This is Lesson 5 from the CWN fiction writing syllabus, which includes creative writing exercises and activities that you can use for your own teaching. (To go to Lesson 1, click here).
The stories used as reading assignments in this syllabus come from the book A Relative Stranger by Charles Baxter.
Creative writing Lesson Plans - 5: Plot structure.
Lecture material: Your Story Road Map.
In-class activity: 10-minute writing about one of the following topics:
Homework: Students develop their in-class writing assignment at home and read "Shelter" by Charles Baxter. They should also bring one of the character profiles they have developed for previous lessons to the next class, where it will be used in a group activity.
See more creative writing lessons from this syllabus:
Continue to the Lesson 6 of this writing syllabus (topic: plot structure, continued).
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