Foci: Drafting Short Stories, Peer Editing, and Understanding Theme
Notes: We will be typing our stories in class this week and next week. If students want to transfer their pieces from home to school, flash drives and email are excellent tools.
NO SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 7 - TEACHER INSERVICE.
STAY TUNED FOR PHOTOS FROM OUR FROZEN TABLEAUX ACTIVITY - Please contact me if you DO NOT WANT your child pictured on this blog.
Homework: Daybook 55-59 due on Friday
Recent WNB's:
WNB #8 - Draft Setting and Conflict
WNB#9 - Short Story Chronology Mapping and Element Lists
MONDAY AND TUESDAY:
Mini-lessons: Point of View, Titles & Story Leads
SHORT STORY ASSIGNMENT LOGISTICS
Things to think about as you write your story:
o What stories stuck out for you that you read in preparation for this? What made them good and memorable?
o What kind of mood do you want to create in your piece?
o Who will be your narrator?
o Will they employ 1st person, 3rd person limited, or 3rd person omniscient technique?
o What does your protagonist want?
o What central conflict will your character face? What complications will occur along the way?
o Who or what stands in the way?
o What order will you sequence your events? Do you need to start at the beginning or not?
o Will your characters be dynamic or static?
o What literary techniques will you use – e.g. personification, irony, dramatic irony, hyperbole, understatement, foreshadowing, suspense, symbolism?
o What tone will you employ as an author?
TIMELINE:
Typing days in class: November 26, 27, 28, 30, 3, 4. 5, 6
Other:
Individual Conferencing throughout process
Peer Editing - November 29
Base Group Sharing – December 10 & 11
ROUGH DRAFT DUE NOVEMBER 30
2 COPIES OF FINAL DRAFT DUE DECEMBER 6
FORMAT:
You need a title, header and footer
Double space, 12-point, Arial font
2-7 pages in length (unless you chose TTT3 Exemption option)
GRADING:
Your piece will be graded according to the rubric distributed, which is based on the 6 Traits for Writing.
