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Five minutes a day

Story Openers Write 5 different sentences that could open a story and grip the reader. E.g. “Stop, or I’ll shoot,” said the guard.

Write 5 different sentences that could end any kind of story. Story Endings Write 5 different sentences that could end any kind of story. E.g. and they lived happily ever after.

List 6 time connectives you could use in a story. Eg. Meanwhile….

Connectives Give me a sentence that starts with: Without warning……. Soon afterwards….. It wasn’t long before….. Elsewhere……. It took several seconds but…… Suddenly……

Characters Give a name to this character and describe what sort of a character he is and why in a paragraph.

Characters This character (you need to name him) lives with his strange family – who are they?

Characters Write a short story plot explaining why this character is wearing this armour – try not to go for the obvious storyline!

Characters Write why this girl is sad. What have the books got to do with her story?

Characters Imagine you find this creature in the local park, describe him to your reader. Don’t forget past tense.

Adjectives Which adjectives would you use to describe these settings? Come up with 5 for each picture. Be imaginative and interesting.

Descriptions Imagine you found this map. Describe what you hope to find on the island.

Descriptions You have gone to the future in a time machine – describe what it is like.