Which of these is more interesting?

Why?

THE CHALLENGE STEPS

Pushing BoundariesThe Fire Zone: Challenge yourself to go beyond your

own boundaries and see how far you can go!

The next step The Confidence Zone: Push yourself to do a little bit

more and take an extra step to improve your level/ grade

For everyoneThe Comfort Zone: this is the minimum expectation for

each activity

Warm upWrite down 2 alternatives for the following past tense verbs (said, run, walk)

Use two of your verbs from the 1st question in a complete

sentence.

Look at the image: describe what would happen next using 5 verbs.

Writing the senses

1. What do you see? (describe the colour, what other object or thing does it look like)

2. What do you hear? (move it around in your hand- what does it sound like? Compare it to something else that you might hear sometimes)

3. What do you smell? (describe what it smells like to you using at least 3 adjectives)

4. What do you feel? (describe what it feels like in your hands. Use a simile: as ……as……)

5. What do you taste? (close your eyes and think about how you would describe the taste).

What is the problem?

What is the problem?

What is the problem?

What is the problem?

Building a StoryNow let’s create an interesting setting for challenge for your character using our story builder:

1. Roll the dice for character. Write this in your book.

2. Roll the dice for place. Write this in your book.

3. Roll the dice for the challenge/ problem. Write this in your book.

4. Roll the dice for the object. Write this in your book.

Now use these FOUR random things to plan the beginning of your story with a partner

YOUR TURN

NOW WRITE THE STORY YOURSELF

- It has 5 sentences using at least three of the story items- It used 3 senses in the description- Some attempt to include a problem

- It has 6 sentences using at least three of the story items- It used 4 senses in the description- There is a clear problem

- It has 6-8 sentences using all of the story items- It used 5 senses in the description and had a clear problem and setting- There is an engaging and interesting problem

CRITICAL BUDDIES

- It has 5 sentences using at least three of the story items- It used 3 senses in the description

- It has 6 sentences using at least three of the story items- It used 4 senses in the description

- It has 6-8 sentences using all of the story items- It used 5 senses in the description and had a clear problem and setting

WRITE ONE EBI (even better if) AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR WORK