Writing your own mini saga
Learning objective – to write a mini saga
telling an aspect of the story of the attack
of the Spanish Armada.
I can describe the
main features of a
topic in a mini saga.
Grade D
I can explain the
meaning of other
people’s mini sagas
identifying its main
points.
Grade B
I can explain and analyse
the meaning of at least
three mini sagas.
Grade A/A*
What is a mini saga?
A mini saga is a very, very short story that has exactly 50
words in it. This is excluding the title which can have up to
15 words in it.
A mini saga has the same construction as a story in that it
has a beginning, a middle and an end.
The mini saga must tell a complete story and they must be
cryptic and must be obvious.
What do you think this mini saga is
about?
Death by fire and rocks
They came from afar. Big wooden monsters belching fire
and death. Torches across England were on red alert but the
game had to be finished before the threat was faced. The
half-moon enemy were on the attack but were scared away
by floating bombs to crash and die. Defeated.
The Spanish Armada
What questions do you need to ask a
mini saga to find out what it means?
They came from afar. Big wooden monsters belching fire and
death. Torches across England were on red alert but the game
had to be finished before the threat was faced. The half-moon
enemy were on the attack but were scared away by floating
bombs to crash and die. Defeated.
 Who is involved?
 What might the story refer to? An event, a person, a topic or
theme.
 Evaluate what else could be included. Was there anything left
out?
Can you write your own mini saga?
Choose any topic you want to revise.
Write your own mini saga that tells the story of the topic,
event or person.
Remember the mini saga must tell the whole story and be
exactly 50 words.
You have 15 minutes to create your own mini saga.
Can you decipher someone else’s mini
saga?
Read at least 3 mini sagas produced by other members of
the class. Can you decipher what they mean?
Remember to ask the three key questions -
 Who is involved?
 What might the story refer to? An event, a person, a
topic or theme.
 Evaluate what else could be included. Was there
anything left out?