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Turn your classroom into the most exciting place on Earth with Adventure Hunters!

A jungle trek, an erupting volcano, hidden ruins, a dark cave, an avalanche, a new planet, a shipwreck, a perilous quest... adventure stories are brilliant! They let the writer escape anywhere, create excitement, experience action and a bit of danger all via their imagination.

Use these amazing, free resources to ignite creativity and inspire all your pupils to write a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words). Will they be a daredevil explorer? A treasure hunter? A hero... or a villain?

We can't wait to find out!!

Your pupils can use of the 8 optional story starters and quest ideas on the worksheet to fire up their imaginations. There’s also a handy lesson plan online that covers building a story and descriptive writing along with a video.

What are you waiting for? The adventure starts now...

[Rules] =>

Only one entry per pupil, there is no limit to the number of entries per school. Teachers please submit your entries altogether where possible!

Entries must be your pupils' own work.

Entries can be on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed.

Adults can scribe the entries, if needed.

Each pupil's name, age and school name should be included on their entry.

Mini sagas must be no longer than 100 words (excluding the title).

An optional story starter does count as part of the word limit if used.

[School Prizes] =>

1st Prize

The Young Writers' Award of Excellence, a year's annual school subscription to SPaG Monsters and an awesome book bundle!

2 x Runners-Up

Each wins a framed certificate and a year's annual school subscription to SPaG Monsters!

PLUS

Every participating school receives a free copy of the book their pupils feature in!

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the 2021/2022 academic year.)

[Student Prizes] =>

Our 5 favourite published writers will each win a Complete Writer's Toolkit - Junior Edition!
This amazing prize gives kids the tool to write and publish their very own book.

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Autumn Term 2021.)

[Tips] =>

Before your pupils individually start planning and writing their stories, why not have a classroom mind map?

 Split up the blackboard into segments such as:

• 'characters',
• 'adventure settings'
• 'good action-packed verbs and adjectives'
• 'events/dangers'
• 'cliffhangers/twists'

 Write down any ideas your pupils generate for each segment.

 By collecting group ideas, it can help focus pupils that have lots of ideas! And for any pupils struggling, this offers further inspiration.

To grab the reader's attention from the beginning it's important to have a strong opening sentence. Encourage your pupils to look at ways in which they can do this. This can be done alone, in groups or as a class activity.

Some examples:

• Using alliteration - 'The cave was deep, dark and disgustingly dirty as I made my way down...'
• Creating tension - 'My hands shook as I opened the door to the creepy house...'
• Giving a hint into the story - 'Mike was calm but he wouldn't be for long...'

Ask your pupils what comes to mind when they think of the word ‘adventure’, what does adventure mean to them?

Perhaps a book, film or famous expedition could provide a good starting point.

This is a great way to form an idea and carry on their adventure from there…

Once your budding writers have an idea forming, why not ask them to close their eyes and imagine themselves living their adventure idea.

 For example, if they were lost in a jungle could they imagine how they would feel, what they would see and what they would do to try and escape/survive?

This can help with descriptive ideas and story planning.

Plan, plan, plan!

A good story starts with a brief plan. Encourage your pupils to plan a beginning, middle and ending to their story. That way they know where their plot is leading and can also keep in mind the word count.

This helps focus their writing, decide on ideas – and the worksheet has a planning sheet to help them do just this.

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Thank you to everyone who took part, over 8,000 of you nationwide.

We've loved reading every entry, and here are the 5 pupil winners who each have won a Complete Writer's Toolkit - Junior Edition for their amazing entries! Congratulations!

School Winners

1st Prize - £100 National Book Token & The Young Writers' Award of Excellence
St Peter's CE Primary School, London

2 x Runners-Up - Huge book bundle & a framed certificate
Grangefield Primary School, Gloucestershire
St Columba's College, Hertfordshire

The school winners were chosen from entries entered into our 2021/2022 writing competitions (Adventure Hunters, Bonkers Monsters & Ancient Adventures).

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Turn your home into the most exciting place on Earth with Adventure Hunters!

A jungle trek, an erupting volcano, hidden ruins, a dark cave, an avalanche, a new planet, a shipwreck, a perilous quest... adventure stories are brilliant! They let the writer escape anywhere, create excitement, experience action and a bit of danger all via their imagination.

Use these amazing, free resources to ignite creativity and inspire your young writer to write a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words). Will they be a daredevil explorer? A treasure hunter? A hero... or a villain?

We can't wait to find out!!

Your child can use one of the 8 optional story starters and quest ideas on the worksheet to fire up their imaginations.

What are you waiting for? The adventure starts now...

[Independent Rules] =>

Only one entry per person.

Please include your child's name, age and full postal address on their entry.

Independent entrants must have a UK address to enter.

Independent entries are still eligible for pupil prizes.

Your child's entry must be their own work.

A mini saga has a 100-word limit (excluding the title).

If a story starter is used it must be included in the word count.

[Independent Prizes] =>

Our 5 favourite published writers will each win a Complete Writer's Toolkit - Junior Edition!
This amazing prize gives kids the tool to write and publish their very own book.

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Autumn Term 2021. Independent entrants are eligible for pupil prizes.)

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