Writing skills and composition

Writing a narrative(story)
Six word stories: What do they say to you?
1. For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.
2. A thousand wrinkles, a thousand stories.
3. In the end, everything simply began.
4. ‘Goodbye mission control. Thanks for trying.’
5. Knife hidden, he rings the doorbell.
Now it’s your turn...
Mini sagas : 50 word stories
I had longed to get rid of him for weeks. Finally, I had the chance. I climbed the stairs,
cautiously entered the room – and saw him grinning in the mirror. The door slammed. A cry of
agony, and it was over. Wreathed in blood, my tooth dangled on the string.
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Another dawn. The frosty walk to the front line, heart pounding, chest tight. He stands exposed,
awaiting the inevitable onslaught. The first missiles whistle overhead. The enemy’s roar rises to a
crescendo. He must counter-attack, already knowing the futility and tasting defeat. ‘Alright, 3C,
settle down. Let’s have some quiet!’
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I am thrown in with a crowd. The door slams shut. I hear gushing water. I feel redness oozing
from me, colouring the water. Gasping for air, I am knocked out by arms and legs. I come round
hanging on the washing line – a red sock among pale pink laundry.
Urban Legends
Story beginnings can be used to hook the reader.
Credits
MISA Primary Checkpoint
MISA Lower Secondary Checkpoint
Cambridge Lower secondary Coursebook Stage 7

Useful Resources:
● Prompts- https://www.servicescape.com/writing-prompt-generator
● Roll a dice- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/239676011390299112/
● Storyboard or comic generator- https://www.storyboardthat.com/comic-maker
● Reading passages- https://www.readworks.org/
Thank you!