Ancient Adventures

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VIEW THE ANCIENT ADVENTURES VIDEO THAT INTRODUCESTHIS ACTIVITY TO PUPILS

WWW.YOUNGWRITERS.CO.UK/COMPETITIONS/ANCIENTADVENTURES


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TODAY YOU WILL WRITE A MINI SAGA FOR YOUNG

WRITERS ANCIENT ADVENTURES COMPETITION...

You could be published

You could win a family ticket to Ripleys

Believe It or Not, or a book token

You could win a cash prize for your school


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WHAT IS A MINI SAGA?

A mini saga is a story told in 100 words or fewer It must have a beginning, middle and an end

It must be original

You can be inspired by any historical figure or

period in history


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WHAT IS A STORY?

Tell your teacher your favourite historical event or storyfrom history

Your teacher will pick one

Can you tell your teacher what happens using as few

words as possible?


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A STORYS STRUCTURE PART 1

The plot is the main events that happen in the story youve just

told your teacher the plot of the story youve been discussing

STORIES ALSO NEED:

Setting this is where the events happen, this could be in a forest, a

desert, on the beach or in another country. In a mini saga, there is

usually only one setting Characters these are the people/creatures in your story

Events these are situations or actions that happen to move your

story along, this could be someone being kidnapped, a strange

visitor, falling out with a friend, meeting a hero, going on holiday etc


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A STORYS STRUCTURE PART 2

Stories also need:

A beginning action, dialogue or description to open your story

A middle an event to move the story along

An ending - tie up loose ends or end on a cliff-hanger

Remember, a mini saga uses up to100 words, which means you only haveone or two sentences each for the beginning, the middle and the end!


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IDENTIFYING KEY EVENTS

Earlier in the lesson you told your teacher a storys plot in as few

words as possible

Now its time to see if, as a class, you can summarise the story in

100 words...

Your teacher will make notes on the board

Once you have all the key events on the board, you can then work

together to write a class mini saga. (See our tips on the next slide tohelp you!)


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TIPS

Be brutal cut out any unnecessary words do we need to knowthe building was high or the trees were green or that the main

character likes eggs on toast for breakfast? If its not crucial edit itout!

Use ellipses (...) to suggest tension, excitement, mystery andsuspense

Abbreviate words it is becomes its / you are becomes youre

etc You dont have to get exactly 100 words, it can be fewer as long asyou dont go over!

Create a clever title that hints about your story e.g. The Past, ButNot As We Know It


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EDITING

Your teacher will read your class mini saga to you

Is there anything missing?

Is there anything you want to change?

Move words / lines around, add in or remove words, add in

punctuation and when you are happy with it, count the words... If its

over 100, see where you can abbreviate or edit words out

Congratulations, youve written a mini saga! Now its time to trywriting your own...


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WRITING YOUR OWN MINI SAGA

Decide on a period or a person from history to write about. Your teacher

may provide this for you or ask you to use our idea generator to give you

a hand!

Write your ideas out first on the planning sheet, then write your mini saga

Count the words

Once you are at 100 words, copy your mini saga out on to the Ancient

Adventures entry form one word per box please! Remember to write your name and age on your entry form too


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EXAMPLE 1

The wind howled, loose pebbles tumbled and trees cowered as the

monster approached. My heart froze; my jaw dropped. There stoodthe beast with bloodied teeth and hunger in his eyes. I sprinted for

my life before it engulfed its prey - me. The beast chased me but

there was no escape anymore. I bit my tongue and clutched my

hands. Roar! The beast proceeded. Within a blink it was face-to-face

with me. I noticed it had scaly, patterned skin, beady brown eyes andrazor-sharp claws. I screamed like I have never done before. It was a

dinosaur...

Charlotte Tilley (9)

Janet Duke Primary School, Basildon

THE BEASTS ARE COMING


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EXAMPLE 2

The Normans came charging towards us on their huge, galloping

horses wearing heavy metal armour. They looked fierce. 'Charge!'yelled King Harold. As they stormed towards us we stood our

ground, as deadly and gruesome as it was. As battle commenced,

blood and death was everywhere. An arrow was shot which was

heading straight to the king. I yelled to warn him. He raised his

shield. The arrow stopped dead. The king was saved and I was thehero. The battle stopped and peace began. Handshakes, hugs and a

happy story for history to tell.

Larry Hibbs (11)

Moorside Primary School, Manchester

HAROLDS SAVIOUR


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EXAMPLE 3

I went on holiday to Egypt. In Egypt I looked at the old pyramids. I

saw an open one... I went in. Inside I saw a dusty, old coffin. Iopened it and a mummy came out. So I ran out of the pyramid then

the mummy's bandages got caught! It spun around, went in its coffin

and the lid slammed shut. The pyramid started to collapse

underneath the ground. I took a video of it all! It was very exciting.

That was definitely the best part of the fantastic holiday. I enjoyed myholiday lots!

By Lilly (7)

Independent Entry

ME AND THE MUMMY


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FEEDBACK

Share your mini saga with a friend

They need to tell you something they like about it and something

they think could make it better

Then give your friend your feedback on their work

Make any final changes to your mini saga

Hand it in to your teacher!


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WE HOPE YOUR HAVE ENJOYED

WRITING A MINI SAGA FOR

ANCIENT ADVENTURES TODAY!

CLOSING DATE: 22ND JULY 2016

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