Journal 12 ROUND-ROBIN

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Journal 12 ROUND-ROBIN

• TASK We will begin writing a horror story and
  every two minutes we will pass it around for
  someone else to continue writing it following the
  specific instructions provided. Each person must
  write their name in the margin next to their
  part.
• OBJECTIVE Develop the writing style, tone,
  characters, and conflicts so that it seems that
  it was written by one person seamlessly. Make
  sure its scary and not funny.

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Writer 1

• Begin with the sentence
• It was a dark and stormy night . . .(describe
  where we are using sensory detailsno characters
  yet)
• Use the words
• candle, photo, and mirror.

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Writer 2

• Introduce a female character who looks like shes
  been in some sort of an accident.
• Describe her physically (age, face, body,
  clothing) with as much details as possible.

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Writer 3

• What is she doing?
• Use these verbs in separate sentences
• crept, cringed, caressed.

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Writer 4

• What is she thinking?
• Get inside her head and reveal her thoughts and
  feelings. Use 3rd person.

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Writer 5

• Have the female character encounter a male
  character.
• He has a distinct smell. Describe the strangers
  smell using a simile.

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Writer 6

• Describe his appearance (age, face, body,
  clothing) with as much detail as possible.
• Use the adjectives in separate sentences
• bloody, shiny, frothy

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Writer 7

• What is he doing?
• Use the adverbs in separate sentences
• frantically, silently, breathlessly

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Writer 8

• Create/intensify the conflict between the two
  characters using dialogue.
• Start a new line each time the speaker changes.

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Writer 9

• End the story with one of the characters taking
  something away from the other. Describe how this
  happens using specific details.

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RETURN TO ORIGINAL WRITER

• Read your story. Write a reflective response in
  one paragraph answering the following
• Was the story scary? How so?
• Did it at times become silly and funny? When? How
  could that be revised to keep the tone scary.
• Was the writing style and tone consistent? Where
  did it change and not fit in with the rest of the
  story?
• Was the development of the characters and
  conflicts fluid? Where did it fall short in
  building momentum?