boy writing

What kind of stories do you like to read?

Write one!

 

girl thinking

Ideas, Where Do I Get Them?


Developing Believable Characters

villian



Developing My Character

queen

Outside (what do they look like)

Inside (personality)

Part Mexican

Afraid of the dark

Luz

artistic

Light brown skin

Cares for people

Long brown hair in pony tail

Thin-skinned

Casual clothes


Self-made dangly earrings




Building the Character’s Self-View

character

Attitude towards self

Attitude of others toward self

She thinks she’s dumb, grumpy, rude, and obnoxious

Mrs. Jorach thinks she is a great writer

She hates her lips

Mr. Smith thinks she is really good at math story problems

She knows that all of what she thinks is not true but she still thinks this way






Giving Characters problems and solutions

notebook

 

Think about their:



Show Don’t Tell

Planning and Writing Scenes

snoopy


Things writers include in scenes:









Matching the Writing to the Story Mountain

storymountain





Six Trait Writing


Ideas


Organization:


Voice:





Word Choice:


Sentence Fluency:


Conventions:

(Sentence beginnings, proper nouns, the word I)


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