1. Hangman
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2. I’m sorry this letter is so long I didn’t have time to write a short one Discuss what this might mean

3. I’m sorry this letter is so long I didn’t have time to write a short one Discuss what this might mean
Less is more -
Writing less often requires more skill than writing more

4. Title: Mini Saga
LO: To apply writing skills to write my own Mini Saga
100

5. A mini-saga is a story that has 100 or fewer

6. Let’s think of some well-known stories
She walked into the ball looking radiant. Immediately the Prince saw her and they danced the night away. Midnight. She must rush home: a shoe slips off her foot! A desperate Prince searches for the owner of the glass slipper. Eventually the shoe fits - they live happily ever after.

7. Shrek is an ogre who scares local villagers and lives a secluded life on his swamp. His swamp is invaded by different types of fairytale characters taking refuge from the evil Lord Farqua, who has banned all fairytale creatures. In order for them to leave Shrek agrees to speak with Lord Farqua. He is befriended by an annoying talking donkey who accompanies him to see Lord Farqua. Shrek agrees to rescue a Princess from a tower in return for his swamp back. He and donkey set out. They successfully rescue the princess, known as Princess Fiona. Fiona and Shrek falls in love but have a misunderstanding. Fiona prepares to marry Farqua but in the nick of time Shrek stops the marriage and Farqua is defeated. Shrek and Fiona marry.

8. Task: Delete 29 less necessary words. Use
punctuation to help you,to get the word
count to the magic 100
Shrek is an ogre who scares local villagers and lives a secluded life on his swamp. His swamp is invaded by different types of fairy tale characters taking refuge from the evil Lord Farqua, who has banned all fairy tale creatures. In order for them to leave Shrek agrees to speak with Lord Farqua. He is befriended by an annoying talking donkey who accompanies him to see Lord Farqua. Shrek agrees to rescue a Princess from a tower in return for his swamp back. He and donkey set out. They successfully rescue the princess, known as Princess Fiona. Fiona and Shrek falls in love but have a misunderstanding. Fiona prepares to marry Farqua but in the nick of time Shrek stops the marriage and Farqua is defeated. Shrek and Fiona marry.

9. 100 Words mini saga
Shrek, an ogre who scares local villagers, lives a secluded life on his swamp. His swamp is invaded by various fairy tale characters taking refuge from the evil Lord Farqua, who has banned them all. Agreeing to speak with Farqua Shrek, befriended by an annoying talking donkey, visits Farqua; he agrees to rescue a Princess from a tower in return for his swamp back. They successfully rescue Princess Fiona. Falling in love, Shrek and Fiona have a misunderstanding. Miserably Fiona prepares to marry Farqua but in the nick of time Shrek stops it and defeats Farqua. Shrek and Fiona marry.

10. How do you write a Saga?
Start by thinking of a story you know really well
Think about plot, character and setting.
Plan your ideas, write a sentence or bullet point for each area and
summarize events that happen in the beginning of the story
Summaries events that happen in the middles of the story
Summaries the end
Write a version of the story that isn’t too long, maybe with a twist at the end.
Shorten your story. Take out any words that are not absolutely necessary, replace words with punctuation or use different / shorter noun phrases.
Now shorten your story again. At this point you may need to change words or sentences to make no more than 100
Extension: Can you reduce your mini saga to 50 words? Remember creative punctuation will help.

11. Start by thinking of a story you know really well
How do you write a Saga?
Start by thinking of a story you know really well
Think about plot, character and setting.
Plan your ideas, write a sentence or bullet point for each area and
summarise events that happen in the beginning of the story
Summarise events that happen in the middles of the story
Summarise the end