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Try it out Pair up with a classmate. Take turns to describe your best friend to each other. Remember to mention why you think he or she has the qualities you have mentioned. Writing Remember, a story has a beginning, a middle and an end. It also has a title that gives an idea what it is about. Write a story about an animal. Choose an animal you like. It could be common or special. Introduce some magic into your story by including something that shows how special the animal is. Decide on a suitable title for your story once you have completed it. SCHOLASTIC Here are a few ideas to help you write your story. 1. Title The title should hint at what the story is about. 2. Beginning You can choose a suitable title once you have 3. Middle completed your story. 4. End Mention the characters (both heroes and villains). You can introduce all your characters at once or as each event occurs. Describe the setting for the story (city or countryside, or any other location). Describe what happens (the conflict, obstacle or problem that is the main focus of your story). Give the story a proper ending (think of a possible solution to the problem). W B Unit 12, page 64 150 © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-49-6923-9

Review What did you learn? Tick. Overused words can be avoided by replacing them with other words. When the subject performs an action upon someone or something, the receiver of the action is called the object. When the doer of the action is the subject of the sentence, the sentence is in the active voice. When the action in a sentence is done to someone or something, the sentence is in the passive voice. SCHOLASTIC Project Work Design a leaflet discussing bullying and the ways to handle it. Here are a few points to keep in mind while designing your leaflet. 1. Include a checklist that helps readers identify bullying. trying to frighten by words or actions hitting or other forms of physical violence being forced to hand over money or other things sending hurtful and mean comments or messages over the phone or the Internet (cyberbullying) 2. Offer advice to those being bullied. seek help and do not suffer in silence find trusted adults such as parents, guardians or teachers to talk to write down one’s experience and emotions in a diary keep a record of each instance of bullying You can also draw pictures on your leaflet. Make sure that they are meaningful and add to the message of the leaflet. © 2017 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd ISBN 978-981-49-6923-9 151

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