The 200 word challenge

1. The 200 word challenge

2. You wake up to see this sight what can your hear, feel and smell around you? How do you feel?

YOU WAKE UP TO SEE THIS SIGHT
WHAT CAN YOUR HEAR, FEEL AND SMELL
AROUND YOU?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

3.   Write a SUNDAY MORning diary entry for a historical figure

WRITE A SUNDAY MORNING DIARY ENTRY
FOR A HISTORICAL FIGURE
YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
• A LING TO A HISTORICAL EVENT
• AT LEAST THREE TENSES
• LANGUAGE OF FEELINGS

4. Persuade teachers that you are the best student in the school.

PERSUADE TEACHERS THAT YOU ARE THE
BEST STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL.
• YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
THREE DETAILS OR EXAMPLES OF YOUR BRILLIANCE
THREE TENSES
A CONDITIONAL

5. Who lives here?

WHO LIVES HERE?
Consider:
• Details of the person / people
• 3 different tenses
• Some opinions

6. Where did these smelly old feet go at the weekend? how imaginative and creative can you be?

WHERE DID THESE SMELLY OLD FEET GO AT
THE WEEKEND?
HOW IMAGINATIVE AND
CREATIVE CAN YOU BE?

7. You get off the bus in your town in 2121. Describe what you can see, smell and hear. How do you feel?

YOU GET OFF THE BUS IN YOUR TOWN IN 2121.
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU CAN SEE, SMELL AND
HEAR.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

8. Write the diary of a famous sports person

WRITE THE DIARY OF A FAMOUS SPORTS
PERSON
• YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
• THREE TENSES
• A CONDITIONAL
• VOCAB TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS

9. Persuade the head Teacher that one subject should be dropped from the curriuculum. Which one?

PERSUADE THE HEAD TEACHER THAT ONE
SUBJECT SHOULD BE DROPPED FROM THE
CURRIUCULUM. WHICH ONE?
YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
• GIVE THREE CONVINCING REASONS
• USE PERSONAL OR CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
• USE THREE TENSES
• USE A CONDITIONAL

10. What is going through the mind of the shark….?

WHAT IS GOING THROUGH THE MIND OF
THE SHARK….?
You should consider the
following:
• What happened first...?
What happens next…?

11. Persuade your head teacher that you are the best teacher in the school and deserve a HUGE pay rise.

PERSUADE YOUR HEAD TEACHER THAT YOU
ARE THE BEST TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL
AND
DESERVE
A
HUGE
PAY
RISE.
• YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
• A CONDITIONAL OR TWO
• AT LEAST THREE TENSES
• WIDE VOCAB TO JUSTIFY YOUR
AND BRILLIANCE
PAY RISE

12. Describe a journey made through the eyes of an animal

DESCRIBE A JOURNEY MADE THROUGH THE
EYES OF AN ANIMAL
• YOU SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS:
• DIFFERENT TENSES
• LANGUAGE OF MOVEMENT
• A VARIETY OF ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES

13. Improve the description Two people were strolling along the beach….

IMPROVE THE DESCRIPTION
TWO PEOPLE WERE STROLLING ALONG THE
BEACH….

14. What if…?

WHAT IF…?
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO TEACHERS?
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO LAWS?
WHAT IF ALL DRUGS WERE LEGAL?
WHAT IF THE INTERNET WAS ABOLISHED?
WHAT IF GOVERNMENT DIDN’T EXIST?
WHAT IF SCHOOL ONLY OPENED AT NIGHT?
WHAT IF YOU WERE INVISIBLE FOR A DAY?

15. Improve the description The Approaching people did not look very happy…

IMPROVE THE DESCRIPTION
THE APPROACHING PEOPLE DID NOT LOOK
VERY HAPPY…

16. Improve the description I saw SPIDERMAN sitting in front of me…

IMPROVE THE DESCRIPTION
I SAW SPIDERMAN SITTING IN FRONT OF
ME…

17. Use the prompts to create the back story? Who…? What? Why…? When…? Where…? How…?

USE THE PROMPTS TO CREATE THE BACK
STORY?
WHO…?
WHAT?
WHY…?
WHEN…?
WHERE…?
HOW…?