MILLIONS OF FOOTPRINTS
I was walking in the woods when suddenly I saw something strange on the path ahead. There were millions of tiny footprints coming out of the bushes, crossing the path, and disappearing into the bushes on the other side.
I had some free time so I decided to follow the footprints ...
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WRITING2 A famous publisher is asking you to write a book about your life. The first chapter you write is about when you were a baby. Summarize that chapter. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ YOUR BOOK Now you want your reader to laugh. Summarize the funniest moment you have ever had in your life. Now summarize the happiest moment you have ever had in your life. Now summarize last week. It will be at the end of your book. Write your title here.
What was you favorite part of the book? What was your least favorite part of the book? Why? Think of a book you read recently. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ WRITING3 FAVORITE PART OF A BOOK
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What did they use to wear? How did they use to have fun? How did they communicate every day? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ WRITING4
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work in the king's castle. My job is to guard a small door in the lowest level of the dungeon
two years,
have seen nothing and
have heard nothing. Nobody has come in or out of that door.
two days ago I heard a faint rumbling noise coming from the other side. And yesterday the noise got louder
THE BOX I was walking down the street when I saw a small wooden box by the road. Suddenly, I heard a voice say "Help!! Let me out of here!!" To my surprise, the voice was coming from the box ... ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WRITING6
THE OLD LAMP
While digging in the dirt, I found an old dirty lamp. I started to wipe the dirt off, when suddenly a genie appeared and promised to grant me three wishes ... ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WRITING7
THE STRANGE MACHINE
My uncle is an inventor. One day, I was searching through the attic of my uncle's house. I found a very strange machine with many buttons, knobs, dials and levers. I had never seen a machine like it before. On one side, there was a button that said "on".
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THE CAVE I was standing in front of the cave's entrance. Around the cave, there were seven different signs warning people to keep out. I wondered what could be in there. I had a flash light so ... ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WRITING9 Keepout!! Danger!! Stayaway!! Beware!! Areyoucrazy?
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THE PADLOCKED CHEST
I sneaked into the old abandoned house at the end of the street. I was surprised to find a small, padlocked treasure chest on a dresser in an upstairs bedroom. There was a note that said, "DO NOT OPEN, EVER !"
I also noticed a small key hanging on the wall. I tried the key in the padlock. It was a perfect fit.
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THE PLANET CRIMINOLIA
You have been elected to be the President of Criminolia. But Criminolia has many problems. There are many robbers and thieves. Gangs are vandalizing all the public spaces. Many government employees are accepting bribes. How will you solve these problems? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ WRITING12
THE DOOR UNDER THE STONES IN THE WOOD
As I was walking with my friend through the woods, I saw a door hidden beneath two huge stones. I remembered finding a strange key on the ground where this door was, but I didn't remember the door being there. I decided to try the key
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Some new plants started to grow in our back yard. At first, I really liked them. There were big yellow and red flowers on the plants. The butterflies would come and fly all around the plants.
One day, I noticed that the plants were getting larger than normal plants. Two weeks later, I looked into the back yard and they were enormous. They looked like they were getting ready to take over our neighborhood
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