5-7-10 Writing

Story starter: Lightning never strikes twice, does it? That was the question that occupied their frightened minds as they crouched, huddling together, next the pile of dusty sacks in the base of the windmill… 

Now we’re stranded in the middle of nowhere, with our car that’s just broken down through half the way of our 8 hour road trip in Kansas. None of us know anything about how cars work or how to fix a tire, but neither did we want to call help. We weren’t prepared at all for the weather and probably would’ve never imagined ourselves in this situation. My friends and I try to find shelter just for the night or before the storms start moving closer and getting stronger. We scout an empty field around us and lose our hope until Tommy points out a windmill which at the time looked like our only option. We should’ve thought about it before grabbing something to keep us warm and heading over quickly. I guess we're too ignorant to realise windmills run on electricity.. All I remember is waking up startled from a large thud and spark that sounded way too close to the windmill.. Our hearts race as we hide in between the stacks, rethinking our choices.

L.I: To use 5 - 7 - 10 to write creatively.
Today in writing we did a small activity that warmed us in writing creative stories using the 5 - 7 - 10 strategy. We used a story starter which also gave us a few questions that helped us continue and carry on the story with our own story-line. I wrote the story in my point of view as if I was one of the characters. I really enjoyed doing this activity and working with my partner Florence to communicate and help improve each of our own stories. Mine is above.