Stories Genre

Open Ended

“What’s the last story you read, watched, or heard? Why did you like/dislike it?”

" Replace this with a quote, words full of wisdom that someone important said and can inspire the reader. " 

Read the Story

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V4red61wQdY_Itk9tCn-vjW875UwC0ZB/view?usp=sharing

READ EACH STORY

Decide what each story is about :

family saga, feel-good story

human interest story , love story

success story, tall tale
coming-of-age story, horror story

personal tragedy, hard-luck story

mystery, tearjerker

Multiple Select

What kind of story is about ?

Crazy4wordz

My story is about a man and a woman who had secretly loved each other for years, but they’d never even spoken.

 Finally, the woman writes him a love letter. The next day he’s in a terrible accident...

• tearjerker

• love story

• success story

• tall tale

Multiple Choice

What kind of story is about ?

Sarahthewriter

I have the best idea for a story. It’s about a woman who had written stories for years but hadn’t had the courage

 to submit them. One day, her dad is cleaning out her old room and finds a story that she had written as a teenager.

 He sends it in, and it gets published! It sells millions! Basically, it’s my story (I hope).

• tearjerker

• love story

• success story

• feel-good story

Multiple Select

What kind of story is about ?

Starvingartist

My story will really scare you. It’s a whodunit about a man who moves into a new house. But he doesn’t know that

 the husband and wife who lived there before had died in the house. Pretty soon he starts hearing strange noises

 at night and ...

• tearjerker

• love story

• horror story

• mystery

Open Ended

Which of the three story ideas is most interesting? Why?”

Open Ended

What kinds of stories do you generally enjoy? Why?

Open Ended

Are there any kinds of stories you generally don't like? Why?

Now is your turn

• Use the “Sell Your Story! or one of the stories ” template as a model example : “My story is about… [character] who… [conflict]. But then… [twist].”

• and create a pitch that lasts one minute and present to the class

  EXAMPLE STORY:

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P2w9b8bM1eHP7CJOM8FIWTgOYyI62mYN/view?usp=sharing