Week 2

Room 7

Room 8

Room 22

Room 23

Room 24

Room 25

Change the way you start your sentences. Try one of these!

Thesaurus

Show! Don't tell!

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. Devastation or desolate?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the BEGINNING of your story.

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
Hopes and dreams destroyed, I leave my home in smouldering ruins.(add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. What feeling did you want to give your story?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the MIDDLE of your story.

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
AAAWWUBBIS sentence
They had arrived out of the blue, catching everyone completely unaware. (add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. What feeling did you want to give your story?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the END of your story.

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
AAAWWUBBIS sentence
We must keep going. Our lives depend on it! (add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

The elephant walked across the ground. A tiger lay on the suitcase. It was hot. The sky was grey.

Instead of telling your readers, you can show them by describing.

They were a bit scared.

Follow up: Choose 1 sentence from your writing. Improve it by showing your readers by describing.

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