1. How to Use a Graphic Organizer to Plan Your Writing

2. The Writing Process Prewrite Draft Revise Edit Publish

3. Tall tales are a fun way to tell a story. Making a plan will help you to write the events in order.

4. Use Paragraph Format Introduce the hero and setting Before it happened What happened Reaction Reintroduce the hero and setting

5. Create a larger than life hero… Exaggerate Exaggerate!!! See Character TemplateCharacter Template

6. Graphic Organizer Before:Introduce the hero and setting What happened:Reaction:

7. Graphic Organizer Use the character templatecharacter template What is the setting? Time and Place Before: Think about what was going on before the problem started. Think about what the hero had to do to save the day. Introduce the hero and setting What happened: How did everyone feel now? Reaction: Think about what happened to make it a happy ending? How did everyone feel?

8. Teacher-modeled tall tale Character name – __________ Where - _______________ When ______________ Before: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Introduce the hero and setting What happened:Reaction: ______________________ ______________________ _________________ _________________