Creative Writing Reminders

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF CREATIVE WRITING?

F Block:

Diverse sentences (structures and types)

Word Choice, vocabulary, DICTION

Syntax (how words are arranged in a sentence)

Use of figurative language

Fabulous punctuation for meaning

Details and descriptions (paint a picture with words)

Creative ideas

A story

     Plot (Dramatic Arc)

     Great, hook of an introduction

     Setting

     Point of View

     Theme (what's the point)

     Show don't tell - give us some action

     Resolution

     No conflict, NO STORY

Characters

     Main - Protagonist(s) the conflicted good person

     Antagonist (the thing or person getting in the way of the protagonist getting what he/she wants.

     Supporting

Static/Dynamic  (grow and change)


H Block

NO CONFLICT, NO STORY
Climax
Beginning, Middle, End - (dramatic arc, story line, plot)
Rising Action
Characters 
      Protagonist (good, the hero, the one facing the conflict)
      Antagonist (the thing/person/character preventing the protagonist from achieving what he/she/it wants)
      Static (doesn't change)
       Dynamic (MUST GROW OR CHANGE IN SOME WAY)
Setting
Cause/Effect - Action/Reaction
Figurative language
Letters/phrases/sentences SYNTAX - arrangement of words in a sentence)
THEME, THEME, THEME (message, the point, the reason the writer wrote the story)
Originality - VOICE
Punctuation
Details and Descriptions
Fabulous words/vocabulary/DICTION
Pathos - Care about the characters
Humor (maybe or not)
Good intro, hook
Organization
Resolution
Character traits
Symbolism, suspense, forshadowing,


BLOCK E

Conflict
Resolution
Characters - Protagonist  and Antagonist
       P =  Hero, the good guy, MUST CHANGE
       A =  Against the protagonist - the problem maker
Setting
Atmosphere - Mood
Status Quo, Rising Action, Conflict, Crisis, Climax, Resolution (Dramatic Arc)
Plot
Structure Structure Structure
Dialogue
THEME, THEME, THEME
Variety of Sentences
Figurative Language
FANTABULOUS introduction
Punctuation - tone and meaning
WORDS, VOCABULARY, DICTION
Details/Description
Voice 
Symbolism, plot twist, foreshadowing, backstory


C Block
Descriptive language and details
Figurative Language
Suspense
Story Line (Dramatic Arc, Plot) - Status Quo, rising action, CONFLICT (major), Crisis, Climax, falling action or the resolution
Variety of sentences
Imagination
Plot twist
Perspective
Interesting Characters
        Protagonist = Main person, hero, good guy/girl, trying achieve something, MUST GROW OR CHANGE IN SOME WAY (DYNAMIC CHARACTER)
        Antagonist = Gets in the way of Protagonist achieving, bad person, (Static, doesn't grow or change (exceptions - The Grinch, Scrooge)
NO CONFLICT, NO STORY
Theme (Author's message, moral, point, big idea - ABSTRACT)
Dialogue
Emotion
Setting
Fantabulous hook or intro
Show don't tell (action)