Acting wrting

In Totara Whanau we are learning to do procedural writing. My success criteria was:
1. Hook the reader in with a great introduction
2. Start all steps with a verb (You can't use the same verb more then twice)
3. Over-exaggerate the steps
4. Make sure the steps are in the right order
Something that challenged me was starting all of my sentences with a verb because my brain had to really think about it.
I am very proud of my piece because I feel I worked really hard to make it awesome!
Here is my piece:

How to Act on stage!

Acting! Isn’t that a funny word? Acting is my passion, my dream, my… Life. Although acting may seem heart thumping, it’s actually an exquisite art and the feeling of being on stage and doing it, is just amazing! Do you have trouble with acting or are too scared to do it? Look no further for I have the instructions!

What you need:

• Time (This may take a while)
• Yourself
• A can do! attitude

Steps:

• Face your fears! Gradually take long deep breaths, visualize the crowd cheering your name, just imagine life slowing down.
• Concentrate on your character, you have to make your character believable, if you believe you are that person the audience will believe you are the character.
• Adapt to changes, you may have to pretend that there is a character interacting with you when there really isn’t (Eg: Tinkerbell from Peter Pan).
• Exercise the muscles in your face! Do all expressions possible (Happy, sad, angry, crazy, distureb, scared etc)  we do this so our muscles are prepared for what we are about to do
• Increase the volume of your voice! Be loud and proud!

Enjoy the rush of excitement you get as you explain your story!