1、A sample of continuation writingWhat will you do?walk across itignore ittrip over - get angrymove/carry it awayWhoVerbThemeA storywhenwherewhowhathowwhyelements of a storyonce upon a timea local villageon the streetThe main point of this story1. The main characters(who): the king, the milk man, wome
2、n, villagers.2. What happened?(the plots, verbs) The king wanted to test his people. disguised himself, went to a local village, placed a large stone in the middle of the street hid gold under the stone, hid behind a maple tree, watched .reason/causeWhat did the king doWhat did the villages doPerson
3、ExperienceEmotionResponse crashed into the stoneangrywent awaytripped over the stonesadlimped away in tearsavoid the stonemilkmanwomanwith waterothervillagersSummarize different peoples emotions and responses when they came across the plained but not moved the stoneunhappyNo one moved the stone out
4、of the road.No one in this village feels responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm.confictsThe king v.s. The villagesHow to settle the problem?para1:Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along.para2:Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.To continue the storyContent predi
5、ction1.What do you think the young girl did?2.Why did the king step out from behind the tree?3.What kind of person do you think the young girl is?4. What will happen in the end?(the king, the young girl.)Focus on how to settle the problem?1.What do you think the young girl did? Noticed the stone, mo
6、ved it away and found the gold and.2.Why did the king step out from behind the tree? Maybe someone(the girl) moved the stone out of the way.3.What kind of person do you think the young girl is? responsible, kind, generous .4. What will happen in the end?(the king, the young girl.) The gold. The girl
7、. The king.para 1: Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. .para 2: Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. .The problem/conflict should be settledprinciple of the prediction: logicalFurther content prediction - focus on each para. para 1: Just then, the king saw a young gir
8、l coming along. .1.What do you think the young girl was thinking about when she noticed the stone? psychological descriptionmove it away or not, and why?2. How did she move the stone away? use verbs to describe what a character does in detail. eg: with all her strength/might push, tired, hard, long
9、time.3. How did she feel when she found the gold under the stone? psychological descriptionsurprised, wonder what to do, want to find the owner.Further content prediction - focus on each para. para 2: Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. .1. What do you think the girl will say to th
10、e king when he stepped out from behind the tree? ask whether he is the owner of the gold, work together to find the owner or.2. What do you think the king would say to the girl? praise the girl for what she had done, tell the girl why he put the a stone on the way and. 3. Who do you think will keep
11、the gold? why? maybe the girl, for she is the only one who learnt from the lesson taught by the king.para1:Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along.para2:Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.1.Writing tips:1)the last few sentences of the original passage2)the first sentence
12、of para1,2 (pron. conj.)3) personalities of the main characters4) use verbs, nouns adjectives and adverbs .5) psychological descriptionTo continue the story: logical Your versionShow TimeJust then, the king saw a young girl coming along.Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.para 1:Jus
13、t then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark. Ill move it out of the way.” The girl push
14、ed the stone with all her might. After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!Tip 1: By describing what a character does in detail instead of telling the readers directly, you can
15、 show his personalities or feelings vividly.Appreciating a possible versiona possible versionpara 2:Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “does this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.” The king said, “My
16、dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”Tip 3: By asking questions to produce more details of the development of the story.Tip 4: By describing what a chara
17、cter says, you can picture his personalities or feelings vividly.Tip 2: The development of the story can be inferred from the given information.Steps to continue a storyStep 1: Read for the basic information (when, where, who, what, how, why)Step 2: Read for the main plotStep 3: Read for the languageStep 4: Infer the development(the plot, the given two sentences)Step 5: Continue the story (the requirements)Step 6: Polish your writing (refer to the Criteria for Assessment)
