You are going to write a story about how an animal got something…
Here are some examples of this, which you may use.
How the frog got its croak
How the snail got its shell
How the platypus got its beak
How the Kangaroo got its hop
How the snake lost its legs
How the scorpion got its tail
How the bee got its wings
How the turtle got its shell
How the koala got its squashed nose
How the dolphin got its jump
How the kookaburra got its laugh
How the butterfly got its wings
Otherwise, you may make up your own. Use your imagination!
Stage 1
In your Writer’s Notebook create a seed Draw your animal in the middle. Then around the animal, write words that describe the animal.
What does it look like?
Where does it live?
What does it eat?
What does it do?
What is it’s personality like?
Does it seem like a happy or grumpy animal?
Stage 2
Use a story planner to plan our your story. REMEMBER: the problem’s solution must be the animal getting its part.
For example: The problem to “how the kangaroo got its pouch” was that the sad and blind wombat was being hunted. The solution was that the kangaroo was kind and brave and so the magical wombat gave her the pouch.
Stage 3
Start your first draft on draft paper. Here are some starters that you may use to help you start: Long ago, the ____ didn't have its _____. One day_____ The ____ didn't always have a ____. This all changed one day when ______. Here is the story of how the _____ got its_____.