Creative Writing: Sad day

Creative Writing: Feelings

A) Creative Thinking

​Some of the people in the following situations are feeling bad. Write what you can do to cheer them up.

Another example:

​1) Your sister is angry because she cannot find her pen.

​I can offer my help and look for her pen.

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2) Your mother has a bad cold and is lying in bed at home.

Open Ended

2) Your mother has a bad cold and is lying in bed at home.

Open Ended

4) Your classmate misses her father who works overseas

Open Ended

5) Your aunt loses her purse at the supermarket.

B) Cause and Effect

​The fierce storm damaged the flowers in the garden.

Cause: fierce storm
Effect damaged the flowers

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The smoky room made me feel uncomfortable.

Cause?

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The smoky room made me feel uncomfortable.

Effect?

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My sister was sick because she ate contaminated food.

Cause?

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My sister was sick because she ate contaminated food.

Effect?

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Ashley felt tired because she did not sleep well.

Cause?

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Ashley felt tired because she did not sleep well.

Effect?

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Father was very angry because Ben broke his favourite vase.

Cause?

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Father was very angry because Ben broke his favourite vase.

Effect?

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I felt sad as my pet cat was lost.

Cause?

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I felt sad as my pet cat was lost.

Effect?

D) Writing Task

​Write about a day when you felt sad. Use the questions to help you

Open Ended

1) When was the sad day?

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2) What happened on that day?

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3) How did you react to the things that happened?

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4) How did other people react to you?

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5) What was the last thing you did?

Open Ended

6) What happened in the end?

Based on your answers, write a story about that sad day.