2019-10-16 Writing: collaborative stories

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Transition signals for writing a story:
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Beginning:
- to introduce the setting and characters (background)
Once upon a time in _________, there was __________.
	(This is especially for fairy tales where magical things happen.)
A long time ago, there was _______.
There was once _______ who _______.
When I was a child,...
In [year], there was a _______ in [place] who _____.
- to begin the action, mention a more specific time
One day, the man… (morning/afternoon/spring/winter/etc.)
One Friday afternoon after school, I…

Middle:
time-order signals: First,... / Then… / After that,... / Next,... / Later,...
The following day/week/morning, she… (or “The next day”)
Three days later,... / A few days later,...
After a while,... / Eventually,...
(fast events) Suddenly,... / All of a sudden,... / At that same moment,...
(slow events) Slowly,... / Bit by bit,... / Little by little,... / Gradually,...

End:
- to finish the action
Finally,... / In the end,... / The last thing that happened was...
- conclusion or wrap-up
They lived happily ever after. (This is a “fairy-tale ending”.)
From that day until this,...
That was the last time I ever…
That’s why you should always… (to teach a “lesson”)
The moral of the story is…
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Write part of a story and then pass it to your left.
Beginning, Middle, Middle, End