Write a Short Story Roll and Write Creative Writing Center Activity Early Finish
$6.68
This roll a story writing activity gives older elementary students a fun way to generate short story ideas. Students roll a die to choose a character, setting, feeling or thought, unique object, and plot twist, then use some or all of those ideas to write.
The pages are designed for students who can work with more detail and more complex plots. Each worksheet can be used many times because there are so many possible combinations.
What’s Included
- 10 pages of story element options in two formats
- Graphic organizers
- Writing pages to extend the activity
Skills Covered
- Writing a short story with detail
- Developing characters, settings, and plot
- Using creative thinking
- Planning and organizing a narrative
- Extending ideas into a longer story
Ways to Use This Resource
- Use in a writing center
- Offer to early finishers
- Introduce a fiction writing unit
- Focus on one story element
- Laminate full-page sheets for whiteboard marker use
Differentiation Ideas
- Require students to use all five elements
- Let students focus on only three or four elements
- Have students write several short stories and expand one into a longer story
Why Teachers Love It
- Endless combinations
- Flexible for centers and early finishers
- Includes organizers and writing pages
- Low prep
- Works for a variety of writing levels
This roll a story writing activity gets students writing quickly, and the random combinations make each story different.
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