Creative Writing: Short Story Mini-Unit

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Creative Writing: Short Story Mini-Unit 6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Frantz

Today’s goals 4/28/14 Bell Ringer #69 Preposition Practice - Scholastic Article Preposition Test – MOVED TO WEDNESDAY! How to Write a Short Story Pick out Quest picture

Today’s goals 4/29/14 Bell Ringer #70 SAR Time – 15 Minutes Preposition Test Review–Test TOMORROW! Preposition Helper Card Review How to Write a Short Story Short Story Rubric Write Rising-Action – Short Story due Monday, May 5th

Today’s goals 4/30/14 Bell Ringer #71 Prepositions Test – Work on short story while you wait for others to finish Review Short Story Rubric How to Write Dialogue Continue Writing Story – Climax – Short Story due Monday, April 5th

Today’s goals 5/1/14 Bell Ringer #72 Introduction to Conjunctions Notes Review How to Write Dialogue Continue Writing Story – Falling-Action– Short Story due Monday, April 5th

Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, and sentences together.

Conjunctions and but for nor or so yet A conjunction joins words or word groups that are used in the same way.

Examples: * beans and rice * movies or television * go for a walk or read a book * I wanted to call, but it was late.

Today’s goals 5/2/14 Bell Ringer #73 Review Introduction to Conjunctions Notes Finish Conjunction Notes Finish Writing Story – Resolution – Short Story due Monday, May 5th HOMEWORK: Finish Writing your Short Story

Joining words- * sad but true * Egypt, Italy, and Spain Joining phrases- * after breakfast but before lunch * cooking dinner and fixing breakfast Joining clauses- * The deer ran, for they smelled smoke. * We knocked on the door, and they answered.

You can remember the conjunctions as FANBOYS. For And Nor But Or Yet So

The word for can be used either as a conjunction or as a preposition. The zebra turned toward the watering hole, for it was getting thirsty. For joins the two sentences. PREPOSITION The zebra walked to the stream for a drink. For shows the relationship between the object drink and the verb walked.

Today’s goals 5/5/14 Bell Ringer #NONE Computer Lab 4 – Type Short Stories

Today’s goals 5/6/14 Bell Ringer #NONE Library Computer Lab – Finish Typing Short Stories