500 Words Story Competition

Source: bbc: https://500words.external.bbc.co.uk/opportunity/1

This week you are working on a 500 word story for your homework.

When you have written a draft (and you must do this first!!), you need to enter your story on the Radio 2 website.

Click this link below to find the form that you need to fill in.
https://500words.external.bbc.co.uk/opportunity/1 

You will need to fill in this form with an adult, who will need to enter an email address. Make sure you enter the '9 and under' category.


Here are some top tips for your story:

Remember your structure- it needs a beginning, middle and end. Draw yourself a story mountain to help you plan this, or look at the picture below.

Source: communication4all

Choose your words carefully. You only have 500 words, so pick them wisely! Don't waste your 500 words on boring words like happy, sad, nice, said, then or walk. You can do better! Use powerful adjectives and verbs.

Create an interesting hero/main character. You only have 500 words, so you don't want to include too many characters. Keep it simple but entertaining!


There are some great examples on the Radio 2 website- click the picture below to read the winning entries in your category for the last few years. Don't copy them though- the judges will remember them! You can do even better!

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1/features/winning-stories