1. Developing your own version of A Christmas carol.

2. During this session you will be able to:
Identify the key points within a Christmas carol
Identify characters and key details of them
Develop a mind map of ideas
Some of you will be able to begin planning your story.

3. BOLD HEADING TITLE SIMILE DATES RHETORICAL QUESTION METAPHOR
ALLITERATION
RULE OF THREE
PERCENTAGE B O L D Q E T U I H R A S C X P F N M G J K V W

4. CHAPTER ONE – Marley’s ghost

7. Chapter two – the first of three spirits

10. Chapter three – the second of the three spirits

13. Chapter four – the last of the spirits

16. Chapter 5 – the end of it

19. Basic sentence structure
Simple
Compound
Complex
WHAT HAS EVERY SENTENCE GOT TO HAVE?

20. Make this sentence more interesting
The boy ran down the road.
The boy quickly ran down the busy road, bumping into people.
The boy, who was late, ran down the busy road bumping into commuters.

21. What’s it all about?
Looking at the revised version of a Christmas carol. I would like you to find 8 important things that happen in each chapter.
When you have done that, make a list of all the characters, and list five things that is important about them.

22. What about now? Where could it take place? When could it take place?
We need to think of ideas for how you can make this your version.
Use this table to help you.
Where could it take place?
When could it take place?
What could be different with each character?