By introducing a specific sentence pattern to be followed, greater structure can be introduced and used to foster an awareness of the different ways in which writing can be made more interesting. This needs to be carefully explained and perhaps the details need to be noted down in a corner of the whiteboard. Here is an example of how this variation works. First of all, the teacher provides the initial prompt to set the scene and to start the story rolling, as in the first version described above. Then the students are told that the second sentence must deal with a feeling. The third sentence must include a description and in the sentence after that some action must be taken. This pattern can be added to, changed and/or repeated so that throughout the story you have a combination of feelings, thoughts, descriptions and something happening. You might work in smells, colors and tastes to this mix.