Read the opening of this story to your class. It is 1177 words in length. Roger can’t sleep on the morning of his 80th birthday so he goes for an early morning stroll. He encounters a strange object which seems to be able to fly and by sheer chance knocks off a small piece of it. Having been an engineer all his life he takes the piece of material home and subjects it to various tests and is astounded by what he finds. Then there is a knock on the door. Somebody, or something wants it back.
The story has been specially written by Johnnie Young, who has taught English and Creative writing for over thirty years. It is designed to captivate the attention of your students and will inspire them to continue the story in their own words from their own imaginations.
When they have finished read a few out and hold a discussion about what makes a good story.
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