Creative Story Collaboration

Lori Valiquette

Tier 2

Lesson Plan

Creative Story Collaboration

Enhance teamwork and creative writing

In this lesson, students will work in pairs or small groups to collaboratively create a story. Each student will take turns adding sentences or characters, fostering teamwork, listening skills, and creative writing. This exercise is important as it encourages students to appreciate diverse ideas and styles, enhancing their ability to work collaboratively and think creatively.

Audience

Grade 4 Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Enhance teamwork and creative writing

Materials

Paper, Pens, and Collaborative Story Building Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Begin by explaining the objective of the lesson: to collaboratively create a story.
Discuss the importance of teamwork and listening skills in creative writing.
Introduce the concept of taking turns to add to the story.

Step 2

Group Formation

5 minutes

Divide the class into pairs or small groups.
Ensure each group has paper and pens.

Step 3

Story Building Activity

15 minutes

Distribute the Collaborative Story Building Worksheet to each group.
Instruct students to start their story with a single sentence.
Encourage students to take turns adding sentences or characters to the story.
Remind them to listen to each other's ideas and build on them.

Step 4

Sharing and Reflection

5 minutes

Ask each group to share their story with the class.
Facilitate a brief discussion on what they learned about teamwork and creativity.
Encourage students to reflect on how they incorporated diverse ideas into their story.

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Worksheet

Collaborative Story Building Worksheet

This worksheet will guide students through the process of collaboratively creating a story. It includes prompts to help them think about characters, setting, and plot.

Start your story with an interesting sentence.

Think about who, what, where, or when.

Add a character to the story.

Describe the character's appearance or personality.

Introduce a problem or challenge.

What obstacle does the character face?

Add a sentence to build on the story.

Consider how the character reacts to the problem.

Conclude your story with a resolution.

How is the problem solved?