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CUTHBERTPOSTER 2NameDateThe Who, Where, When, What,Why and How of story writingThink about the story you have just read. Now try to writea plan for your own story by answering these questions.Who is the main character?(Think of adjectives to describe him or her – whatis their personality like?)Who are the other characters?Where and When does your story take place?(Think of something to make your time and place special.)Does the place change or time pass? Think of wordsthat will help explain this to your reader. Also remember tostart a new paragraph when time or place changes.ILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATIONWhat is going to happen? What is your character’sproblem? (Or are they the problem?) This is sometimes calledthe dilemma and it is what makes t he story interesting.Why do your characters do what they do, or behave like theydo? Why is the story being told?How is the problem solved? (Decide whathappens in the story. Is it going to befunny, strange, scary? Whatever it is, itmust be interesting!) Does someone learn alesson? Will it make the reader think abouttheir own behaviour?Share your ideas with a partner. Maybe they canhelp you make your plan even more exciting.Surprise,surprise! Are yougoing to have a twistat the end? Will somethingunexpected happen? Orwill you leave the readerwanting to know whatis going to happennext?Photocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.ukLiteracy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh about7

POEMS TO MAKE YOU LAUGH LEAFLET 1NameDateNing Nang Nong!Can you write another verse about the Ning Nang Nong?First you could explore some rhyming families:Ning Nang Nongring clang songWhat will make a noise in your verse?Choose four animals:ILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATIONChoose something from the kitchen such as scissors or egg cups.(Make sure it has two syllables.)What noise will this make?Now use your ideas and the writing frame to make up your own verse.Use the original poem to work out which lines must rhyme.On the Ning Nang NongWhere the !And the !There’s a Nong Nang NingWhere the !And the !On the Ning Nang NongAll the !And you just can’t catch ‘em when they !Photocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.ukLiteracy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh about13

SILENT NIGHT, HOLY TERROR?POSTER 3NameDateFirst draft fiasco!Here is a blurb for a new book The AmazingAdventures of Pineapple Boy. However, theblurb writer has not done their job properly! Ona separate sheet, rewrite the blurb using excitinglanguage, adjectives and organisational devicesto help to sell this book! Make up some additionalinformation and create some exciting adventures forhim, too.The Amazing Adventures of Pineapple BoyRichard Potter is an ordinary schoolboyuntil one day he accidentally eats aradioactive pineapple and turns intosuperhero Pineapple Boy. As PineappleBoy he has all sorts of nice and quiteinteresting adventures.These include………………………………………….Only his friend knows of his secret. Thisbook is quite funny and some peoplemight like it. It is not very expensiveand it is quite fun to read. You canprobably get it at your local bookshop ifyou look around.TIP:Use block capitals,exclamation marks,paragraphs, colour andthe illustrations below(or draw your own) tobring your blurb tolife.ILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATIONPhotocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.ukLiteracy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh about9

KING LOWRYPOSTER 1NameDateMy story planMain important and powerful character:The character’s great and embarrassing secret:What the character fears if their secret is exposed:ILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATIONWhat will happen to anyone discovering or telling the secret?How is the secret made public?What is the effect? How is the main character’s life changed?What is the impact on the rest of the characters – is it a happy ending?Photocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.ukLiteracy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh about5

TRUTH OR LIES? POSTER 4NameDateA good excuseExcuses depend very much on who is making them, whothey are making them to, and what they are makingthem about. What excuses do you think the followingcharacters would give?● Homer Simpson to Lisa, for forgetting to come to her school concert.ILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATION● Robin to Batman, for running out of petrol in the Batmobile.● The farmer’s wife to the three blind mice, for cutting off their tails.● The wolf to the woodcutter, for eating Little Red Riding Hood.● The ugly sisters to the Fairy Godmother, for being cruel to Cinderella.Think up some situations and characters of your own to write excuses for– how convincing can you make them? Try them out on your friends, andsee if they would let you off or not!Photocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.ukLiteracy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh about11

LEAFLET 1SAT PRACTICE ACTIVITYSATNameDatePoems to make you laugh1. What sort of a person was the man from Dundee?3 marks1 mark2 (a). What is the proper name for a phrase such as ‘whiteas snow’?2 (b). Can you think of another example?1 mark3 (a). In the poem ‘School Crime’, how was the policeman feeling?1 mark3 (b). What makes you think this?1 mark4. Think of another word with the same meaning as:half-asleep2 marksstorey5 (a). How was the peanut on the railway line feeling?1 mark5 (b). How do you know this?1 mark6. Can you think of three adjectives to describe the NingNang Nong?3 marks14 Literacy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh aboutPhotocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.uk

LEAFLET 2NameAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF COMEDIANS AND COMIC ACTORSDateIn your own wordsWorking with a partner, re-read the entries in the comedy encyclopaediaand explain the following words and phrases, in your own words.Atkinson,RowanCarrey, Jimaccident-pronesharp-talkingmadcap comedyChaplin, Charlie slapstickmimeChuckle catchphrasesBrothers, TheEvans, Lee.comical observationILLUSTRATION © ANDY ROBB/BEEHIVE ILLUSTRATIONFrench, DawnKay, PeterLucas, MattMorecambeand WisePython, MontyVegas, Johnnycomediennesstand-up comedycomic duoquick-fi re reparteesketchesunconventional,zany humourall-round entertainerWilliams, Robin impersonatorWood, Victoriareciting monologues16 Literacy Time Years 3 and 4 ❙ Issue 53 ❙ May 2007 ❙ Something to laugh aboutPhotocopiableor download from www.scholastic co.uk