M4 creative writing ice breaker

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time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

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Today 
Creative writing 
Review 
Discuss planner 

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Mission
I can write a story in English around 140 words

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SE 1 Writing
Write a formal letter (formele brief) SE length: 100 minutes
Could be: 
- letter of complaint (klachtenbrief)
- asking for information (informatie aanvraag)
- letter of application (sollicitatiebrief)

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Creative writing
Just to get you started and thinking about how to: 
- use your grammar
- use your vocabulary
- use your imagination

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Over to you

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Write half sentences
Je schrijft een ideale brief als deze bestaat uit:
1) inleiding
2) kern
3) stel de vragen die je hebt
4) slot 

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Schrijf steeds een halve zin

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In other words... let me help you

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Finish the story together
1) First choose one of these starters:

- "As soon as I woke up....."
- "Ana was walking to school when suddenly....."
- The teacher came into class with a ...."

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Finish the story together
2) Then one of you writes the ending to the sentence you chose

For example: 
- As soon as I woke up I realised I was late
- Ana was walking to school when suddenly her phone rang
- The teacher came into class with a strange look on his face

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Finish the story together
3) The other one starts the next sentence and the first one finishes that sentences

and so on..... 



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Rules
- work together on the sentences and the story
- the story needs to have a good start, middle section and ending
- use approximately (ongeveer) 140 words in total

GOOD LUCK!!! 
(when you're done, please fill out the mentorform, thanks!)



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Review 
You have used around 140 words
You have used the sentences correctly
You have paid attention to spelling

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