students will get a chart with two axises (axes?).......on one axis is "types of stories": mystery, romance, fantasy/science fiction, comedy, western, melodrama. on the other axis is traits of various elements: hero, victim/damsel in distress, villain, situation, plot twist, props, scenery.
students will fill out the boxes on this chart, describing stereotypes of each element depending on the type of story (for example, a archetype of a science fiction villain would be an ugly alien with a new type of weaponry). they will then write each on an index card. they will divide the cards into separate piles, with each pile represent one of the axises. they will then randomly choose (this can be done with a partner as well) one card from each pile. whatever they get, they'll write a short story (100 words or less) using each element.
for example, they might get "British officer", "Blonde bombshell", "cowboy in black hat", "lost treasure", "hurricane", "motorcycle" and "ghost town"........they'll write a story that combines all these elements. the goal is for them to understand elements of different literary genres, and then incorporating these elements into a creative story of their own.
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