Winter Creative Writing: Story Sparks

Would you like to fight writer's block with a piece that is seasonal, includes figurative language, and gives students a choice of their topic?  Then this Winter Creative Writing Using Story Sparks unit is for you!

Some of the mentor texts I use as read-alouds:

We collect adjectives, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and quotes we would like to use on our own writing on anchor charts as we read.

After we've created our anchor charts, I introduce the Winter Creative Writing Story Sparks and students choose their writing topic.

Next, we review the rubric and graphic organizer to help guide our writing.  

Before I meet with small groups, I go over the editing checklist below and how to be a good buddy editor.  

As I meet with groups, the other students are looking at mentor texts, filling out their organizers, and editing their peers.

Easy and so much fun!  

If you'd like to pick up a full copy of the unit plans, click here.

Do you use choice boards or story sparks in your writing block?  I'd love to hear how!