Fortunately / Unfortunately with Grade 2 - Class Stories

Thanks to https://ideafm.org/ for the idea and the image.

In second grade, we read Fortunately by Remy Charlip, a story that follows Ned through a series of problems and resolutions, and talked about plot structure. 

Then we wrote our own version as a class ... the kids much preferred coming up with the "unfortunately" parts!

Finally, the students paired up to write and illustrate even more versions. I'll post pictures of them working together - and their stories - once they finish up. For now, enjoy the stories they wrote as a group:

Room 204 - Story 1

One day, a boy was walking in the jungle.

Unfortunately, a tiger chased him.

Fortunately, he found a magical snake.

Unfortunately, the tiger was too fast and got him.

Fortunately, he bit the tiger, which let him go.

Unfortunately, a cheetah was now chasing him and almost ate him.

Fortunately, the magical snake bit the cheetah.

Unfortunately, the cheetah didn't give up.

Fortunately, the boy knew karate.  

credit: https://championsportkarate.com/

Unfortunately, dinosaurs came back to life.

Fortunately, the cheetah tried to defeat the dinosaurs.

Unfortunately, he kicked the tiger.

Fortunately, he also kicked a dinosaur in the head, and the dinosaur fell.

Unfortunately, when the dinosaur got up, he ate the tiger.

Fortunately, a magical koala brought the tiger back to life inside the dinosaur.

Unfortunately, the magical snake met a poisonous snake and died after getting bitten.

Fortunately, the magical snakes' siblings were helping him, so they helped the boy too.

Unfortunately, the boy kicked the dinosaur and fell to the ground and died.

Fortunately, the tiger scratched his way out of the dinosaur.

Unfortunately, another dinosaur kicked the tiger off a cliff.

Fortunately, one dinosaur was magical and brought the tiger back up.

Unfortunately, one of the other dinosaurs ate the magical koala. 

Fortunately, two dinosaurs went into the ring to fight each other and whoever won would get to eat the boy's body. (Ed. note: Ms. Moore is not sure if this is truly fortunate.)

Unfortunately, the earth then went into the sun.

The End

Room 204 - Story 2

One day, in a house, a boy tripped the fire alarm.

Unfortunately, it spawned dinosaurs.

Fortunately, a magical cat spawned too.

Unfortunately, the dinosaurs ate the magical cat.

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Fortunately, the boy hit the fire alarm again, and all the dinosaurs went away. 

Unfortunately, a rapper came and put on some really really loud music that everybody could hear, and the house shook and fell down. 

Fortunately, the boy was still alive.

Unfortunately, every building in the world fell down.

Fortunately, the fire alarm was not destroyed, and a nice dog came out of it.

Unfortunately, Laylah was passing by and got so scared, the bangs fell off her head.

Fortunately, she grew new bangs.

Unfortunately, the boy found magical boots and flew into the sun and disintegrated.

Fortunately, an alien spaceship dropped by and brought the boy back to life.

Unfortunately, another evil alien came along and disintegrated everything.

The End

Room 206 

One day, a little girl was watching TV in her living room at a castle.

Unfortunately, dinosaurs came to her house and tried to eat her.

Fortunately, 1,000 trillion budgies pecked the dinosaurs to death.

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Unfortunately, 1,000 Squidwards jumped on John Cena's head. 

Fortunately, he got away and grabbed a broom to whack the Squidwards.

Unfortunately, John Cena then fell into a pool and went back in time to the dinosaur age.

Fortunately, a whole entire army jumped in the pool to go and save John Cena.

Unfortunately, dinosaurs came and chomped up John Cena and spit him out.

Fortunately, the little girl came with a fly bopper and hit the dinosaurs in the nose.

Unfortunately, then a dinosaur fell down and passed out and had flies all over his face and it started raining lava.

Fortunately, a dog came out of the TV back at the castle.

Unfortunately, a bulldozer also came out and knocked the castle down.

Fortunately, the dog escaped the castle and went to go help the little girl.

Unfortunately, the dog pooped and it was so stinky it made the girl pass out.

Fortunately, the dog also pooped on the dinosaurs and they all died.

Unfortunately, the dog turned into a cartoon dog.

Fortunately, John Cena and the girl came back to life.

Unfortunately, a bunch of carnivorous plants started chasing them all around.

Fortunately, the dog turned back into a normal dog, teleported them back to the castle world, and gave them ice cream.

The End