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Tag: writing
Storybird Sharing
Students in 5W, 5/6A OC, and 6B have been working on an imaginative writing task this term. Using the Storybird website, students have created beautiful narratives with Storybird artworks to share with younger readers in their buddy classes and the library. Today, we had a sharing session where students read each other’s books, which was perfect for pyjama day! Keep an eye out on our class blogs over the next few days to read digital copies of the narratives.
Imaginative writing prompt
6B are currently looking at describing the setting of a narrative. Using the image above as a visual prompt, describe the setting using the following:
- imaginative devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc.)
- show, don’t tell
- the five senses (hear, smell, taste, touch, sight)
Post your setting descriptions in the comments section, or submit them through this week’s Homework task on Google Classroom.
NaNoWriMo
This month, 6B are participating in the NaNoWriMo challenge. NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month, where students spend the month of November writing a novel. Each student in 6B has been preparing characters, settings, and plotlines for their novel. Everyone has set themselves an individualised writing target, with a word count goal for their novel. We have worked out how many words we need to write each day to help motivate us during the month. Each day in November, we will have a set amount of time dedicated to writing our novels. Students are welcome to bring in a device each day to type their novel, or they can take home their novel workbook each night to write in for homework.
This morning we started the countdown for NaNoWriMo! I can’t wait to read these wonderful stories and see 6B smash their daily goals!
Weekly Imaginative Writing Prompts
6B have voted for two imaginative writing prompts this week that they will be working on during class time and for homework. Remember that quality writers show, don’t tell. Try writing using some or all of the 5 senses (smell, taste, touch, hear, sight), and adding in some figurative devices (metaphor, simile, personification, pun, alliteration, etc.). Publish your writing on your student blog once you have edited and revised it.
Weekly Imaginative Writing Prompt: The $5 Island
Below is our Weekly Imaginative Writing Prompt, The $5 Island. Create an imaginative narrative based on this picture. Remember that quality writers show, don’t tell. Try writing using some or all of the 5 senses (smell, taste, touch, hear, sight), and adding in some figurative devices (metaphor, simile, personification, pun, alliteration, etc.). Make sure your story has a solid resolution and doesn’t end too abruptly (no waking up from a dream endings please). We will also be working on this in class throughout the week. Publish your writing on your student blog once you have edited and revised it. I am excited about reading your imaginative ideas, 6B!
Ballad of a WiFi Hero
Today we watched a short animation called, ‘Ballad of a WiFi Hero‘ and discussed the Narrative Arc of the story. We talked about the six main components of a narrative – exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
We then identified the six main plot points in ‘Ballad of a WiFi Hero’ and created a storyboard. Below are storyboard’s by Imogen, Haydn, and Immy. I was very impressed with the detail and quality of these storyboards.
Happy Halloween: 2-sentence horror stories
To celebrate Halloween, Stage 3 listened to 2-sentence horror stories, then had a go at writing their own. Here are our creepy tales. Disclaimer: do not read right before you to go bed!
I asked my Mum, “Who built the cemetery across the road?” She looked at me blankly and said, “What cemetery?” – Tyson
I saw my little sister in my room, laughing. Then I remembered she had died 4 years ago… – Tyson
I was home alone and I started to whistle. When I stopped, the whistling continued. – Asher
There is a teddy bear that sits on the window sill that I was looking at. When I sat down I noticed that the bear was now sitting next to me. – Asher
As I looked in the mirror, I realised there was no reflection. Was I ever there? – Chloe and India
I look in the mirror and I see my little brother behind me. I don’t live with him anymore. – Imogen P
I write in my diary, “The light switches off then back on.” The diary writes back, “Leave while you still can.” – Imogen P
I drew a smiley face on some paper. I looked away for a second and looked back to see a sad face with a speech bubble saying, “Run.” – Finlay and Jude
I couldn’t sleep because the twigs from the tree outside my window were scratching the glass. Then I remembered the tree was cut down 2 months ago. – Finlay and Jude
I had a big day at school. When I got home, I looked in the mirror to wipe the sweat off my face, until I realised that I was actually tearing my face to shreds. – India
There was a knock at the door and Mum asked me to go and answer it. As I opened the door my Mum was standing outside asking, “Why was I locked out?” – Makaylah and Shayla
As I was falling asleep, something started shaking me, saying “Wake up!” I live alone. – Cooper
I was walking in a main street late at night when I got a text from a stranger, reading “Lights out.” Suddenly, the streetlights shattered. – Olivia
Persuade Me!
OK, 5B, post an argument in the comments, either for or against this statement. Bonus points if you include a persuasive technique and a real-world example. Persuade me!