Creative Writing 102 - Building Blocks

Multiple Select

You find a treasure map in your backpack. What do you do?

• Show your friends and plan an adventure

• Hide it and go alone

• Give it to a museum

• Use it to make a pretend game

Multiple Select

What are the five main ingredients for any piece of creative writing?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

• Voice

Multiple Choice

What is the key concept of character motivation as described in the image?

• Desire and flaw

• Conflict and resolution

• Character and plot

• Setting and theme

Multiple Choice

What are the internal traits of a character that reveal their beliefs, fears, and secret hopes?

• Actions

• Dialogue

• Appearance

• Thoughts

Reorder

Move the elements of a narrative below to create a linear plot:

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

This type of conflict is a struggle within a character’s mind. It may occur when a character faces a difficult decision or conflicting feelings.

• Character vs. character
• Internal conflict
• Character vs. nature
• Character vs. society

Multiple Choice

Setting is the ____ and ____ in which a story takes place.

• Time and Character
• Time and Place
• Place and Location
• Fiction and non fiction

Multiple Choice

How does the setting affect the mood in the story?

• The future setting makes the mood happy and optimistic.

• The weather on Venus makes the mood depressing and gloomy.

• The sun makes the mood peaceful.

• The setting does not affect the mood.

Open Ended

What is a possible theme or message about life?

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea behind discovering a theme in a story?

• It is declared at the beginning

• It emerges through characters and plot

• It is irrelevant to the story

• It is always simple

Multiple Select

What are the elements of voice in writing?

• Word Choice

• Tone

• Rhythm

• Summary

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident

Open Ended

In your journal, write a short scene (aim for about 5-10 minutes of writing) that addresses the following:

1. Character: Who finds the object? Give them a name and a small, specific detail (Voice) about their reaction (e.g., Do they kick it? Do they crouch down and study it?).

2. Setting: Where and when do they find it? Use at least three sensory details (smell, sound, or touch) to describe the immediate surroundings.

3. Plot/Conflict: What is the immediate question the object creates? What is your character's small action in response? (This is your story's beginning.)

4. Theme (Optional): What small idea or feeling about loss, mystery, or curiosity does the object make your character feel?

Remember: Focus on Showing, Not Telling! Don't write, "She was curious." Write, "She tilted her head, tapping a finger against her chin as she examined the strange, one-eyed figure."