2019-08-21 Writing: collaborative story

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Beginning:
- to introduce the setting and characters
Once upon a time in ________ there was _______.
	(for fairy tales that often include magical things happening)
There was once a ______ who…
In _______ in _______, there was
When I was younger, I once…
- to begin the action, mention a more specific time
One day, she… (morning/afternoon/evening/night/spring/summer/fall/winter)
One Friday afternoon after school, I…

Middle:
time-order signals: Next,... / Then… / After that,... / Later,...
A few days/weeks/months later,...
After a while, … / After a few days/etc., …
The next day/week,...
(fast changes) Suddenly,... / All of a sudden,... / At that same moment,...
(slow changes) Gradually,... / Eventually,... / Over time,...

End:
- to finish the action
Finally,... / In the end,... / The last thing that happened was…
- conclusion/wrap-up
They lived happily ever after. (We call this the “fairy-tale ending”.)
From that day until this,...
And that was the last time I ever…
That’s why you should always… (to give a “lesson”)
The moral of the story is…
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Write the beginning, middle*2, and end of a story.