Here are three headlines from news – old and new.
For each headline write a list of ideas you can think of (2-3 ideas) – they don’t have to be directly related – just anything that sparks in your mind when you read the headline.
Combine 3 ideas across the list that seem to have something in common, and
- write a scene featuring one or more characters or
- Describe a character who might feature in this combined idea.
- Describe a setting that might feature in this combined idea.
1.Four year-old walks 8 km in sub-zero forest to help sick grandmother. 2.An autistic boy’s support dog was stolen. 3.Chicks hatch after the eggs spend a month in a fridge. 4.A bank burglar fled empty-handed after tellers struggled to read his threatening note. 5.Woman gets back £1 million lottery ticket that she accidentally tossed. 6.Man who visited his Dad’s grave curiously investigates to discover the next grave belongs to a murderer. 7.A sly fox steals 100s of shoes from a German neighbourhood.