Lesson 74 of 88 · Narrative
⭐ 30 XP🥐 Story BakeryStory Starter: Imagine you could fly a hot air balloon. Where...
Imagine you could fly a hot air balloon.
🎯 Your mission
Surprise yourself by sentence three.
⚡ The twist
Start in the middle of the action, not the morning.
Warm-up scribble
Write the first sentence of a story you'll never finish.
Mentor sentence
🥐 "Her hands shook as she opened the envelope." (We don't need to be told she's nervous.)
Instructions
Use this as a story starter: Imagine you could fly a hot air balloon. Where would you go? Write at least one paragraph.
Creative Writing
Use this as a story starter: Imagine you could fly a hot air balloon. Where would you go? Write at least one paragraph.
Writing Prompt:
Imagine you could fly a hot air balloon. Where would you go?
Done writing? Mark this lesson complete.
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Why this matters in real life
The people who tell stories well shape how everyone else sees the world.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Take a small moment from today and turn it into a 3-paragraph story.
For the dinner table
“Tell me the story you wrote — in your own words.”
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