Unit 4: Writing a Story
(prepared by Mr. Walid Yousef)
Assignment Instructions
Writing Task: Write a story starting or ending with the sentence:
"Malak hadn't imagined that her day would be a disaster."
Make sure your story has:
- A Title: Give your story a fun and interesting title.
- Action: Try starting your story in the middle of an exciting event.
- Verbs: Use different past tenses (like walked, was walking, had walked).
- Time Words: Use words to show the order of events (e.g., first, before, after).
- Talking (Dialogue): Show what people are saying to make it fun (e.g., 'Hey! Stop!' he yelled.).
- Strong Sentences: Use negative inversion for dramatic moments (e.g., No sooner had...).
- Adverb Order: Put describing words (adverbs) in this order: How → Where → When (e.g., I walked slowly home yesterday.).
Sample Answer Highlights
The Big Kitchen Mess
"Turn off the oven!" her brother screamed loudly. Smoke was coming out of the open door, filling the room. First, Malak grabbed a wet towel from the sink. Before she could reach the hot pan, the fire alarm started to ring.
No sooner had she opened the kitchen window than the neighbors started knocking on the front door. They had been trying to bake a surprise birthday cake all morning, but it did not go well. After they finally cleared the smoke and told everyone they were safe, the brother and sister sat down tiredly.
Malak sat quietly on the kitchen floor for ten minutes, looking at the black, burnt cake. Wiping some dirty smoke from her face, Malak hadn't imagined that her day would be a disaster.