Narrative: Imagine you win a contest and the prize is...

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Imagine you win a contest and the prize is designing a new city.

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Warm-up scribble

Write the first sentence of a story you'll never finish.

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Mentor sentence

🥐 "Her hands shook as she opened the envelope." (We don't need to be told she's nervous.)

Instructions

Imagine you win a contest and the prize is designing a new city. Describe it. Include characters, a setting, and at least one problem the character faces.

Creative Writing

Imagine you win a contest and the prize is designing a new city. Describe it. Include characters, a setting, and at least one problem the character faces.

Writing Prompt:

Imagine you win a contest and the prize is designing a new city. Describe it.

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