YEAR 8 ENRICHMENT CLASS – SHORT STORY
WRITING AND LANGUAGE
- WRITE A STORY USING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE STEMS AS YOUR
INTRODUCTION TO EACH NEW PARAGRAPH
- It was a ………( describe the setting )
- Michael Jenkins stepped ……….. ( describe
the character and what he is doing )
- As he was ………
- Suddenly ……
- " Help me " he cried……..
- Running away he discovered that……..
- The house was……
- After making sure that the man was no longer following
him , Michael…….
- He couldn’t believe what he found in the secret door…………
- " Hello " cried an elf – like creature…..
- " There is only one way out of here cried the elf……..
- Suddenly, Michael……
- It wasn’t long before he was back home and……
( conclusion )
- PRETEND THAT YOU HAVE CREATED THE FOLLOWING THINGS AND
THAT NOBODY IN THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN THEM OR HEARD THEM
DESCRIBED THEM. DECRIBE EACH ONE IN THREE LINES OR MORE
IN GREAT DETAIL.
E.G.
THE EARTH - " This object is round and is covered in
bright colours of blue and white with a hue of bright blue . It
weighs a great deal and contains billions of things called people
. It is impossible to see it completely unless you are in space.
Etc.
- a pencil
- caterpillar
- glue stick
- computer
- aeroplane
- STUDY THE FOLLOWING AFFIXES ( LETTERS THAT YOU ADD TO THE
BEGINNING OR TO THE END OF A WORD TO FORM A NEW WORD )
AND SEE HOW MANY YOU CAN JOIN TO THE WORDS BELOW TO
CREATE NEW WORDS.
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