Primary Longman Elect 6 B Chapter 2 Writing
Primary Longman Elect 6 B Chapter 2 Writing a story using a story map
Can you write a story about these pictures? 1 2 4 5 Abracadabr a! 3 6 ?
Yes. When You can Itand happened write where your did one ideas the day in ata story Grandma’s story take map house. like place? this. TITLE SETTING MAIN CHARACTERS one day, Grandma’s house a boy called Eric, a genie PROBLEM • Eric dropped a bottle at Grandma’s house • a genie appeared and gave Eric one wish • Eric grew too tall EVENTS SOLUTION ENDING
That’sare Who right. the A people boy called in the story? Eric and a genie. TITLE SETTING MAIN CHARACTERS one day, Grandma’s house a boy called Eric, a genie PROBLEM • Eric dropped a bottle at Grandma’s house • a genie appeared and gave Eric one wish • Eric grew too tall EVENTS SOLUTION ENDING
Look at the pictures again. Write down your ideas for Pictures 1 to 3. 1 2 4 5 Abracadabr a! 3 6 ?
What happened? Eric dropped a box 1 What happened next? a bottle broke, a genie appeared 2 Abracadabr a! What did the genie do? gave Eric one wish What was Eric’s wish? to be taller 3 What happened next? Eric grew taller and taller, as tall as a house — too tall
Now, The Let’s 3 look points look at at Pictures under the story PROBLEM 4 and map 5 areagain. and about complete Pictures the story 1 to 3! map. TITLE SETTING MAIN CHARACTERS one day, Grandma’s house a boy called Eric, a genie PROBLEM • Eric dropped a bottle at Grandma’s house • a genie appeared and gave Eric one wish • Eric grew too tall EVENTS SOLUTION ENDING
What was the genie’s idea? did Eric want the genie to do? EVENTS • Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter • The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help SOLUTION ENDING 4
What didtheyget do to next? How did the wizard’s house? EVENTS • Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter • The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help • They went to find the wizard • They crossed a river and climbed a mountain SOLUTION ENDING 5
How did Eric feel? Did Eric become his normal What Write happened your ideas next? under Did size again? help Eric? How? the wizard SOLUTION. EVENTS • Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter • The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help • They went to find the wizard • They crossed a river and climbed a mountain SOLUTION • The wizard gave Eric a magic drink • Eric became his normal size again • Eric was very happy ENDING 6 ?
Write happened What your ideasinunder the end? What did the people do? ENDING. EVENTS • Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter • The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help • They went to find the wizard • They crossed a river and climbed a mountain SOLUTION • The wizard gave Eric a magic drink • Eric became his normal size again • Eric was very happy ENDING • Eric wanted to learn magic • The genie wanted to improve his magic • They became the wizard’s pupils 6 ?
Well done! Now you can use your notes in the story map to write the story.
TITLE Eric and the Genie SETTING MAIN CHARACTERS one day, Grandma’s house a boy called Eric, a genie PROBLEM • Eric dropped a box • a bottle broke, a genie appeared • the genie gave Eric one wish • Eric wanted to be taller • Eric grew taller and taller, as tall as a house — too tall One day a boy called Eric dropped a box at his grandmother’s house. A bottle broke and a genie appeared. The genie gave Eric one wish. Eric wanted to be taller. Eric grew taller and taller. He was as tall as a house! He was too tall! Now, put your ideas in the story map into sentences. First, give your story a title.
EVENTS • Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter • The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help • They went to find the wizard • They crossed a river and climbed a mountain SOLUTION • The wizard gave Eric a magic drink • Eric became his normal size again • Eric was very happy Eric wanted the genie to make him shorter. The genie said that they could ask the wizard for help. They went to find the wizard. They crossed a river and climbed a mountain. The wizard gave Eric a magic drink. Eric became his normal size again. Eric was very happy.
ENDING • Eric wanted to learn magic • The genie wanted to improve his magic • They became the wizard’s pupils Eric wanted to learn magic. The genie wanted to improve his magic. They became the wizard’s pupils.
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Eric and the Genie One day a boy called Eric found a box of old things at his grandmother’s house. In the box there was a bottle. Eric accidentally dropped the bottle and it broke. Suddenly a genie appeared and said, ‘I’m the genie of the bottle! You can have one wish — but only one!’ Eric made a wish. He wanted to be taller. The genie said, ‘Abracadabra!’ After a while Eric grew taller and taller. In the end he was as tall as a house! Eric cried, ‘Oh no! I’m too tall! Please make me shorter. ’ ‘I’m sorry I can’t, ’ the genie replied. ‘I can only give you one wish. ’ Then the genie had an idea. He said, ‘I know! We can ask the wizard for help. ’ So they went to find the wizard. They walked a long way. They crossed a river and climbed a mountain. At last they arrived at the wizard’s house. The wizard was wise and kind. ‘Don’t worry, ’ he told Eric. ‘I can help you. ’ He gave Eric a magic drink. Soon Eric became his normal size again. He was very happy. ‘Thank you very much, Wizard!’ he said. Eric wanted to learn magic and the genie wanted to improve his magic. ‘Please can you teach us magic? ’ they asked the wizard. ‘No problem!’ the wizard said. So they became the wizard’s pupils and lived with the wizard happily ever after.
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