Create a story

What you do is create a list of ten interesting characters, ten interesting settings and ten interesting situation. Once you have this list, you tell the class (or whatever group you are working with) to pick three numbers between one and ten and have them list them vertically down the paper, like this:
8
4
7
Once that is done, read off the list of characters and what number those characters are. (eg. a mobster is number 1, a goal medalist is number 2 and so on)
Once you are sure everyone has there character, continue on doing the same thing for the setting and the situations.
When everyone has something for all three numbers, get them to write a story with those three things in it.
Great fun and can be very interesting.

Pet Peeves

This is just a great way to get to know people. Have them make a list of pet peeves and explain them all by using metaphors and similes . For example; warm summer days, so hot it is like you are on the surface of the sun.

It is a really simple was to get some people writing and the fun part about it is to get so involved that by the time you are done writing, you are so cheesed off (sorry, I know it was a cliché). Another thing that is alway good to communicate is not to use clichés. If you have heard it before, don't use it.

Welcome!

Hi Everyone,
I am currently taking a writing course in school. We have come across some great writing activities that really get people writing. Some of them have more of a story to them, while others are just a simple idea of how to get people writing. I will try to update this as frequently as I go through this course.