Tension Scene

WINTER OLYMPICS TENSION SCENES

Well done to these writers, Indi, Eli and Olive. You wrote very descriptive tension scenes and I love the way you used your 5 + 1 senses words to bring your writing to life.  Great job! 😎

The Skeleton Race by Eli

The Ski Race by Indi

The Ski Race by Olive

We’d love your comments on their imagination and how well they created tension (excitement) in their writing!

Mrs Veary

BUILDING TENSION #2

After our first go yesterday, today we are going to do exactly the same brainstorming to write a tension scene about one of the fast snow events at the Winter Olympics.

  • Watch a video below, then choose one image related to that sport.
  • Draw up your 5+1 senses grid on your whiteboard
  • Brainstorm with your partner
  • Share some of your ideas
  • Choose which of the ideas you will use in your own writing
  • Stick in your chosen image (if you get time before we write)

Together we are going to try to write our second tension scene in 10 -15 mins.  🙂

 

SOUNDS OF SKIING

DOWNHILL SKIING EVENT

SKELETON OR LUGE

WRITING – BUILDING TENSION

Today we are going to learn just how to BUILD TENSION. This is adding details and using words and similes that make the reader WANT to know what is going to happen next!!!
So, how do we do it?

  • We need to create atmosphere through our description of the action and the setting – using our 5 + 1  senses. (See, Hear, Touch, Smell, Taste and Feelings)
  • We need to use short and long sentences to make our writing exciting. Shorter when the action heats up.
  • We need to get inside our character’s head and add in the thoughts and feelings of the character as the action happens. eg. What was that? How am I going to get out of here?

Today we are going to start by watching a few videos of the Winter Olympics to get the sounds and feelings of the different sports.

Then we are going to choose an image to WRITE A TENSION SCENE about.  In groups we will brainstorm words and similes we can use for the 6 senses.  Then on our own, we are going to try and write a tension scene.  We will stick the image into our draft writing books and write underneath.

It’s going to be so much fun!  :-

ICE SKATING VIDEOS


CHOOSE ONE OF THESE IMAGES TO WRITE ABOUT ICE SKATING AS YOUR TENSION SCENE.

SIMILES – Remember Ethan described being behind a wave…He said “it was like watching a tsunami wave rolling to shore”.  And he said the fridge fell over and the open fridge door…”looked like a wide open mouth, full of food.”  (Great job, Ethan! :- )

Think about an unusual thing you can compare it to – and there must be one similar thing between the two things. Look at Ethan’s ideas – can you see what is similar? But – the LIKE….(simile) really uses your imagination and is exciting writing! 😎

We’ll start together and then you can continue with your groups. 🙂

On your whiteboard, draw up a grid with 6 boxes. Write headings on each and leave space to write your ideas too!

I SEE          I HEAR               I SMELL               I TASTE                I TOUCH          I FEEL

Here is an example of the kinds of things we are going to brainstorm and write:

Let’s have a go together!  Get your whiteboards and a partner ready. Draw up 6 squares on your whiteboard and label them like you saw in the image just above.  Let’s get started with me helping you.  🙂

WRITING A TENSION SCENE

You did a great job writing a full story last week – using a sizzling start, pebble, rock, boulder, climax and ending.  Today you are going to learn a strategy to write a tension scene. 

TENSIONS SCENES ARE LONG AND STRONG!

CHOOSE ONE OF THESE OLYMPICS BMX ACTION PHOTOS AS YOUR TENSION SCENE.

YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE A TENSION SCENE ABOUT THAT PHOTO USING THE 5+1 SENSES.

WORKING IN A GROUP OF 4, YOU NEED TO WRITE DOWN ALL YOUR IDEAS FOR EACH SENSE. (TIMED 2 MINS)   – ONE PERSON TO SCRIBE
SEE
HEAR
SMELL
TASTE
TOUCH
FEEL (emotions)

THEN YOU WILL HAVE 5 MINUTES TO WRITE YOUR OWN TENSION SCENE USING AS MANY OF THE IDEAS YOU GENERATED AS A GROUP.

😎