1. Quick Writes Created by Daren Mallett

2. How to Play Each slide has a different demand.  Follow the directions for each slide. The person with the most number of points at the end of the game, wins.

4. Creative Writing What happened in this house? 7 Mins – 30 pts.

5. Word Choice– 30 Points 7 minutes Write a paragraph that conveys a mysterious mood. DO NOT use the mood you are working to create. If your team can guess the mood, then you win 30 points.

6. Roots and Stems– 10 mins 30 Points Invent creative definitions for these words: 1. Remonstrance 2. Expostulation 3. Brouhaha If you can convince others that your definition is correct, you get the points (10 for each).

7. Creative Writing – 7 minutes 40 Points What brought you to this hole? What happens after you fall through the hole?

8. Creative Writing 40 points-10 minutes Create a poem, rap, or song that is going to leave the reader wondering who you are. You can be anyone you want from a cartoon character to a movie star. Chose someone who most students would know. DO NOT use the name in your writing.

9. Rewrite it 40 Points Rewrite a famous scene from a story from an alternative perspective.

10. Creative Writing – 7 mins – 40 Points  With a partner, write 5 captivating news headlines that convey a sense of mystery..

11. Creative Writing Find one object in the classroom. Create a dramatic play/script about how this object was used as a murder weapon. Be as creative and as funny as you want to be. 40 Points

12. Act it Out – 8 mins – 50 pts You have to change the words of a song or nursery rhyme, but keep the tune. Read it (rhythmically), sing it or perform it to the class to see if they can guess what the tune is.

13. Creative Writing 50 Points You have 8 minutes to write a short story about who the man in the black suit is and why is he standing there? You cannot use the word murder, kill, stab or shot in your story.

14. Creative Writing– 10 mins What happened after you walked into this forest? 50 Points