STUDENT ACTIVITY

ROLL A NEW YEAR’S STORY

Instructions: Write a silly New Year’s story. Roll a die three times to
determine the character, setting, and problem.

ROLL 1: Character ROLL 2: Setting ROLL 3: Problem

A sad Baby A crowded All clocks stop

New Year Times Square at one minute
to midnight.

A lost dog A noisy house The New Year’s Eve

party ball won’t drop.

All the noisemakers

A silly An apartment
are broken.
partygoer rooftop

A lousy On a riverboat The fireworks

singer ride reveal a strange
message.

A forgetful At a fancy The confetti never

waiter restaurant stops falling.

An angry On a city Time starts moving

chauffeur street backward at 11:59.

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