How to write a story_checkpoint 8
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with text slides and 1 video.
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checkpoint writing
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RULES IN THE CLASSROOM
1) Come to the lesson on time
2) Make sure you have gone to the toilet before the lesson starts
NO GOING TO THE TOILET DURING LESSON TIME
3) Teacher will indicate when you may ask questions otherwise-Don't ask questions
4) If you interrupt more than once- you'll get a reminder, then:
1.warning
2 warning change seats
3 come after school and do extra English work.
4. can't come that day- make appointment with teacher, who will inform your parents with a note giving reason for haveing to stay extra.
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Lesson 1: character skecth
ADJECTIVES
Lesson 2: setting:
5 senses ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS
Lesson 3: Practice story writing
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Start with a PLAN for your story
WHO was there?
WHAT happened?
WHEN did this happen?
WHERE did this take place?
WHY did this happen?
Your story must have a BEGINNING a MIDDLE and an END
timer
5:00
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timer
5:00
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Watch and listen to the following youtube video carefully.
After, pair up with your neighbour and and write down together what the video said that a setting is. Write a small paragraph explaining
After, teacher will choose three pairs to explain to the class what a setting is according to the video and why a setting is important for a story.
timer
3:00
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5-6 Elements of a Story
-Describe an appealing character-Describe an interesting setting
-Describe the major events that will happen - an intriguing problem - with a satisfying solution
-An exciting Plot
-Descriptive Language using imagery
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ONCE YOU'VE GOT A STORY PLAN
Write the beginning
Write the 5 elements of a story for either:
The Giver
Harry Potter
- character
- setting
- major events- a problem - a solution
- Plot
- imagery
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Introduce your characters: using adjectives describe your characters
Describe the setting of the story: appealing to the 5 senses
A story always has a problem or conflict. What is the problem ? How is the problem affecting the characters
The problem is solved or it isn't, but there has to be a clear ending
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Character starts with a problem
How does the characer feel about the problem
How has the problem changed the character?
How does the character solve the problem
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Write a story in which the main character faces danger on an island
Sami reacted bravely to a dangerous situation and eventually reached safety
You will need to consider:
- What the dangerous situation is
- Why or how the situation developed
- How the main character reacts to a dangerous situation
- Consider the 5-6 elements of the story and the punctuation-Grammar necessary
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Writing Task
Write a story where you meet a boy or girl who is totally different from you, and yet you also have similarities that bring you together and you become friends.
Character: describe the other person, what are they like and what do they look like?
Setting: where did you meet? Will the story end in the same place?
Plot: what happens with the two of you? Where do you go and what do you do?
