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Developing Setting

Developing Setting. Creative Writing Techniques Mrs. McLaughlin. Choose a Setting. Gingerbread House Haunted House A Cave Treehouse WRITE YOUR SETTING HERE. Example: the lonely shack 1. Creaking floors of the rocking boat 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Descriptive Words.

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Developing Setting

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  1. Developing Setting Creative Writing Techniques Mrs. McLaughlin

  2. Choose a Setting • Gingerbread House • Haunted House • A Cave • Treehouse • WRITE YOUR SETTING HERE

  3. Example: the lonely shack 1. Creaking floors of the rocking boat 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Descriptive Words • Directions: Write 10 descriptive phrases for your setting.

  4. Alliteration & Consonance • Directions: Write 3 alliterated statements & 3 consonated statements. • Alliteration: The beginning sounds in a statement is repeated. • Example: The chilly chunks of chips melted like chocolate syrup inside my cheeks. • 1. • 2. • 3. • Consonance: Sounds are repeated throughout the statement in any part of the word, as long as it’s a consonant not a vowel. • Example: The babbling brook bubbled with blue crabs. • 1. • 2. • 3.

  5. Similes & Metaphors • Directions:Write 3 similes and 3 metaphors. • Similes: Compare 2 things using like or as • Example: The classroom is like my home with its cozy and comfortable atmosphere. • 1: • 2: • 3: • Metaphors: Compare 2 things NOT using like or as • Example: My sister is a sly fox always getting away with trouble. • 1. • 2. • 3.

  6. Personification • Directions: Write 4 personified statements. • Personification: Non-human things are given human traits. • Example: The cold wind whispered for me to go home. • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4.

  7. Onomatopoeia • Directions: Write four statements using onomatopoeia • Onomatopoeia: A word that sounds like what it means. • Example: The floors of the house creek even when you tiptoe on them. • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4.

  8. Choose a Title • Choose a creative title that uses either an onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, metaphor, or a personification. • Your Title:

  9. Now you’re ready to write! • Using your slides as your guide, write a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs about your setting. • Each paragraph should have a minimum of 6 sentences. • Each sentence should be about 6-8 words long. • Use Word to write your setting. • Be sure sentences flow! • Have fun!

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