As Max indicated he was interested in using today's session as a creative writing class, we discussed various forms of creative writing: short story, fantasy, poetry, novels. I further placed on the board the concept of Freytag's pyramid in order to identify the parts of a short story.We focused on the need for a conflict, a dramatic climax, and a resolution. After discussing some story lines, Max decided he wanted to write a story about walking his dog on the beach. He spent the rest of the session working on his story. At the end of class , we looked over his draft and talked about ways to add dramatic conflict to the tale.