Worksheet B: Above and Beyond
Dasher's Extension Challenge
You already know how to weave source details into your stories. Now let's push your writing even further!
Here is a tip for this worksheet: The strongest writers do not just make characters DO the fact — they also show how the character FEELS and THINKS about what is happening. Try adding feelings, thoughts, or dialogue to bring your writing alive.
1. Weave with Dialogue AND Action Here is a source detail: Astronauts sometimes feel sick for the first few days in space because their bodies are not used to floating.
Write 3-4 sentences where a character named Donnor experiences this. Use at least one line of dialogue AND show what the character's body is doing.
2. Revise and Level Up Here is a passage that is okay but could be stronger:
"The astronauts arrived at the space station. It was big. They went inside and started working."
Rewrite this passage so the reader feels like they are actually there. Add what Prancer sees, hears, and feels when she first steps inside the space station.
3. The Teaching Scene Write a short scene (3-5 sentences) where one astronaut character teaches another character something they learned from the sources — but the character learns it by EXPERIENCING it first, not by being told. (Example: A character tries to walk and starts floating before anyone explains why.)
Finished Early? Write a sentence where your astronaut character tries to eat dinner in space — but the food keeps floating away! Make it funny.
Donnor's Extension Challenge
You already know how to weave source details into your stories. Now let's push your writing even further!
Here is a tip for this worksheet: The strongest writers do not just make characters DO the fact — they also show how the character FEELS and THINKS about what is happening. Try adding feelings, thoughts, or dialogue to bring your writing alive.
1. Weave with Dialogue AND Action Here is a source detail: Astronauts sometimes feel sick for the first few days in space because their bodies are not used to floating.
Write 3-4 sentences where a character named Dasher experiences this. Use at least one line of dialogue AND show what the character's body is doing.
2. Revise and Level Up Here is a passage that is okay but could be stronger:
"The astronauts arrived at the space station. It was big. They went inside and started working."
Rewrite this passage so the reader feels like they are actually there. Add what Cupid sees, hears, and feels when he first steps inside the space station.
3. The Teaching Scene Write a short scene (3-5 sentences) where one astronaut character teaches another character something they learned from the sources — but the character learns it by EXPERIENCING it first, not by being told. (Example: A character tries to walk and starts floating before anyone explains why.)
Finished Early? Write a sentence where your astronaut character tries to eat dinner in space — but the food keeps floating away! Make it funny.
Prancer's Extension Challenge
You already know how to weave source details into your stories. Now let's push your writing even further!
Here is a tip for this worksheet: The strongest writers do not just make characters DO the fact — they also show how the character FEELS and THINKS about what is happening. Try adding feelings, thoughts, or dialogue to bring your writing alive.
1. Weave with Dialogue AND Action Here is a source detail: Astronauts sometimes feel sick for the first few days in space because their bodies are not used to floating.
Write 3-4 sentences where a character named Blitzen experiences this. Use at least one line of dialogue AND show what the character's body is doing.
2. Revise and Level Up Here is a passage that is okay but could be stronger:
"The astronauts arrived at the space station. It was big. They went inside and started working."
Rewrite this passage so the reader feels like they are actually there. Add what Dancer sees, hears, and feels when she first steps inside the space station.
3. The Teaching Scene Write a short scene (3-5 sentences) where one astronaut character teaches another character something they learned from the sources — but the character learns it by EXPERIENCING it first, not by being told. (Example: A character tries to walk and starts floating before anyone explains why.)
Finished Early? Write a sentence where your astronaut character tries to eat dinner in space — but the food keeps floating away! Make it funny.