1 00:00:00,750 --> 00:00:03,750 So, today we are going to do a little bit of writing. 2 00:00:04,469 --> 00:00:09,230 We have already written several stories or narrative texts along the year 3 00:00:09,230 --> 00:00:13,869 and you know that we usually plan those stories by thinking of a setting 4 00:00:13,869 --> 00:00:16,449 or the place where the story takes place, 5 00:00:17,429 --> 00:00:20,870 a series of characters that participate in the story, 6 00:00:22,530 --> 00:00:25,210 a plot with a series of actions and events, 7 00:00:26,269 --> 00:00:30,309 and an ending, if we want our story to have an ending at all. 8 00:00:30,309 --> 00:00:37,490 sometimes open endings make wonderful stories don't they. Now today we're going 9 00:00:37,490 --> 00:00:41,429 to be focusing on the beginning of stories. I'm first going to show you four 10 00:00:41,429 --> 00:00:46,710 pictures and I want you to choose one of them to use in your story. So you need to 11 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:52,130 choose only one of these pictures and then we're going to be writing the 12 00:00:52,130 --> 00:00:57,969 beginning of that story. But let's start first with the pictures. Remember you 13 00:00:57,969 --> 00:01:03,369 only need to choose one of them okay so let's start with the first picture this 14 00:01:03,369 --> 00:01:21,140 is picture number one and this is picture number two here's picture number 15 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:39,480 three and now let's see picture number four so have you chosen your picture yet 16 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:44,959 you may want to go back and take a look at them again later anyway once you've 17 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:50,420 decided which picture you're going to use I want you to write the beginning of 18 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:56,599 story that is somehow based on that picture. Now, when we write, we want our 19 00:01:56,599 --> 00:02:02,120 readers to enjoy what they're reading, don't we? And we want them to keep on 20 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:07,159 reading. When we start writing a story, in this case, we want to catch 21 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:11,919 their attention so that they keep on reading. So, how can we do this? How can we 22 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:16,639 engage our readers at the beginning of a story, in this case? Let's have a look at 23 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:22,860 some options we have for the beginning of a story. Now, as you know, some stories start 24 00:02:22,860 --> 00:02:31,120 with a description of the place where they take place. But then again, is this that interesting? 25 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:41,099 It is certainly an option, but in my opinion, it's rather limited. How about starting with 26 00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:48,439 something funny. It could, for instance, be related to the place, but described in a funny 27 00:02:48,439 --> 00:02:57,319 way so that our readers want to find out more. It could be related to one of the characters 28 00:02:57,319 --> 00:03:07,469 and something funny they've just done, for instance. Now, mysterious or rather confusing 29 00:03:07,469 --> 00:03:13,810 beginnings also work. So here, we don't give too much information and keep it sort of mysterious. 30 00:03:14,009 --> 00:03:20,729 remember we want them to keep on reading another option we have is to start with 31 00:03:20,729 --> 00:03:25,349 a conversation between two or three characters in the story that way our 32 00:03:25,349 --> 00:03:30,569 readers will be wondering who those people are and we want to know more 33 00:03:30,569 --> 00:03:37,229 about them also talking to your reader directly addressing your reader is also 34 00:03:37,229 --> 00:03:46,469 great way to start the story. It could be something like, something like, do you believe 35 00:03:46,469 --> 00:03:51,889 in ghosts? I had never thought about it until one day, you know, something like that. Or, 36 00:03:52,409 --> 00:04:00,030 what's the first thing you do after coming back from school? So, that would be probably 37 00:04:00,030 --> 00:04:06,539 a story that takes place right after school. Okay, do you get the idea? So, once again, 38 00:04:06,539 --> 00:04:07,900 What I want you to do is...