1. Developing a story voice Unblocking our ‘writing selves’
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Developing a story voice
Unblocking our ‘writing selves’

2. The Unicorn The wife woke up and looked out of the window.
Describe the wife

3. She saw a unicorn
Eating a lily in the garden
Describe the garden

4. She woke up her husband
And told him there was a unicorn in the garden eating a lily.
He said, ‘Don’t be silly, there can’t be; the unicorn is a mythical beast.’
Describe the husband

5. The wife went down …
To take a closer look at the unicorn, but it had gone. She down on a bench near the roses and went to sleep.
She had a dream.
What did she dream?

6. The husband…
Rang a psychiatrist and the police. He told them that his wife was going mad.
He asked them to come quickly with a straitjacket.
Describe the psychiatrist

7. He told the psychiatrist,
‘My wife said she saw a unicorn in the garden eating a lily.’
The psychiatrist asked, ‘Did you see the unicorn in the garden eating lily?’
‘Of course not. The unicorn is a mythical beast!’
Finish the story

8. Optional activities
Students illustrate the stories and then display them
Pin all the stories up around the room
Students tape the stories, not write
Students correct each others speaking/writing
Finish with questions, comments …