Estimated Time: 45 minutes

One way to become a better writer is to read good writing.

Read:

This week read "Addiction Doesn't Discriminate?" by Sally Satel in The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition on page 322.

Writing Project

Your writing project for this month is to write a murder mystery. First, we will need to gather the elements of our story.

Watch this video about getting started writing a murder mystery.

Since we need to get all the elements of our story figured out before we write our story, let's start with our setting. Watch the video below to help you describe the setting.

Now, let's work on your setting. You can use the worksheet below to help you. Consider:

• Where do you want your story to take place?
• Will you have multiple settings?
• Will the murder take place in a different setting than the rest of the story?