Story starters are vital. They either open up the creative landscape or just close it off! We did try to spend time ensuring we could develop something that could be taken further. There were a number of false starts in this process!
Meanwhile, down On the Farm (by E):
There I was standing, like I was an animal on a farm. There were mountains as tall as a giant. The grass lying next to me was green, just like emeralds and I was scared that some animal, like a chicken or something would talk to me!
There was a path, the colour of sand, I was tempted to walk along it, I did of course, me being me! The next thing I came to a chicken crying for help. His wife had been kidnapped, he didn’t know what kind of creature it was. So, he told me to go to the pigs and that they would tell me the information I needed.
Lovely to see how well the game environment/experience has supported the writing – great chance to work in first person, create diary entries, explore description. The game is helping the children set up the story and whet the reader’s appetite – children find this hard to do without help, although they can recognise that authors do it! An important writerly skill.
Hi,
Really enjoying your blog. I started adventure author with my class this week. Your work has been really helpful.
ps I like your bit about whistling in the Ottawa Valley; that’s where I grew up… whistling.
Kind regards,
Jason Hynes