1. Use an adjective to describe how that made you feel…
Was there ever a time your parents ignored you because they were on their phone or busy with work?
Use an adjective to describe how that made you feel…

3. As we watch again, write down the key events that happen…
She gives the talent show leaflet to Dad who is distracted by his phone/work.
She puts her headphones on and starts dancing around the house.
Their car breaks down and she keeps dancing at the roadside.
She performs her routine for Dad who is distracted by his work. She becomes really sad/angry and slams the door.
It is the night of the talent show but once she gets up on stage, she gets stage fright.
Her Dad starts doing the routine at the back and it is revealed that he has been watching/taking notice because he does all of the moves!
The audience are on their feet & clapping for her performance. She takes a bow & Dad is smiling.
As we watch again, write down the key events that happen…
Storyboard the events but focus on how you think the girl is feeling at each moment…

4. I think she feels….
I think she feels…

5. Build your writers’ tool kit…
You are going to write the story from the girl’s point of view…
Build your writers’ tool kit…
Emotive language
First person narrative
Sensory language
Vocabulary
Paragraphs – be creative with these!

6. What’s going in your creative writing toolbox?
Think about how the girl feels in the different situations…

7. BANNED WORDS
Good
Bad
Sad
Said
Went
Happy
Nice
Big
Little
Pretty

8. First event:
Adjectives to describe how she felt:
Second event:
Adverbs to describe how she moves:
Third event:
Adjectives to describe what she could feel /hear/see/smell/taste:
Fourth event:
Verbs to describe how she was moving/feeling:
Fifth event:
Metaphor or simile to describe how she feels on stage:
Sixth event:
Emotive language to describe how she feels about her Dad:
First event:
Adjectives to describe how she felt:
Second event:
Adverbs to describe how she moves:
Third event:
Adjectives to describe what she could feel /hear/see/smell/taste:
Fourth event:
Verbs to describe how she was moving/feeling:
Fifth event:
Metaphor or simile to describe how she feels on stage:
Sixth event:
Emotive language to describe how she feels about her Dad:

9. Swap your work with a partner…
Use this checklist to assess their writing:
The writing was interesting to read
I felt that I knew how the character was feeling
There was lots of interesting vocabulary
The story writing was convincing
The punctuation was accurate
I enjoyed reading this piece of writing

10. Purple pen your work to improve it
Include a complex sentence with an embedded clause
Include a semicolon/colon
To include the words: trepidation; anticipation; euphoric.