“One of the best this year for engagement, and tonnes of language production.” -Peter Clements, British Councils “the storylines are imaginative and varied, and the concept of encouraging written fluency by getting students to create their own ‘flash fiction’ is something my classes enjoyed immensely” - IATEFL Voices A hero image and preview questions to introduce the theme of the story.They can even share them on a class blog or forum for everyone to read and critique! These also work for distance learning as students can read the story on their own, discuss the questions via online lessons or in forums, and then send their endings to you. Who will you choose to switch with? What will you do? What could go wrong? Your students get to decide! In the process, they'll practice writing a narrative, detailed characters, and developing suspense.

In Body Swap, your crazy friend Travis hands you a magic candy bar that does something amazing You can switch bodies with any one in the world. It's easy to use as a one-time treat or integrate into a larger creative writing unit. This highly flexible, unfinished story model is perfect for teaching reading, creative writing, or discussion. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write!Įach story is also supported with questions and vocabulary activities to introduce the story and followed by discussion questions. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end.

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