The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Now it’s your turn! Step One: Write down the title of your top three picture choices here: ________________ __________________.

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Now it’s your turn! Step One: Write down the title of your top three picture choices here: ________________ __________________ _______________ Step Two: Circle your first choice among the titles you wrote above and select the drawing. Staple it on top of this paper. Step Three: Follow the hand-outs to create your story. Although there are no length requirements, you must incorporate the caption sentence somewhere in the story. Brainstorming: I. What is the first thing you think of while looking at your picture? Write 3-5 things that happen in your story: 1.(thing that happens) 2. 3.(most exciting part of the story) (last thing that happens in your story) II. Now describe the climax (the most exciting part of your story) in greater detail:

Main Character’s Name Descriptive words for how your character Will act in your story Descriptive words for how your character feels in your story What kind of things might your character say in your story? Describe how your character gets along with other characters in your story Describe the appearance of your character Describe where your character comes from and where he/she/it lives Character Map

Briefly describe what happens at the BEGINNING of your story Briefly describe the most exciting moment (CLIMAX) of your story Briefly describe the lesson learned, or conclusion (DENOUEMENT) Describe steps that lead to your climax Who helps your character ? How? Does anyone/thing try to stop or hurt your character? Describe events leading to the climax Story Map

Setting #1Characters Setting #2Additional Characters What is the potential for conflict? (Describe both what causes the conflict as well as ways the conflict could be avoided) What conflict develops? Is the conflict resolved? How? Exposition (What is the opening situation?) Story Outline

A Rose By Any Name Would Smell as Sweet What will you name your character? Did you ever stop to think about how powerful a name is? Think about how your name affects your life. Is it common? Hard to Pronounce? Your parent’s name? How do you think a person named “Dummy” might act? How might a person named “Lovely” look? Can you create a name for your character that describes what he/she is like? Can you think of a name that describes their personality? Can you think of a name that describes a challenge they must overcome? What’s in a name? Let’s see…. Here’s a site that looks at the meaning of names in the Harry Potter books:

Would you like to make your story look more professional? You can insert a picture into your typed story: 1.Minimize your essay window. 2. Open internet and go to class homework page, select picture 3. Right click on picture and copy (ctrl c) 4. Maximize your essay, insert cursor where you’d like to place your picture. 5. Right click paste (or select ctrl v.) Ta-dah! (Perfectionists: speak to me and I’ll show you the tricky computer addition I used to color my picture…)