Creative Writing 6-10

Creative Writing: Period 2 – by the end of this lesson students will see that a logical set of prompts can cause very different results- but there must be a logical set of prompts

E.L Doctorow once said that “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night.  You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

1. “Where’s Papa going with that ax?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.”

2. What does Fern’s mother say to Fern?

3. “I don’t see why he needs and ax,” continued Fern who was only eight.

4. What does Fern’s mother say next?

5. Fern shrieks in disagreement with what her mother says.  What are her words?

6. What does Fern’s mother say to Fern next?

7. How does Fern react?

8. Where does Fern go next?

9. What does Fern do next?

10. What does Fern’s father do next?

11. How does Fern react to her father now?

12. Where is Fern going next?

13. What is Fern’s mother doing while Fern and her father are outside?

14. What causes Fern and her father to return to the kitchen?

15. What does Fern say to her father?

16. What does Fern’s mother say to Fern?

17. What does Fern say to her nosey little brother?

18. Who is Fern’s mother calling on the phone?

19. Why is Fern’s father driving away?