2. Format
• Paragraph 1 Intro characters, setting,
& problem
• Paragraph 2 Attempt 1 & failure
• Paragraph 3 Solution!
Remember, we are writing to tell a story, and to
entertain our readers!
3. Brainstorming
We can all imagine being in a natural disaster.
Think about what might happen during a natural disaster.
Now write a story about what happened during a natural
disaster.
C: Mom, me (Sara)
S: home, Florida
P: A tornado is coming close to us.
A1:
A2:
So:
4. Characters, Setting, Problem
Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm clock jolted me out of
my sleep. “Ugh, Monday morning,” I mumbled. I
crawled out of bed, and glanced out of the window.
Dark clouds blanketed the sky.
“Sara! Get ready and grab your breakfast!” Mom
bellowed up the stairs. She wasn’t wasting any time
this morning. I quickly did my morning routine, and
shuffled down the stairs and ran smack into my
mom’s back.
“We’re not going anywhere,” she whispered. I
followed her stare out the window and saw a gray
tunnel shooting down from the sky. Tornadoes in
Florida?! Who ever heard of that? And how would we
get out of the path of this tornado in time?
5. Attempt 1
“Mom, relax. I think I’ve got a plan here.” I
calmed her in a soft voice. I explained to
my mom that we would (write 1-2
sentences about a plan to escape the
natural disaster and show characters
doing the plan. Write 1 sentence showing
the plan failing, without using the words
that didn’t work.) Well, we were still in the
line of the tornado, and I needed to devise
a plan quickly!
6. Attempt 2
“Sara, why didn’t I think of this in the first
place?” questioned Mom. She (write 1-2
sentences about a plan to escape the natural
disaster and show characters doing the plan.
Write 1 sentence showing the plan failing,
without using the words that didn’t work.)
“Ok, so that idea sounded a lot better than it
worked. Now what?” Mom exclaimed.
7. Solution
An idea crept into my head, and I was
finally confident that I’d solved this pickle
of a problem. (write 2-3 sentences about a
plan to escape the natural disaster and
show characters doing the plan.Write 1-2
sentences showing the plan working.)
Relieved to be rid of that natural disaster
debacle, I slumped into my seat and
realized grumpily that I’d have to go back
to school tomorrow.
