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["Kimberly Terrill" <kiter5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Today we played my new vrsion of NANOfictionary. I think it went well. I had to make a few modifications. After everyone told their story, I assigned some homework. The 7th grader had to write a detailed description of one of his characters. Complete with background and family information. I wanted both physical characters and personality. He wrote over a page.The 6th grader had to draw scenes from his story and write 3 sentences to describe each scene. The 4th grader had to make a 6 panel comic book format of his story.

 

Here are the rules (I added the use if dice to the card game), followed by a link to a picture.

 

NANO&dice

 

 

Have cards in separate stacks. (character-C, problems-P, settings-S,

resolution-R, actions-A).  Choose one stack for your base stack (either P, S or R). Have a way to label the piles. I used NANOBLANKS.

 

The base stack (lets say it is S- setting) is in the middles of the table.

Flip over the top card. Have a discard pile off to the side. Think up a fun

Name for the discard pile; like the boot-locker, the closet,  hole,

grave yard, basement, attic......

 

Go around the table in turn, rolling 1 dice.

 

If you roll a 1-3 draw a character card

 

If You roll a 4- draw a P

 

If you roll a 5- draw a R

 

If you roll a 6-draw an action cards

 

(if you have P or R as your base, just substitute for the rolls)

 

You may want to have them written on an index card on the table for all to

see as a reminder.)

 

When a person gets 2-3 C, 1 P, 1R they have to make a short story using the S

that if flipped over on the table. Everyone's story uses the same S (or the

same base card that is flipped). If you draw more than what you need of one

type, put it in the discard pile. I had to put a limit on things. My kids like to have 8-12 of almost everything and then try to make as story and get confused and it ends up a big disaster.

 

The 1st person done gets 3 points, 2nd person gets 2 points, 3rd person done gets 1 point.

 

Play a specified set of rounds (suggested 3-5. At the end, tally the points.

 

Hand out place cards or have little prizes for 1st , 2nd , 3^rd

 

^{Have students choose a story to write out or draw pictures of.}

 

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~~Kimberly
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