How Can We Start Our Stories?

There are many ways to start a story, some more captivating then others.  This week we began to brainstorm different ways to begin a story.  We started by reading The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Thank you so much Miss Kolb for the recommendation!) In this beautiful book the author begins with the following:

"Morris Lessmore loved words.  He loved stories.  He loved books.  His life was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another.  He would open it every morning and write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything he hoped for.  But every story has its upsets.  One day the sky darkened.  The winds blew and blew..."
                                                     
Using their "What if?" ideas from last class students worked to develop them into an interesting beginning.  Various beginning strategies could include:

1. Dialogue
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Action
4. A thought, question or feeling

Ask your child to explain each different beginning type to you!

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was alsoturned into an Academy Award winning short film.  Watch it with your child and enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ReBeGc_IU