Unit 1 - Lesson 5: Working On The Same Project
An Introduction
Craft:
For this first part of the lesson, we'll be learning about how you and a partner can co-write a story. We'll be reading an article that's been written by Casey Cease, and that's been put out on LucidBooks. An important thing to remember is that while this article might talk about co-writing a book, you can also co-write any project or work with another person on a combination of your work, like a book of poetry!
Some guiding questions to think about as you read:
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What kind of project would you like to work on with a partner? A short story? A script? A poem?
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Would you work better drafting at the same time with a partner, or separately?
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Would you like to have more than one partner, or would one be the a good match for you?
Think about these question and try to answer them as you read! The article is linked to the right of this text utilizing the button!
Connect:
Now we'll be talking about what you just read and adding on some new knowledge!
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First, find a partner that you think you'll be able to bounce off of. This can be a previous partner or an entirely new one.
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Then, set a five minute timer and brainstorm something you could work on together. It could be a short story, poem, script, novel, or anything else you set your mind to. Try to get a feel of what you'll be writing, and how you'll be writing it. You'll know if you have a good partner by how your ideas bounce off of one another's!
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Then, set a ten minute timer and write. Will one person be writing as one character and the other as a different one? Will one person be writing and the other will be editing? Make sure you decide how you will work together with another person to create something new!
Create:
This is the final step in this lesson. Now you get to put what you learned into practice!
After following the steps above, you and your partner will now have the opportunity to work on a longer project.
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Set a longer timer for brainstorming, or if you really want to expand your project, let yourselves brainstorm until you feel like you're ready.
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Decide how you'll be writing this project. Will you write it the same as you did above, or will you try something different?
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After that, make some time to write this new project. Take as much time as you need outside of the lesson, or finish when you run out of time.
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If you'd like, go over it and clean it up before showing somebody to get feedback. It might be beneficial to trade pieces with a different group and to give feedback on each other's.
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If you enjoyed writing with your partner, continuing doing it together! Set time aside and come up with new projects. Growing with somebody can make writing feel a lot less isolating and a lot more fun!
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