Five Sentence Stories
| Matt: i taught a class at Thurber House today in humor writing. 6, 7, 8 graders Portnoy: nice Matt: one of my fave kids, a frequent returner to my classes wrote this story. Matt: they had to write five sentence stories. Matt: first is intro. Matt: second rising conflict. Matt: third climax. Matt: fourth falling. Matt: fifth resolution. Matt: k? Matt: so here it is. Matt: One day, I came home and saw a man kicking my front door. Matt: As I creeped closer, I began to think that the man looked like Bill Clinton. Matt: It *was* Bill Clinton! Portnoy: lol Matt: He kept kicking my door until it was dented. Matt: Then he bought me door insurance. Matt: the end. Matt: :D Portnoy: sounds like a great day Portnoy: door insurance Portnoy: ROFL Matt: YES. Matt: exactly! Matt: These kids, I taught them like 6 things and they just sucked it up and applied it. Portnoy: Ah damn, I bet all of those stories were hysterical to read. Matt: most were… i was just dying. Portnoy: hahaha Matt: Here’s another. Matt: I gotta share. Matt: I walked to the park. Matt: When I got there, I saw a man hanging by his jacket in a tree. Matt: Suddenly, the man fell from the tree! Matt: At the last second, a deer ran underneath him and broke his fall. Portnoy: hahaha Matt: The man stood up and said, “Oh good! Venison!” Portnoy: ROFL |
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