TIMELINE FOR STORYBOOK PROJECT

THINGS TO DO TODAY:  BRAINSTORM – You may talk with your family, but each person will turn in your own storybook!  Choose a cover for your book and get FOUR sheets of paper for your inside pages  Choose names for your two societies – these may be cities, countries, etc.  Decide how you’ll bind your book  Number the pages  Put your name and period at the bottom of the back cover  Choose a title for your storybook

OVER THE WEEKEND:  Write out the story, reviewing the instructions to decide which parts of the story will appear on each page spread  Brainstorm/sketch illustrations that you will use on each page spread

MONDAY:  Transfer the story you wrote over the weekend to your storybook pages, paying close attention to what information is required on each page  Draw and color illustration for each page spread

MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY:  Finalize writing the book and drawing the illustrations  Write the Reflection and “About the Author” blurb  Review your work using the checklist/rubric  Bind the book

WEDNESDAY:  Come in ready to turn in the Storybook Project at the beginning of class!