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The Lost
Happy Endings
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Walt: Brainstorm words and phrases for a list poem
The Lost Happy Endings
noun adjective similesJub
witch
Malevolent, cruel, murderous, sinister, hunched, hideous,
venomous, predatory, savage, sorceress, hag, harpy, crone
Like a black widow spider ready to strikeLike a spitting cobraLike a toxic rattlesnake poised to attack
trees
branchesbushes
mist White, misty, murky, cream, ivory, opaque, translucent ,
suffocating
bag Emerald, velvet, patchwork, precious, cherished, valuable,
priceless, treasured
Like a treasure chest of hopes and dreamsLike an enchanted casket of astonishmentAs precious as a newborn baby to its motherAs precious as a sentimental teddy
moon
Can you think of words for these boxes?
Why don’t you use a
thesaurus to help?
Monday
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Walt: write a list poem
Success criteria:
• Start each animal/object on a new line
• Start each line with a capital letter
• At the end of each line place a comma
• Use all the ideas you came up with yesterday
• Don’t forget tricks like alliteration
The Lost Happy EndingsLook at these examples- can you make your own list poem?
Vulnerable, sobbing Jub, laying lifeless like a fallen soldier on the battlefield,Benevolent, gentle Jub nestled in her tree like a threatened hedgehogThe hunched, hideous harpy like a toxic rattlesnake poised to attack,Ivory, opaque mist like a delicate lace veil,
Tuesday
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Wednesday
Walt: write a blurb for the Lost Happy Endings
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Examples of Blurbs
A blurb is the text on back cover of a book. It is a summary of the story. It aims to get the reader interested in buying or reading the book.
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What Makes a Good Blurb?
❑They are short in length;❑They use attention-grabbing words and phrases;❑They often use question and exclamation marks; ❑They often use three full stops at their ends (an ellipsis) to leave the reader asking questions...
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Examples of BlurbsClick on each book cover to read the blurb.
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Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. Identical. They do everything together, especially since their mother died three years earlier. But can being a double act work forever? When so much around them is changing...
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"There's a new master criminal on the scene, 12-year-old Artemis Fowl. Kidnapping a fairy starts out easy for Artemis, but he soon discovers he's taken captive Captain Holly Short. She's part of an armed and extremely dangerous LEPrecon Unit. Artemis should be able to handle things as long as they play by the rules..."
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The hedgehog family of number 5A are a happy bunch but they dream of reaching the Park. Unfortunately, a very busy road lies between them and their goal and no-one has found a way to cross it safely. No-one, that is, until the determined young Max decides to solve the problem once and for all...
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What would we write for the story
The Lost Happy Endings?
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Who is the main character?
Why are they special? What do they look like?
What do they set out to do one night? Where? (setting)
How do they meet danger?(turning point-But when…)
The hook- describe the challenge that the main character will face-Rhetorical question or statement to leave a cliffhanger
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Thursday
consider changes to a known storywhat parts could you change? Remember do not try to change too much to begin with as
you can get lost in the new story. We use the pattern of what we know to create a new story.
Change characterChange witches lairChange how the witch diesUse adjectives to describe
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Friday
create a story map
Draw and sequence key events in order
Your new character shaking the happy endings into the nightYour new character going into the forest one nightYour new character meeting the witchYour new character and the children upsetYour new character writing in the night skyThe witch in her tree and a new way she dies (I have used the animals of the forest)Your new character collecting the happy endings
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