Imagine that you have just started school on planet
Mars. Write a story telling what happens your first day at
Mars Elementary.
Topic:
Starting school on Mars
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens on the first day
Format:
Story
Imagine that you have been chosen to be President of the
United States for the day. Write a story telling your class
what happens.
Topic:
Being President for the day
Audience:
Your class
Purpose:
To tell your class what happens
Format:
Story
You are riding the bus to school when you realize that the
person sitting next to you is a famous person. Write a story
telling what happens next.
Topic:
Sitting on the bus next to someone famous
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens next
Format:
Story
You are in your classroom. The room starts to shake and
spin in circles. Write a story telling what happens.
Topic:
The classroom starts to shake and spin in
circles
Audience:
Purpose:
Format:
Readers of the story
To tell what happens next
Story
Today is a mixed up day. When you wake up you discover
you have switched bodies with someone else. In several
paragraphs, write a story telling who you are and what
happens.
Topic:
Waking up as someone else
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell about who you are and what happens
Format:
Several paragraphs
One day at lunch a friend says, “Let’s get out of here!” In
several paragraphs, write a story telling what happens.
Topic:
Your friend yells for you both to leave at lunch
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story
You and a friend are walking home from school. Suddenly
the sidewalk turns to pudding. Write a story telling what
happens next.
Topic:
The sidewalk turns to pudding
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens next
Format:
Story
You discover a huge, bottomless hole in your backyard. You
decide to jump in. In several paragraphs write a story telling
what happens.
Topic:
Jumping in a bottomless hole
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story
A mysterious coat appears on your bed. When you put it on
you find it makes you do strange things. Write a story telling
what happens.
Topic:
A mysterious coat makes you do strange things
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story
Think about a character from television, a book, or
movie. One morning you wake up to discover you have
become that character. Write a story telling what happens
next.
Topic:
You become your favorite character
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens next
Format:
Story
One day your teacher walks into the room pulling a large
box. The box has several air holes. Write a story telling
what happens next.
Topic:
Your teacher brings a large box into the
classroom
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens next
Format:
Story
One day, you are reading a book in school and a character
jumps out of the book and wants to go to recess with
you. Write a story telling what happens.
Topic:
A character jumps out of a book
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens next
Format:
Story
Imagine you are eating lunch at school and you hear a
strange noise coming from inside a milk carton. Write a
story telling what happens.
Topic:
A strange noise from inside a milk carton
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story
When you arrive at school your teacher is absent. There are
no more substitute teachers. The principal makes you
teacher for the day. In several paragraphs, write a story
telling what happens to you during the day.
Topic:
You are teacher for the day
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens during the day
Format:
Story
One day you are playing outside, and you see a spaceship
flying in the sky. It lands near you. Write a story telling
what happens.
Topic:
A spaceship lands near you
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story
You are walking to school one morning and find a watch that
can transport you to the future. Write a story telling what
happens.
Topic:
Finding a watch that can transport you to the
future
Audience:
Readers of the story
Purpose:
To tell what happens
Format:
Story