Year567-Writing-Mon

Summary for Lesson 1

In today’s class we worked on building stories around one central moment or detail, thinking about pulling storylines from singular story ‘beats’. We did some metaphor work, playing around with imagery and language to create layered meaning, and the class thought of some great ideas for approaches to short stories. We dug into the ways in which story beats can build tension and move the plot forward and practiced different approaches to writing a scene. The class then came up with some amazing story ideas based upon a choice of three intriguing moments, such as a whispered secret, letting their imaginations come to life beautifully. Such incredible and creative work, everyone. Thank you for all your amazing energy and ideas today. Keep it up and see you next week 🙂

Homework

Hi Beth,

Here is my HW. I really enjoyed the lesson.

Especially looking at beats!

Thanks,

Jasmine : D

One early morning, Jim woke up as fresh as an apple. He did his daily routine, eating breakfast, doing homework and other stuff, when he heard his parents whispering to each other. So he decided to take a look. As he enters his parents’ room, his findings left him spellbound. His parents are spies! He quickly returned to his room hoping his parents did not see him enter.

All day long he thought about his parents. How did he not know about this until now. The next day at school his friends were all crowding around the Daily News was an unknown spy saving a family on a yacht which capsized. They ran across houses and dived for the endangered people and are now known as hero’s. On the way home he wondered who was this spy? After a few days, he finally plucked up courage to ask his parents about the spy. They had a long talk and at the end they concluded that his parents were the unknown spy. After a few decades Jim was taught to be a spy like his parents.

Dear Beth,

Thank you for the wonderful lesson,

my homework is attached below.

Thanks,

Bruce

A  Lost Wallet

I was playing on the swing alone at lunch break,then that’s when I saw it.

A wallet.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>The wallet was pale pink and it had a coffee sticker.On the inside,there was a Starbucks lanyard and a £50 note.</p>
“Should I keep it?”I whispered to myself quietly.Eventually I just simply went to Starbucks to order a cappuccino.

Wait,that was it! The wallet might have belonged to one of the kind workers at Starbucks! I scanned the coffee shop with my eyes peeled.Hmmm…not anything yet.

Suddenly I spotted Caroline, a woman who makes the coffee,frantically checking her packets.

I quickly ran to the counter and said, “Hey,is this yours by any chance?”

Caroline turned towards me, smiled and took the wallet.

A smile.Something a £50 note can’t even buy, it’s free.

A  Lost Wallet

I was playing on the swing alone at lunch break,then that’s when I saw it.

A wallet.

The wallet was pale pink and it had a coffee sticker.On the inside,there was a Starbucks lanyard and a £50 note.

“Should I keep it?”I whispered to myself quietly.Eventually I just simply went to Starbucks to order a cappuccino.

Wait,that was it! The wallet might have belonged to one of the kind workers at Starbucks! I scanned the coffee shop with my eyes peeled.Hmmm…not anything yet.

Suddenly I spotted Caroline, a woman who makes the coffee,frantically checking her packets.

I quickly ran to the counter and said, “Hey,is this yours by any chance?”

Caroline turned towards me, smiled and took the wallet.

A smile.Something a £50 note can’t even buy, it’s free.