Story Sparks Workshop

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✨ Part 1: Choose & Plan (10 minutes)

1. Choose one story starter to develop:

On a stormy night, the mysterious door creaked open and something small scuttled inside...

When the clock struck thirteen, the classroom emptied except for one forgotten desk that moved on its own...

I found a tiny map in my lunchbox with a note that said: "Do not follow the path after dark."

2. Characters — List main characters (name + one-word role):

3. Setting — Where and when? Add one sensory detail (sound, smell or sight):

4. Problem — What mystery or problem starts the story?

5. Plan the main actions in order — quick story map (3 steps):

6. Draft your story below. Year 5: aim for 3–5 sentences. Year 7: aim for 5–8 sentences with varied sentence structure:

7. Which language features will you include? (Check all you will try)

Time connectives (first, then, later)

Dialogue (speech marks and speaker tags)

Simile (like / as)

Onomatopoeia (boom, hiss, crack)

Descriptive adjectives

A complex sentence (using because, although, when)

8. Peer share — Listener: write one positive comment and one question to ask the writer:

Positive comment:

Question to ask:

9. Reflection goal — Write one small next-step goal for your writing (e.g., "Use one simile"):