This week we had a go in class at the challenge (you're welcome to submit another one from home if you wish!)... This week, you have the chance to practice writing speech! The prompt is: …”but where did it go?” she shouted...
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Description - Regimental music echoed around the dusty shop (it was heavier than I expected) drab black and white photographs looked down from the walls upon a battered, worn trumpet of a decrepit gramophone. Action - Scrraaatch… scraping back and forth the metal razor moved, handled deftly in the grip of an expert. Dialogue - “Blast, the gramophone has broken, what will I do?” asked the Barber before receiving a reassuring pat from one of his best customers. “I’ll fix that for you.” he said.
The prompt is: it was heavier than I expected … Things to think about:
Try to think about sentence openers this week.
Think DAD, where your sentence starts with a descriptive word, then an action word and then have some dialogue... Can you see it in my example below: Lonely and isolated, the boy could only stare to the sky. Thinking hard about his life, a tear ran down his face. “Oi! Flat-Head! Guess who is it poking you in the chest!” cruel children would say as he walked around oblivious to anything that was happening below his head. Depressing thoughts filled his mind; he knew that his family loved him but more than anything, he just wanted a single friend. Struck by a thought, he pondered over to the place he felt most comfortable – the forest, where he could hear the birds singing and the wind blowing. “Hi friend…” said a warm voice. We have a puzzle for you this week! A bit of a mystery. The prompt is:
… when it just wouldn’t take off … Things to consider:
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