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?What’s In A Story??Are you a good storyteller? Are you a good story writer? In your view, what makes a story “good?” Is it the same for all of us??To write a good story you need to know what makes a story good. So, let’s break it down and look at the parts!?As you read the instructions, take notice of the difference between?information versus instruction.?Look for the command words – verbs – that tell you to take action.?Day 1:??Scavenger hunt for great opening sentences:?Look at various story books you have around the house to find 5 opening sentences to a story that you think are great. You can even check out your parents’ books, with their permission.?After you’ve found five, do a compare/contrast. You may want to write them down together on a paper so you can more easily compare them.are they the same in any way or quite different from each other?What makes them “good?”Do they describe the?setting or characters??Practise writing good opening sentences for a story. Try creating a variety. Write only the first sentence that could lead to a story – don’t write anything else! (You may or may not end up using them to actually write a story.) You can write on lined paper or in a creative writing journal. If you don’t have a creative writing journal (personal book of some kind), maybe you can start one!?Day 2:??review, reflect, and improve.??Read the opening sentences you wrote yesterday.?(It’s always good to go back a day later so you can see what you wrote with a clearer perspective.)?Choose your 3 favourites (or less – if you already have a favourite, go with it.)Do they describe setting or characters??Highlight the nouns by circling them; highlight verbs by underlining them.?Now revise it (make changes) to try to make it even better. You can?add:Adjectives (describe the nouns)Adverbs (describe the verbs)More/new informationYou can also?replace and/or take away?words that don’t enhance (make better) the sentence. ??Day 3:?Looking at?elements of the introduction to a story.Read the full introduction of 3 or more stories. Sometimes an introduction is short, just the opening paragraph (or first couple of pages of a graphic novel), or sometimes longer. They introduce characters, setting, and often the dilemma or problem to be solved that drives the story. If there are images, be sure to notice them as well. What information do they add about characters or setting?(It's not always easy to know when the story moves from the introduction to the body of the story where the plot is developed. Just think of it as the part the introduces the reader to what's going on so they have context and understand who some of the characters are, what their role is in the story, where and when the story is taking place, at least to start, and generally what the story is going to be about.)Day 4:Choose at least two of the introductions you read yesterday to look at more closely. (you can do all three if you think the extra practise will help you make your own ideas)?How is the setting described? Find adjectives or other specific vocabulary the puts you, the reader, into the story – the time (past, future, present, night, day, winter, spring, etc.); place (cold, dark, lonely, dangerous, light, friendly feeling.)How are characters described? Notice how they speak if there is dialogue (when characters are saying something aloud or too themselves). Do all the characters sound the same or do they show personalities?If there are images, what do they tell you about the characters? How are they dressed? ................
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