Creative Writing-Grinch

We have spent a couple of weeks on grammar, prepositions, direct objects, and predicate words. It's time to revisit some creative writing to keep up those skills! Students will need to rewrite the story with the Grinch as the hero throughout the plot (instead of the villain). Your narrative should be about two pages long, and it should include characters, a good plot, and avoid "dead" verbs whenever possible. You may be able to use some suspense strategies, too! There is a document on Google Classroom for you to brainstorm and draft your story. There is also a link on the document where you can view a reading of the original book by Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" as an inspiration if you have your own headphones.

This is going to be a practice of "low-stakes" writing. Students should be more concerned with creativity and a cohesive plot than mechanical mistakes or grammar. 

Here is a timeline for the writing process with this piece:

• Tuesday- Inspiration/brainstorm
• After the test, use your head phones to listen to the video below as inspiration. 
• Once you finish, you will brainstorm an idea for your narrative where the Grinch is not the villain. Once you are finished brainstorming, you can begin your rough draft. The story should be about 2 pages long. 
• There is a document on Google Classroom for you to brainstorm and draft your story. 
• Wednesday- Brainstorm/Rough Draft
• If you didn't get to it yesterday, begin by brainstorming a way to make the Grinch the hero of the story instead of the villain. 
• As you write your rough draft
• Add dialogue and good descriptive details to your story. 
• Make sure you are "showing" the reader what is happening through details and description rather than "telling" them. Add details and description whenever possible
• Remove the "dead" verbs from the story. The dead verbs tombstone is in a previous post on the blog. 
• Characters, details, description, dialogue, and a good plot. 
• Thursday
• Finish Rough Draft
• Read your rough draft and make revisions if necessary
• Make sure you have the creative/narrative requirements above