Using the picture below as a guide, write a story about what might be happening.

Here is a checklist for you to follow to help you do your best writing:

• Keep the central idea or topic in mind.
• Keep your audience in mind.
• Support your ideas with details, explanations, and examples.
• State your ideas in a clear sequence.
• Include an opening and a closing.
• Use a variety of words and vary your sentence structure.
• State your opinion or conclusion clearly.
• Capitalize, spell, and use punctuation correctly.
• Write neatly.

After you write your story, read what you have written. Use the checklist to make certain that your writing is the best it can be.