REPORT 4
NAME________________________________________________
Fill in the blank lines
below for this groovy award you have won. The material to answer these
questions is on pages 2-6 thus you will need to read the story to answer the
questions below – however, read the questions first so you know what you are
looking for in the writing of your speech. Write your answers on another
paper to have room.
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It is the year 2011
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You are accepting a
prestigious award bestowed upon the best children’s story of the year by a
nationally recognized organization (Story_of_the_year.com).
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There were more than
three-million books and stories submitted for this award.
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In your acceptance speech
you describe what makes the story you wrote (Wombat – pages 2-6) such a prize
winning story. Consider the following:
(How does the Story_of_the_year foundation directly foster and support
writers?) – you will need to adlib
a bit here
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Idea
for writing this story (where
did it come from? – How long did
it take to write? Why do you think it became the most loved and best selling
story of all time?)
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Three other nominees
came close to winning – thank
them and praise their writing and what were their books/stories and what do
admire about their work?
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(What is the award "best in writing" about?
What distinguishes you among
your peers.
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You will read an excerpt from the story – write just the first few words of the paragraph and ending with the last words you will read – what section are you reading to the adoring pubic who are in awe of your writing ability?
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The award winner prior to you (best documentary) was
just booed for talking about the war in Iraq more than his award winning movie –
when you come up to stage the people are still booing – what will you do to
change the tone so people realise you are only
speaking about the award for best children’s story of the year?
After receiving the award
and speaking for several minutes you announce you will never write another
story or book. Explain to the shocked audience why this is.
Go to Wombat for the story
for this report http://neuage.indiko.com/wombat.htm
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