Engaging Classroom Activities for Creative Writing and Critical Thinking

Explore creative writing prompts and activities such as analyzing plot lines from Disney movies, crafting imaginative scenarios like the disappearance of a character influenced by Stephen King's story, and reflecting on the concept of living a day on repeat inspired by the film "Groundhog Day." Encourage students to develop their storytelling skills and delve into thought-provoking questions through these stimulating exercises.

• Classroom Activities
• Creative Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Disney Movies
• Stephen King

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1. Slides 8-27 Bell Ringer Disney Movie Plot Lines Present Plot Line Posters Daily Write #2 Mrs. Schulewitch

2. Bell Ringer Last class we read The Reaper s Image by Stephen King. Mr. Spangler saw the grim reaper s image and disappeared. What do you think happened to Mr. Spangler? Write 2-3 sentences telling me what happened to him when he disappeared.

3. Disney Plot Lines Practice creating a witches hat plot line with a popular Disney movie. Your plot line should include: Exposition (setting, characters, conflict) 3-5 Rising Actions A climax (where the conflict is solved) 3-5 Falling Actions A resolution

4. Present Present your plot line to the group!

5. Daily Write #2 Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day? It s about a guy who lives the same day of his life over, and over, and over again. If you had to pick ONE day of your life to put on repeat, which day would it be and why? Tell me what you did on that day, who you spent time with, and why you would want to live it over and over again? Your writing should be a minimum of three paragraphs. Try your best on spelling, punctuation, and grammar.