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Holiday Sentence Stretching. The Christmas Surprise. Let’s see which group can create the most remarkable story!. Directions:. We are going to create a story called, The Christmas Surprise . You will have help writing your story. Try to be as creative as possible.
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Holiday Sentence Stretching The Christmas Surprise
Let’s see which group can create the most remarkable story! Directions: • We are going to create a story called, The Christmas Surprise. • You will have help writing your story. • Try to be as creative as possible. • Remember to use interesting words as you write.
Activity Instructions • On notebook paper complete the sentence as requested on each slide with a star. After completion, fold the paper over and pass to the next student who completes the next sentence, and so on until all sentences are completed. Read aloud the developed story from the last paper passed to you.
Let’s start with a topic sentence that tells who, what, when, and where.
What kind of surprise? Last Christmas I had a surprise.
Tell us more Last Christmas I had an ___________ surprise.
When did you hear it? I heard a noise.
Where were you when you heard it? __________I heard a noise.
Tell us more! __________I heard a noise as I _________________.
How did you jump up? I jumped up.
What did you jump up to do? ________I jumped up.
Tell us more! ________I jumped up to ___________.
How did you go downstairs? I went downstairs.
What did you see? ____________I went downstairs.
What did he look like? I saw a man.
What was he doing? I saw a _____________man.
What happened next? I saw a _____________man ___________.
What did you do? I was afraid.
What happened next? I was so afraid I _____________.
Why did you go outside? I went outside.
What did the man do? I went outside to ________.
What happened next? When he heard me leaving the man _____________________.
What did they do? I looked back at the man and said, “___________________.”
Why did you do it? I decided to go back inside.
What happened to the man? I decided to go back inside because ________.
How did this story end? The man _____________.
Now let’s unfold our paper and read our stories. Boy, am I glad______________