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Message In A Bottle

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Kez Hickman

The document provides guidance on developing a story using the 4 W's and H method (Who, What, When, Where, How) to structure a narrative. It prompts the reader to consider potential plot points such as characters finding a mysterious bottle and encountering an unexpected event, then dealing with the resulting dilemma. The document encourages including a flashback and offers a checklist to review the finished story.

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What could be happening or has already happened? 27/02/2006 1 Khickman
REMEMBER TO to help Use the 4 W¡¯s + an H you get started. HOOK Who? Where? What? When? How? YOUR READER! 27/02/2006 Khickman
What do they do about the bottle? What could be inside? How are you going to develop your character? 27/02/2006 Khickman
What happens that is unexpected? Are they able to reach the bottle? -open it? -read the message? 27/02/2006 Khickman
What happens as a result of the dilemma? Do they need a boat to chase it? Is it a map? Can they read what¡¯s inside? 27/02/2006 Khickman
How does everything end? Could they have a flashback ¨C remember something that help¡¯s them? 27/02/2006 Khickman
CHECKLIST ?Have you used 5 paragraphs? ?Does your opening ¡®hook¡¯ the reader? ?Did you use powerful verbs? ?Have you included a flashback? ?Is your punctuation varied and accurate? ?Do your characters spring to life? ?Have you ¡®garbled¡¯? (If so go back and change it!) ?Did you finish in the allotted time? ?Are you pleased with the end result? 27/02/2006 Khickman

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Message In A Bottle

  • 1. What could be happening or has already happened? 27/02/2006 1 Khickman
  • 2. REMEMBER TO to help Use the 4 W¡¯s + an H you get started. HOOK Who? Where? What? When? How? YOUR READER! 27/02/2006 Khickman
  • 3. What do they do about the bottle? What could be inside? How are you going to develop your character? 27/02/2006 Khickman
  • 4. What happens that is unexpected? Are they able to reach the bottle? -open it? -read the message? 27/02/2006 Khickman
  • 5. What happens as a result of the dilemma? Do they need a boat to chase it? Is it a map? Can they read what¡¯s inside? 27/02/2006 Khickman
  • 6. How does everything end? Could they have a flashback ¨C remember something that help¡¯s them? 27/02/2006 Khickman
  • 7. CHECKLIST ?Have you used 5 paragraphs? ?Does your opening ¡®hook¡¯ the reader? ?Did you use powerful verbs? ?Have you included a flashback? ?Is your punctuation varied and accurate? ?Do your characters spring to life? ?Have you ¡®garbled¡¯? (If so go back and change it!) ?Did you finish in the allotted time? ?Are you pleased with the end result? 27/02/2006 Khickman