Writing+Starters

__ WRITING STARTERS: HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR WRITING  __ When you’re stuck on getting a basic idea, it’s helpful to use some writing starters. Find a comfortable seat and get out paper and pen. __Try these activities:__ -Look through a book of pictures, a magazine, etc, and see if any pictures or stories spark your imagination -Write a list of: things you’ve lost memorable holidays presents toys best meals you ever ate animals you like/hate/think are cute nstructions to somebody doing some activity Can you use any of these ideas to start a story? -Use the starter: I remember … and write until you run out of memory, then write it again and start again. Can you use any of these ideas for a story? -Write down whatever words pop into your head, then use these random words to create a story. -Open the dictionary at random pages and use the same method. -With a friend, do a word association activity. Get your friend to say a word, and you think of a word that rhymes with that word, then you think of the first word that you associate with your rhyming word. Your friend then has to rhyme with your associated word, and use their own association. What kinds of associations do you come up with? Are any of these useful ?