This is always a favorite project! I give the students a variety of computer-generated squiggle lines for them to envision a picture and a story. After turning the pages this way and that, a picture comes to mind, and a story follows soon after that! For this project, we learn the 5 W's and an H of good writing:
Who is in my picture
What is happening
Where the story takes place (setting)
When the story takes place (setting)
Why (more storyline)
How it ends
I love seeing the same squiggles get used year after year, but no two squiggles are ever the same! Enjoy these stories!
Snakey and the Mouse, by Bella (4th grade)
In the busy streets of Tokyo, Snakey was in front of 7-11 looking for snake food. He went inside and took a peek of of what food was inside. He checked the aisles, but all he found was candy and snacks. No snake food. On the sides and in the front, there was hot, reheatable, and cold food, plus drinks. He couldn't see any snake food in sight!
Then suddenly, something scurried under the aisles. It was gray and furry. Snakey wondered what it was.
He thought, "Hmmmm, I wonder if it is a mouse. Maybe I will go check."
He scurried around teh store in a circle. Snakey cried, "This mouse is too fast!" After a while of chasing, he gave up. Snakey sighed. "I guess I will eat some disgusting 7-11 food...."
Same squiggle line, totally different story by Meera (4th grade)
Hi! My name is Josephine and right now I am sulking in my bed, hoping a magician will come into my room and make me disappear. But first, let me tell you how it all started.
I need to tell you the facts. Number 1: Moms are bad at hair cuts. Number 2: Bad luck is real! Number 3: I need to move to Florida. (Don't ask).
It all started when Mom decided to give me a hair cut. She gave me a rat tail smack in the middle of the top of my head, but the worst part is tomorrow is picture day! So now you know what happened, and that's why I am sulking.
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