Today’s Writing Task: Three Wishes

Step 1: Write a story where you are given the Monkey Paw and it is your turn to make three wishes.

Step 2: What are the results of your three wishes? Does life get better or worse?

Step 3: Write your story in paragraphs with each wish described in at least one paragraph.

Minimum requirements:• Full page• Each wish is at least one paragraph

Success Criteria:

• In paragraphs• In past tense• In first person• Each wish is at least one

paragraph

Today’s Writing Task: Write a complaint letter

Mcdonald’s just gave you a six pack of nuggets instead of ten or you ordered and paid for an extra large coffee at Tim Hortons but only got a medium -with no sugar.

Option 1: Write a song about your experience

OR

Option 2: Write a complaint letter.

This should be a formal letter with your address at the top and the address of the head office of whichever company you chose to write to. You will find their real address online, using a device of your own or help from the teacher.

Then follow the instructions on the next slide….

The Complaint Letter

Your NameYour street address (these details can be made up)

Your Town, Your ProvinceYour Postal code

Your phone numberYour email address

Today’s Date

To Whom This May Concern,

Paragraph 1: State who you are, the date of the mistake, THE MISTAKE, and the circumstances surrounding the mistake.

Paragraph 2: How did the mistake make you feel? What were the consequences of the mistake? (here is where you threaten to never return)

Paragraph 3: Suggest what you think needs to be done to correct the mistake.

Sincerely,

Your name here

Today’s Poem: Write a poem about Spring

Write a free verse poem about spring.

What to write about?

What animals do you associate with it? Describe themWhat plants do you associate with it? Describe themWhat memories do you associate with it? Describe themIs there one moment from you past or one moment during Spring that stands out. Describe that.

You do no need to rhyme but may choose to do so.

Success Criteria

You described spring or spring-related thingsYour poem had at least two stanzasYou wrote in first person

Today’s Writing Task: Write a poem based on a Hans Christensen fairy tale

Pick one of the following fairytales and write a poem based on it: The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid or The Emperor's New Clothes. (or another of your own choice)

Option 1Write an updated version, as Roald Dahl has done. Consider rhyming but you do not have to. It should be in third person point of view

Option 2Write from the point of view of one of the characters in a fairytale. This does not have to rhyme either. It will be in first person.

Minimum length: 20 lines