
Before | Explain to students they will be writing a story about a school in which they are the principal. Have students use Freemind to brainstorm ideas and build a web. Allow 1 minute for students to share their ideas with each other, then another few minutes to finish. |
During | Explain to students the Hamburger model for
developing paragraphs and stories. Draw an illustration on the board.
Help with elaboration. Students should begin writing. Add background, clipart (format layout to square), word art (title), change the font and check the spelling. |
After | Share stories with other students. |
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