Step one: read through 'The Snargets' story build-up.

Step two: read through your build-up part of the plan.

This can be found on Seesaw.

Step three: use the 'Snarget' build-up and your plan to help you write your own.

Look at Miss Hall's example below to help.

She looked at her plan to help her write.

In the centre, among the wild cherry hazel and horse chestnut trees, there were three boys about his own age or older. Barney recognised them. They were the Snarget boys and they were known for always causing trouble in the area. They seemed to have built a small fire which was crackling and flickering in the dim light of the copse.  

   Barney found a large horse chestnut tree and climbed up to a place where he would not be seen by the Snargets. He picked himself a few conkers from the tree and hurled them towards the large pile of kindling. They struck the pile in the centre. The kindling scattered like birds hearing a gunshot all over the three Snarget boys.

   They all screeched like a cat and covered their heads.

“ ’Ere, ’oo’s chuckin’ conkers at us?” yelled the first Snarget boy suspiciously.

Scowling, all the boys began to look round the copse.

“All right, it’s no use ‘iding. We can see yer,” called the smallest Snarget.

“Come out from the trees or we’ll beat ya to a pulp!” shouted another.

   Although the boys were stronger than Barney, he knew that by the time they worked out which tree he was in, he would be well away. He giggled and tossed another conker at the boys. Getting fed up of the attack, the Snarget boys gathered around the fire. After a while, Barney heard a lot of whispering going on as the fire continued to crackle. Soon after, all three Snarget boys moved away from the fire and started walking towards the way out.

The eldest called over his shoulder in a casual voice, “Goodbye Barney. We’re goin’ ‘ome now. Just keep your ’ands off our delicious marshmallows. We’ll toast ‘em tomorrow. ”

                 fronted adverbial       precise nouns                Barney winding up the Snargets      non-standard English

                                      similes

Step four: use the scaffold below to help you write yours.

__________, among _____________ and ____________, there were three boys about his own age or older. Barney recognised them. They were the Snarget boys and they were known for ___________

__________________. They seemed to have built _____________ 

_______________________________________.  

   Barney found _____________________________________ 

______________________________________. He __________

_______________ and hurled _______ towards _____________ 

______. _____ struck the pile in the centre. The ____________

 ________________ all over the three Snarget boys.

   They all _________________________________.

“ ’Ere, ’oo’s chuckin’ ___________?” yelled the first Snarget boy suspiciously.

Scowling, all the boys began to look round __________.

“_______, __________. __________,” called the smallest Snarget.

“Come out from the ____ or we’ll ____________!” shouted another.

   Although the boys were stronger than Barney, _____________ 

_______________________________, he would be well away. He _______ and _______ another _______ at the boys. Getting fed up of the attack, the Snarget boys _____________. After a while, Barney heard a lot of whispering going on ___________________

________. Soon after, all three Snarget boys ________________

_____ and started walking towards the way out.

The eldest called over his shoulder in a casual voice, “Goodbye Barney. We’re goin’ ‘ome now. Just keep your ’ands off ____________________. _________________. ”