6 words
… I came up with the idea to use the 6 word concept with my kids all on my own … knowing (as with most good ideas) it would have been utilised in many other contexts before. Wikepedia and Google helped confirm this. No shame … pride – the need to be connected and creative in a succinct manner abounds … especially as microblogging increasingly enhances our networks and communities … now to count …
no, that’s more than 6 … oh well 
The miniLegends love the idea because it’s a way we can connect with the world and share our learning … using a simple and common task.
“We get to visit other countries and they get to visit us.”
Here we go …
Ernest Hemingway was a very famous author.
He was encouraged to write a story in just six words.
Here is one that he really liked and thought was one of his best works … so the story goes.
‘For sale: baby shoes, never worn.’ [This started a brilliant class discussion]
Please add your own 6 word stories in the comments.
Also. please let other people know so they can visit us and join in the fun.
We will collect them and present them for everyone to share.
Our negotiated task
- Write a ’story’ using 6 words.
- our 1st one – by Kyle “We have lots of fun here”
- It can be any 6 words but sentences are good too
- no swear words, it must be appropriate for our age (8 and 9 year olds)
- remember ! “…” , ? capitals . ‘
- it must be a story, give the sense, idea or part of a story … people can read into it what they want
- twists (unexpected endings) are fun
from our ’six words’ post (with our best first shot examples – CHECK THEM OUT!)
+ examples (below) from other sites
(no links provided due to some Year 3 inappropriate content)
We have more of our own ‘6 word stories’ in OUR OWN BLOGS.
Please, feel free to add your 6 words
(plus your blog/url) in the comments below.
See that shadow? (It’s not yours.)
- Jim Crace
Set sail, great storm, all lost.
- John Banville
Humorous book: critic died laughing. Sued.
- Alexander McCall Smith
Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
- Eileen Gunn
Rained, rained, rained, and never stopped.
- Howard Waldrop
Tick tock tick tock tick tick.
- Neal Stephenson
Help! Trapped in a text adventure!
- Marc Laidlaw
Thought I was right. I wasn’t.
- Graeme Gibson
Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- David Brin
In the beginning was the word.
- Gregory Maguire
There were only six words left.
- Gregory Maguire
“Sense the patterns in your environment.”
- Stephen Downes
“Become like the teacher, only different.”
- Less Nessman
Learn, then teach, while learning.
- Anymouse
Brushed my teeth, time for bed.
- Mike Conrad
Boy plays video game; aliens die.
- Anna
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain: umbrella?
Chocolate, 31 days – who will WIN?
New puppy believes toes need air.
Skip, Jump, Jog I am puffed
Dinosaurs on loose, send meat now.
Real Life, Second Life, What Life?
Pandora’s box opened. Empty. Oh dear…
Rain stops…I mean, REALLY stops!
Jesus returns – starts real American Idol.
ipod idance ising iwatch ishare ihappy
High wind, tent creaks, can’t sleep…
Arizona sun rises, bakes awake snakes
Well we spent some time voting on our favourite submitted so far.
There was a lot of discussion and very close voting.
‘ipod idance ising iwatch ishare ihappy’ Frances
‘Chocolate, 31 days – who will WIN?’ Sue
were exactly the same! … (that nevers happens to us) BUT
with a few extra votes, the winner is
‘New puppy believes toes need air.’ by Alan (Brilliant!)
We loved everyone joining in and having a shot – thanks
[I hope people tick the 'notify me' of new comments box, perhaps we should send emails to respond to comments just in case]
That doesn’t mean the six word challenge ends here. Please continue to add your ideas
Here are two jokes we adapted to 6 words.
‘A duck with fangs? Count Duckula.’ Kyle
“Well, I’m here.”
“It’s tomorrow.”
“Already?” Al
I agree with your the winner you picked I loved Alan’s also
All were very good and very clever.
It is a great exercise and makes us look at the world in a different way
“They’re my words from your mouth”
I really like mr Uptons class
Hi Al and the Mini Legends. Love this idea of a story in 6 words. How about a PhotoStory in 5 pictures? Check out this site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
Great idea. We’ll try it too.
Hope it’s okay if I put a link to your blog on mine so my class can have a look at your entries.
I have a Year 4 class in suburban Perth in W.A.
Thanks
Food Food Food you like food.
Oink! Oink! Curly tail pink colour
Rain, wind, sunshine, never ending rainbow
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Six slimy snails slide along slowly.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a very long word.
1. Running on path fall over OUCH!
I love playing at the beach.
Cat play fiddle, person sing riddle
A puppy plays by the lake.
Eat some gum Chew chew chew
The man on boat saw waves
Rain pelted pelted pelted never stopped
Our school is Oberthur Primary School.
Where is the car down there?
I like eating vegetables and ice-cream.
The building man is the boss.
What is your favourite flavour icecream?
star gazing very hot big telascope
Pigs are pink, Stars are yellow.
Apples are very healthy for you.
My dad hates healthy green things.
My brother is youger than me.
Save our enviroment stop driving cars.
We hope you liked our 6 word stories. Please visit our blog and read some more.
that’s the end of the story
Food glorious food… Oh! dear! Fat.
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I really enjoyed your students posts, in form and content they reminded me very much of Haiku. I think I would like to try something similar with my own high school age students. I wrote about your blog and the students posts on my own blog, http://kfbenbow.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/if-you-create-a-haiku-in-the-blogosphere-will-anyone-hear/ .