Every student writes the first line of a story, then passes the paper to the student on his/her left. For five minutes, each student continues working on the story that he/she has received, then passes it to the left again when the time is up. The process can continue for several more rounds, depending on the amount of class time available. At the end, students read out loud the group stories produced. The same exercise can be used to write group poems, allotting shorter intervals of time before the poem is passed.