Hour 2, 5, 6--Today we did some reviewing of the parts of speech. Also, we began talking about the short story students will be writing in the next week and a half. The short story will need to include all the elements of fiction we learned about in December. Additionally, the story (750 word minimum) will describe an event that take place in only 60 seconds. We will do some brainstorming tomorrow to come up with possible events. Each story will need to include dialogue, imagery, simile, and metaphor. We will begin typing in class on Friday. The final draft of the story is due Friday, January 15th.
Students also received the packet for Vocab 8 in class today.
Hours 7, 8--Today we spent class prepping for the short story writing. Since we learned all about the elements of fiction in December, now we're going to put them into action. Today students received a yellow packing explaining the process and expectations. The front page gives some instruction. The second page gives a rubric. The third page is due tomorrow--each student needs to come up with four beginning lines for their story. Each start must use one of the following: dialogue, imagery, simile, or metaphor (and their must be one start for each)
We will start typing in class on Friday. The final draft of the story is due Friday, January 15th.
ASSIGNMENT:
- Hours 2, 5, 6--none
- Hours 7, 8--Four First Lines due tomorrow
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