Each class brainstormed a lot of ideas for settings, goals, and conflicts that can be used in their stories. The lists each class created is below.
Class E
Settings:
Forest with no way out, Planet 234, Old West with teepees and houses, the year 2060, a very distant future with personal planes, Modern school of 1980, Year 1111 on Mars, In Space living on Moon, Native American reservation, Magical tree house, Volcano with creatures that can survive in lava, Year 1, Stone castle, the Middle East in modern times, Palace in Indiana 100 years ago, Balloon living in distant future, Giant corncob inhabited by small creatures, Under the ocean, Hollywood now, House trailer now
Goals:
Make a creature come to life, get safely out of forest, get home, get out of a volcano before it erupts, get rid of evil company, find meaning of life, get accepted at school, get rich, immortal who wants to die, win a fight, learn how to walk, defeat the Yacht monster, defeat the dragon, defeat the knight, defeat the evil baby (or popular baby), defeat the princess, reach the moon, see comet, circumnavigate the world, not rage, get sweets, feed and water dry areas, courage to come out of house, win the race, arm wrestling champion
Conflicts:
Corn cob blocking the way, evil baby, bear, arm broken, lava monster, vine thorns without metal available, cookie monster, mute (can’t communicate), poison ivy because allergic and could die, cross the big pit, Tickle Monster, broken car but must leave fast, zombies in way, paralyzed
Class F
Settings:
New West, Potato land in 1900 (or 2080), Kansas now, Dallas with flying cars, Porta potty with layers, Land of cheese, backyard pool two years ago, Burger King planet with Chick-fil-A moon, Middle of the mall food court, Hedgehog cake place, Craters on earth that eat people, Walla Walla in 1900, Sugar Land, Sun, planet with humans being hunted by robots, Tesla factory
Goals:
Guinea pig that takes over world, get rich, destroy Earth, become fattest person, world domination, courage to get out of bed in the morning, climb Mount Everest, beat the video game (for example, Mario Galaxy), spend all of Mom’s money, achieve skateboard landing, create the world’s largest Lego tower, revenge, vengeance, start veterinarian business, make Dad’s dreamhouse, recreate dinosaurs, steal from the poor and give to the rich
Conflicts:
Mom won’t let me, fight bully at school, overcome fear, overcome being obsessive, detective versus bank robber, stop nuclear explosion from occurring, beat other team in sport, win bar fight, win food fight between janitors and students, overcome brother who is fighting against you, stop daughter from stealing money, stop rabies, scientist versus brother, escape tornado, Desert Bob fighting terrorist leader
Class G
Settings:
Forst -modern time at night, old abandoned shack by lake with no power tools, December 13 1989 in a hospital, castle today, planet in distant galaxy 1000 years ago, abandoned mineshaft in 1950s, dragon cave, very techy school with robots, library in the future
Goals:
Get rich, win race, get the girl, escape place where trapped, solve the murder mystery, find the treasure, save the world from aliens, win top spot in video game competition, start photography business, find a home
Conflicts:
Broken bones, Trapped location with problems, evil villain trying to kill you, serial killer, weird kid comes to your house, ice cream machine broken, sabotage by popular kid, team member leaves, own internal issues like fear and hatred, escape the cult, go to interview with stain on shirt