Writing your own mini saga Learning objective to

Writing your own mini saga

Learning objective – to revise a chosen area of the GCSE History course by writing a mini saga. 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? The hope for freedom never dies There was once a man who wanted to be free. Dreamt of beating bigger people for unity and independence. He led a secret army. Fought in clever ways, with tunnels and guns, against deadly, murderous weapons. Showed the path towards freedom for others. He died but freedom was achieved. Forever.

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What questions do you need to ask a mini saga to find out what it means? There was once a man who wanted to be free. Dreamt of beating bigger people for unity and independence. He led a secret army. Fought in clever ways, with tunnels and guns against deadly, murderous weapons. Showed the path towards freedom for others. He died but freedom was achieved. Forever. �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?