Using Imagination

What are we learning today?

You will invent a short story. You will show how a character feels.

Explanation

• A good story has a character, a place, a problem, events and an end.
• Use adjectives for feelings: scared, surprised, happy.
• Use action verbs: ran, hid, shouted.
• Use adverbs to make the picture clear: quietly.
• Add details about what you saw, heard and felt.
• Your story can be true or invented.

Examples

1. She opened the door quietly and saw a small dog.
2. I was walking to school when I heard a voice.
3. The things came from a train that stopped here long ago.

Remember!

• Write feelings, not only facts.
• Give your story a problem and an end.

Check yourself

1. Which word is a feeling: "scared" or "quietly"?
2. What five parts does a good story have?