1. 7,
March 7, 2011 Name: _________________ # ____
Leprechauns
This week you will be writing about leprechauns. A leprechaun is a type of Irish fairy or elf that is known for
causing trouble and mischief. Your job this week is to choose one of the following story starters below and
continue the story in a creative way. Try to add dialogue, vivid details, and a clear and reasonable
solution to your story’s problem. Use the organizer below to brainstorm ideas for two different stories you
story’
about,
might want to write about, then choose one of them.
Don’
Stories should be creative and include a beginning, middle, and end. Don’t forget to brainstorm first, then
write a rough draft, have it edited by an adult, and then write or type a final copy.
Possible choices:
• The leprechaun woke up, stretched his arms out to the side, stretched his legs, then tried to flex his
powers--
--but
magic powers--but they weren't there!
• I woke up one morning and the world was green . . .
• all
A wizard cast a spell on all the leprechauns. From now on they'd . . .
• The blarney stone, the stone that gives the power of persuasive speech, is missing . . .
• I finally caught a leprechaun . . .
• One day I found the end of the rainbow, and at it there was, not gold, but a pot of leprechaun
dust . . .
REMEMBER:
1. ___ 2nd Grade: 4-5 sentences, 3rd Grade: 5-8 sentences
4- 5-
2. ___ topic sentence, detail sentences, concluding sentence
3. on
___ focus on ideas and explaining
4. ___ clearly reworked rough draft
5. ___ final is neat and written in ink or typed
6. ___ signature of adult who helped you proofread your work for content and DETAILS
7. ___ all three papers stapled together with final on top
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Story 1: Beginning: Middle: End:
Story 2: Beginning:
Beginning: Middle: End: