In my classroom, students share what they wrote at both points. Following the rough draft, students broke off into small groups of 2 or 3 and presented their stories to each other. While in the group, it was important that their classmates listen for specific things.
They were responsible for answering the questions on the attached worksheet.This activity is a great idea if you have the time to put into it. It does require several days; however, it may create an outlet for you to help prepare students for the Arts and Humanities section of the CATS testing that focuses on drama.Making a movie
Once this stage was completed, those students who so desired, entered a classwide contest. They presented their story to the class. They were given a presentation grade, and we discussed the elements of a good presentation or speech (voice, good diction, mannerisms, making eye contact, adding expression...). Each contestant shared his story and then as a class we voted on our favorite. We then took that story to a new level. We created a mystery movie, whose storyline was the mystery we selected.
We took time as we proceeded to discuss the elements of drama/theater and to expose them to literature/plays that they needed to be familiar with. I divided the class into small groups according to their interests. One group changed the story into a play format. Another group examined the different settings and made scenes to fit them. A third group was responsible for collecting props that would be needed. A final group were actors/actresses. They had to actually hold tryouts and find someone for each part. We then spent a few days making a video of the mystery.