Narrative: Imagine you shrink to the size of an ant. What do...

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Imagine you shrink to the size of an ant.

🎯 Your mission

Pick a small moment. Make it big on the page.

⚡ The twist

Show the feeling — don't name it.

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Warm-up scribble

Pick a color. Describe it to someone who's never seen it.

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Mentor sentence

🥐 "He didn't look at her when he answered." (Says everything.)

Instructions

Imagine you shrink to the size of an ant. What do you see? Include characters, a setting, and at least one problem the character faces.

Creative Writing

Imagine you shrink to the size of an ant. What do you see? Include characters, a setting, and at least one problem the character faces.

Writing Prompt:

Imagine you shrink to the size of an ant. What do you see?

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Why this matters in real life

The people who tell stories well shape how everyone else sees the world.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Write a 6-word story this week. (Yes, only 6.)

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For the dinner table

“Tell me the story you wrote — in your own words.”

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