i Dare You Cards for improving your writting

8/22/2019 i Dare You Cards for improving your writting

1/14

IDARE

YOU!

IDEACATCHERS

I DARE YOU . . . Divide a

piece of paper into three

slips. On one of the slipswrite a line of dialogue; on

another, an emotion; on the

last, a place. (Example: I

dont know why he keeps

knocking on the door, she

said. Happiness. Adungeon.) Collect them in

three bowls or cups,

keeping each category

separate, and pick one slip

of paper from each cup.Then write a scene using

all three.

TEACHERS KIT!


2/14

IDARE

YOU!

IDEACATCHERS

I DARE YOU . . . to

keep a small notebook

or pad of paper by yourbed and write down

your first and last

thoughts of the day for

a week. Dont worry if

those thoughts seemsilly or random, just jot

them down. At the end

of the week, find one

idea or thought and

write a story from it.

Repeat this exercise as

often as you like.

TEACHERS KIT!


3/14

IDARE

YOU!

IDEACATCHERS

I DARE YOU . . .

to make up anentirely new word.

Write a dictionary

definition of the

word and thenfeature it in a

story.

TEACHERS KIT!


4/14

IDARE

YOU!

IDEACATCHERS

I DARE YOU . . . to collect

intriguing, unusual sentences

from books or newspaper

articles. Put them in a box.Have everyone pick one and

write a story from it.Here aresome sample sentences to

get you started. Add more for

your own collection.I was unaware that my cow was depressed.Home of the Brave by K. A. ApplegateAt this point, it suddenly started to sink in that we weresitting around talking to a Venusian.Daniel Pinkwater, Alan Mendelsohn, Boy from MarsShe put out one thin hand towards him, and the firelight

glinted on a huge ring that rose round as a marbleabove her finger.Susan Cooper, The Dark is RisingRiveted to the spot, I watched the mailman bend down

and slowly pick up piece after piece of scattered mail.James Howe, The Celery Stalks at MidnightThere are ninety-four street lamps between the busstop and the school.Sara Pennypacker, The Talented ClementinePerched clumsily on top of a television set was a largeturkey.Ellen Potter, Olivia Kidney

TEACHERS KIT!


5/14

IDARE

YOU!WRITINGPARTNERS

I DARE YOU . . . with a

writing partner, invent

something you bothwould love to use. For

example, a peppermill that

dispenses candy, contact

lenses that can read

peoples minds, or astuffed animal that springs

to life to defend you from

bullies. After youve

decided on your invention,

write a story about howthat invention goes

horribly wrong. Or write

about how it transforms

someones life.

TEACHERS KIT!


6/14

IDARE

YOU!

SUSPENSE

I DARE YOU . . . to

write a suspenseful

scene in which acharacter decides

to open a closet

that it is strictly

forbidden to open(the closet can be

anywhere you like

in a home, aschool, a pet store,etc.).

TEACHERS KIT!


7/14

IDARE

YOU!TITLES

I DARE YOU . . . to

write titles of booksthat havent been

written yet and that

youd love to read.

Use names, colors,

quotes, short

phrases, places,

feelings, or even

nonsense words.

Then chose one titleand write a story

from it.

TEACHERS KIT!


8/14

IDARE

YOU!POINT OFVIEW

I DARE YOU . . . to write

about Bozey Lumpkin. Most

people think that BozeyLumpkin is the oddest kid in

his school. He doesnt dress

like anyone else, he doesnt

act like anyone else, and he

tends to say the strangest

things. Write a scene inwhich Bozey is on a class

trip at the museum. The

scene should be narrated by

someone in his class (use

Third Person Limitednarrative) After that, write the

same scene from Bozeys

point-of-view (use First

Person narrative).

TEACHERS KIT!


9/14

IDARE

YOU!

DIALOGUE

I DARE YOU . . . to

write a conversation

in which onecharacter has a

secret and another

character tries to

make the firstcharacter tell that

secret.

TEACHERS KIT!


10/14

IDARE

YOU!THE UNRELIABLENARRATOR

I DARE YOU . . .

to write a scenethat is narrated

by someone

who is lying.

TEACHERS KIT!


11/14

IDARE

YOU!

SETTING &MOOD

I DARE YOU . . .

to write a sceneset in an

amusement park

and make the

mood very

sinister.

TEACHERS KIT!


12/14

IDARE

YOU!

SETTING &MOOD

I DARE YOU . . .

to write a funnyscene about a

family camping

trip gone horribly

wrong.

TEACHERS KIT!


13/14

IDARE

YOU!CHARACTERDEVELOPMENT

I DARE YOU . . .

peek inside yourcharacters pockets.

List the items you

find there, then

choose one ofthose items. Write a

scene in which the

character loses that

item anddesperately needs

to get it back.

TEACHERS KIT


14/14

IDARE

YOU!

FOR THEWHOLE CLASS

I DARE YOU . . .

to write a scenefrom the same

opening

sentence. Then,

have a class

reading. Marvel

at how different

each personsimagination is.

TEACHERS KIT!

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