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Writing a different beginning or ending to the 'Escape' story by Connor.

TASK Write a paragraph or more before the story begins.

or

Add a paragraph or two to create a new ending for the story.

or both.

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Think of ideas for a new beginning to the story :

Adding a paragraph or more to the beginning of the story.

What new information could you provide to explain the reasons for the escape?

What was happeng before the story began?

Is there dialogue?

Who is the main protagonist? Is he a criminal or perhaps a prisoner of war?

Any other ideas?

Record your ideas in one note so you can email your teacher.

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Consider ideas for a new ending :

Adding a paragraph or two to the end of the story.

Where does the escapee go next?

What sort of place is he escaping from?

Is he a criminal, a prisoner of war or ????

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Record your ideas and email to your teacher.

Which ideas work best and why?

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Creative writing begins :

You need to LINK your ideas in a well-developed paragraph or paragraphs so that it makes sense and adds depth to the story.

Point of view and tense (past present etc) must be the same as the student story, unless you choose to end the story months or years later.

Remember to use language in creative ways - this includes descriptive language.

Describe character, action, mood and setting.

 

 

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Participation in class discussion is encouraged.

Emails to teacher of work done at home or if completed at school in class, all ideas and paragraphs added are shown to the teacher and shared in the next classes.

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Writing a different beginning or ending to the 'Escape' story.

TASK Write a paragraph or more before the story begins.

or

Add a paragraph or two to create a new ending for the story.

or both.  

Discuss ideas for a new beginning to the story :

Adding a paragraph or more to the beginning of the story.

What new information could you provide to explain the reasons for the escape?

What was happeng before the story began?

Is there dialogue?

Who is the main protagonist? Is he a criminal or perhaps a prisoner of war?

Any other ideas?

Ideas are shared on the white board

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Discuss ideas in class for a new ending :

Adding a paragraph or two to the end of the story.

Where does the escapee go next?

What sort of place was he escaping from?

Is he a criminal, a prisoner of war or.......?

Ideas are shared on the white board

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Which ideas work best and why?

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Creative writing begins :

You need to LINK your ideas in a well-developed paragraph so that it makes sense and adds depth to the story. Character and setting are also focussed on. Make sure you continue to describe character, mood, feelings, actions (verbs and adverbs) and setting.

click on link to check your understanding : http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/verb-noun-adjective-or-adverb

Point of view and tense (past present etc) must be the same as the student story.

CHECK your writing

Finally - check your spelling and sentence structure.

Does each sentence begin with a capital letter and end with a fullstop?

Is punctuation of dialogue accurate if you have included this?

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