2. 1a – Writing - Senses Success Criteria
Essential Question
How can I use stronger words when I write?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – What’s wrong?
What are simple words
Success Criteria
I can write a paragraph using sensory details

3. List the sensory details from the paragraph in your books
The new restaurant in the century-old Capital City Hotel is open for business, and it is well worth the trip. While you wait for a table, the colorful fish in the wall-sized aquarium will entertain you. Once you step into the dining room, you will feel as though you have stepped back in time. The gleaming, golden oak tables and chairs, and the red-flocked wallpaper will pull you back to the stately hotel’s earliest days. Once seated, guard against smacking your lips at the perfectly prepared meats, interestingly seasoned potatoes, and crisp-tender fresh vegetables.

5. 1a – Writing – Fiction Stories
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – What genre is Gathering Blue?
Learn new vocab
Find the different parts of an example fiction story
Success Criteria
I can find the different parts of a fiction story

6. Preview – Gathering Blue
Looking at our genres, what type of book is Gathering Blue?
Why do you think this? Examples from the story

7. Vocab
Characters
Narrator
Setting
Plot
Dialogue
Sensory Details

8. Note-taking Check! Vocab definition? Did you take notes for today?
What I will check?
Vocab definition?
Did you take notes for today?
Did you answer the essential question?

9. Parts of a Fiction Story
Characters – made-up people or animals
Narrator – tells the story. Can be a person in the story (1st Person) or not (3rd Person)
Setting – where the action takes place
Plot – story’s action. Series of events that includes conflict, which needs to be resolved
Dialogue – conversation between the characters
Sensory Details – make the characters, setting, action come alive
An interesting Beginning, Middle and End

12. Questions

14. Note-taking Check! Vocab definition? Did you take notes for today?
What I will check?
Vocab definition?
Did you take notes for today?
How do I write a fictional story?
What are the parts of a fictional story?
Did you add 1~2 sentences?
Did you add a vocab word?
If we do not answer the essential question in class, your HW is to add 1~2 sentences after each class

15. 1b – Writing – Story Ideas
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – Fiction books
Finding Ideas
Success Criteria
I can create realistic fiction and fantasy story ideas

16. Preview What fantasy books have you read?
What realistic or historical Fiction books have you read?

17. Story Ideas Realistic Story Idea #1
Characters:
Setting:
Plot:
Realistic Story Idea #2
Story Ideas
What kind of realistic fiction story would you like to write?
About a regular kid who does something amazing?
A person who drives a taxi?
Use examples of stories you have read to guide you

18. Story Ideas Fantasy Story Idea #1
Characters:
Setting:
Plot:
Fantasy Story Idea #2
Story Ideas
What kind of fantasy story would you like to write?
A dangerous quest?
Characters can be human or some other form?
Maybe they have special powers
Use examples you have read to help guide you

19. Note-taking Check! Vocab definition? Did you take notes for today?
What I will check?
Vocab definition?
Did you take notes for today?
How do I write a fictional story?
What is step 1?
Did you add 1~2 sentences?
Did you add a vocab word?
If we do not answer the essential question in class, your HW is to add 1~2 sentences after each class

20. 1c – Writing – Setting Success Criteria
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – Details vs. Senses
Example Setting
Create your own setting details and senses
Success Criteria
I can create a setting using details and senses

21. Vocab
Details
Senses

22. Senses
“The sky glowed green”
“scuffed to the barn”
Details
Farm

23. Gathering Blue Setting
What is the setting of Gathering Blue?
Find examples from Chapter 1~4
Details
Senses

24. Setting of a Story
Think of a setting for a scary part of a story or where something bad is going to happen
What might the weather be like?
What time of day might it be?
Using either a “light-hearted” or “scary” setting
Write a paragraph (4~6) that describes your setting
What to include?
Where and when
You can say a character, but you don’t have to discuss them yet
Prewrite
Draft

25. 1d – Writing – Characters
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Preview – Favourite characters
Example characters
Create your own character
Success Criteria
I can create a brief paragraph explaining my character

26. Preview
What are some of your favourite characters from books you have read?
Why are they your favourite?
How did you learn this info?

27. Learning About Characters
4 ways
Narrator reveals info
The character’s own words reveal info
The character’s actions reveal info
Other character’s actions reveal info
Other character’s words and actions reveal info

28. Kler’s Quest What I know about the character How I know it
Kler is a hard worker
How I know it
Her actions – “It took a good 2 hours to stir it, cook it down, and bottle it”

29. Character of a Story Prewrite
Using your story idea, pick a character you would like to create
Are they human or not?
Male or Female?
What 2 words best describe your character?
What background details or family history have shaped this character?
Write a line the character might say
What might other characters say about
Using either a “light-hearted” or “scary” setting
Write a paragraph (4~5) that introduces your character
Prewrite
Draft

30. 1e – Writing – Plot Success Criteria
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Kler’s Quest Conflict
Example plot
Create your own plot
Success Criteria
I can create a plot for my fiction story

31. Kler’s Quest Put the events in order
Usually 1 event in each paragraph
Kler doesn’t look forward to milking the tambles
????
What is the Conflict in this story?

32. Your Story What is the Conflict in this story? Put the events in order
Usually 1 event in each paragraph

33. 1f – Writing – Draft Success Criteria
Essential Question
How do I write a fictional story?
Learning Outcomes - Students will:
Kler’s Quest Conflict
Example Setting
Create your own setting details and senses
Success Criteria
I can write the draft for my story

34. Task Write a 3~5 paragraph(maximum) fictional story
1 paragraph = 5~7 sentences
Use your prewrite to guide you
Use Kler’s Quest to guide you