Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital

No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step.

What teachers are saying:

• "I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again."
• "This was a great addition to my creative writing curriculum!"
• "I bought this to use as part of my home school curriculum. My son is LOVING this! And it requires no prep on my part."

In three weeks, your students will feel successful about their creative writing project!

This is what you'll get:

⚬ task checklist

⚬ the assignment & defining elements of a short story

⚬ what is the problem your characters will encounter

⚬ expanding ideas for a story

⚬ prewriting notes

⚬ choosing the setting

⚬ elements of the plot

⚬ how will the story start? The inciting incident

⚬ the conflict

⚬ identifying the problem the story will address

⚬ Freytag plot diagram

⚬ character profile graphic organizers – protagonist, antagonist, additional characters

⚬ photo gallery of characters

⚬ character growth

⚬ adding sensory detail

⚬ what's the theme

⚬ creating theme & character

⚬ analyzing dialogue

⚬ dialogue help – tips and tricks

⚬ practice adding dialogue

⚬ writing checklist

⚬ rubric

You will love that this gives students practice with so many writing skills and your students will love writing their own stories!

More reasons to love this lesson:

⚬ Use the digital or print versions -- students can dive into today!

⚬ you can use each page as a mini lesson – or students can work independently

⚬ tap into your students’ love of writing stories

⚬ creative outlet for students

⚬ perfect for differentiation and scaffolding

⚬ helps students “control” their stories by asking them to dig into prewriting

⚬ great for literacy centers & writing workshop

⚬ perfect activity to use in conjunction with your short story unit

Be sure to check out the preview!

When you purchase this resource, you will receive a zipped file with the two documents. One is the print version and one will provide you with the link to the digital workbook. You'll make a copy of the digital workbook to your drive.

This resource works well with one or all of these scary stories:

⚬ “The Lottery” Short Story Study

⚬ ”The Tell Tale Heart” Short Story Study

⚬ "The Monkey's Paw" Short Story Study

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