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r= Reader's corner H-ow to wy~te ~ f~~ytj stOytj Eleanor Smallwood and Olivia --~ Hungerford (right) from British Tutors tell us how to write a fairy story. Cinderella had to deal with her wicked stepmother, and Red Riding Hood had to tussle with the wolf. How will your hero save the day? Before you start writing, you need to imagine your good and bad characters. Isyour hero a handsome prince or the daughter of a poor farmer living in the woods? Who is the evil person in the story, a jealous queen or a thief intent on kidnapping your heroine? Next, think of where your story takes place. It could be in a cottage or a huge castle or even on a desert island! Finally decide on your story: what will the hero or heroine want, how will the evil character stop them from getting this, what will the hero have to do now and what will we all learn by the end of the adventure? Now you have all the elements to make a great fairy story, all you need to do is put them together using the steps below: Word box glistening, gruesome, frightful, fearsome, elegant, noble, dreadful, dashing, gallant, magnificent, vivid ~~, Beginning Introduce your heroes. Who are they, what do they look like, where do they live and what do they want? Middle Who are the evil characters. What are they like and what do they do to the heroes? How do your heroes react? Can the heroes still get what they want? What other characters are in the story: sisters, parents, princesses? How do they help your hero? End What happens to the evil character? Does the hero succeed? How does the story end? Does the hero move into a huge palace or suddenly get rich? Do your heroes live happily ever after? Eleanor Smallwood and Olivia Hungerford are Managing Directors of British Tutors. www.britishtutors.com ~~ BRITISH TU'£ORS -;r- Forsubscription information and enquiries, please visit our website: www.doily7-doily10.com or contact us at: 25438262 oremail: customerservice@doiIy7- doily10.com ~ ,._ ••••• _•.•.••• ".- .,.".,." ••• _., •.• -.•.•.• -•••.• "•.• ,•..• -•••..• ".",.,." •.• "•.•••• ,.e,.•.••••••. -•..•.•.••••• -., =, j' • •• i + FRIDAY Joke of the day : Word scramble + .0 •• ~ . :. f• N What sort of key does an : Moving something from • J!!. : f U orangutan need to open ; one place to another. : :i! • a door? :.. ~;» : >> RNSTROGPATIN : ~, A MON-KEY! : '" , :. f.: ·5U1+JodSUDJ.L:J~MSU\I • j •.••.•.•..• ~.0e-" •.• ""e~ •• "e-"e". e"e"~.~.~"'._~'-.~.~.~.~~.~.~.~'-.".'.- •..• -e" •.••..•..•.•.• -•..• ~._ ..• -•.•,. © 2010 STEP MAX lTD. All rights reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced or copied without the permission of Step Max Ltd. ~ Subscrilrt.ion information -Publisher: Melanie Holloway -Editor: lolene Otremba -Assistant Editors: Ophelia Kwong, Elilabelh1urner -Designer: HealherMartino -Educational (onsultant: AmyItewart -Genernl Manaqer: Fanny Ung -Iales & Marketing Manager: KalingMan -(irculation Execufive: Pnoebe Fung -Daily10isaregisteredtrndemarlcofPlaybacPresse -Hong Kong Publishing House: I1EPMM ud Unil'G·H,.l/FI"caseYllUilding,38lokKuRoad, Iheung wan, Hong Kong - Founding ~artners: (hristine Brendle, lumi KomiEgerton,larah levenlhorpe -(on~ct: 1el:25438262 Fax:25419633 Email:cusIOmerseNice@daily7·daily10.com

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Reader's cornerH-ow to wy~te ~ f~~ytj stOytjEleanor Smallwood and Olivia --~Hungerford (right) from BritishTutors tell us how to write a fairystory.

Cinderella had to deal with herwicked stepmother, and Red RidingHood had to tussle with the wolf.How will your hero save the day?

Before you start writing,you need to imagine your

good and bad characters.Is your hero a handsome

prince or the daughter of a poor farmer living inthe woods? Who is the evil person in the story,a jealous queen or a thief intent on kidnappingyour heroine?

Next, think of where your storytakes place. It could be in acottage or a huge castle or evenon a desert island!

Finally decide on your story: what willthe hero or heroine want, how will the evilcharacter stop them from getting this, what willthe hero have to do now and what will we alllearn by the end of the adventure?

Now you have all the elements to make agreat fairy story, all you need to do is put themtogether using the steps below:

Word boxglistening, gruesome,frightful, fearsome, elegant,noble, dreadful, dashing,gallant, magnificent, vivid

~~,

BeginningIntroduce your heroes. Who are they, what dothey look like, where do they liveand what do they want?

MiddleWho are the evil characters.

What are they like andwhat do they do to theheroes? How do yourheroes react? Can theheroes still get what they

want? What other charactersare in the story: sisters, parents,princesses? How do they helpyour hero?

EndWhat happens to the evilcharacter? Does the herosucceed? How does the storyend? Does the hero move intoa huge palace or suddenlyget rich? Do your heroes livehappily ever after?

Eleanor Smallwood and Olivia Hungerford

are Managing Directors of British Tutors.www.britishtutors.com

~~BRITISH TU'£ORS

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For subscriptioninformation and

enquiries, please visit ourwebsite:

www.doily7-doily10.comor contact us at:25438262oremail:

[email protected]

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Subscrilrt.ioninformation

-Publisher: Melanie Holloway-Editor: lolene Otremba-Assistant Editors: Ophelia Kwong, Elilabelh1urner-Designer: HealherMartino-Educational (onsultant: Amy Itewart

-Genernl Manaqer: Fanny Ung-Iales & Marketing Manager: KalingMan-(irculation Execufive: Pnoebe Fung-Daily10isaregisteredtrndemarlcofPlaybacPresse

-Hong Kong Publishing House: I1EPMM udUnil'G·H,.l/FI"caseYllUilding,38lokKuRoad,Iheung wan, HongKong

- Founding ~artners: (hristine Brendle,lumi KomiEgerton,larah levenlhorpe-(on~ct: 1el:25438262 Fax:25419633Email:cusIOmerseNice@daily7·daily10.com