1. SELECTING A GENRE/SEED & DRAFTING Take out your Writing Tips & Tricks handout, your Writer’s Notebook.

2. TODAY’S OBJECTIVE  Today, I will be able to select a genre and story seed for my genre project. I’ll know I’ve got it when I’ve chosen a topic that appeals to me and is appropriate for class.

3. YOUR NEXT PROJECT  Any genre you choose!  Topic must be school appropriate.  You must incorporate all of the different writing tips/tricks.

4. WHAT GENRES CAN I CHOOSE?  Fantasy  Science Fiction  Realistic Fiction  Historical Fiction

5. WHAT GENRES CAN I CHOOSE?  Fantasy – uses magic & other supernatural phenomena as the primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works take place in fictional worlds where magic is common.  Science Fiction  Realistic Fiction  Historical Fiction

6. WHAT GENRES CAN I CHOOSE?  Fantasy  Science Fiction – Uses scientific concepts as primary the element of plot, theme, or setting. Many of these stories are set in the future with new innovations in science & technology.  Realistic Fiction  Historical Fiction

7. WHAT GENRES CAN I CHOOSE?  Fantasy  Science Fiction  Realistic Fiction – Events, people, & places might be real, but the story is fictional.  Historical Fiction

8. WHAT GENRES CAN I CHOOSE?  Fantasy  Science Fiction  Realistic Fiction  Historical Fiction – Stories take place in the past. Can contain actual settings & historical characters, but the main characters & storylines are made up.

9. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS  1.5-2 Pages  Typed  Double Spaced  Times New Roman  12 Font

10. RUBRIC CriteriaPoints Earned by Student Total Points Possible Student created a piece of writing within a clear genre. The selection is complete with a beginning, middle, & end. 5 Student successfully incorporated clear use of Magic 3. 5 Student successfully incorporated clear use of repetition. 5 Student successfully incorporated clear use of visual effects. 5 Student successfully incorporated clear use of figurative language & sensory description. 10 Student carefully revised & edited his/her final draft & turned in a published draft free of errors in grammar, spelling, & mechanics. The final published piece reflects attention to detail. 10 Final Grade /40

11. WITH YOUR WRITING PARTNER…  Select a genre.  Discuss which genre you chose & why.

12. CHROMEBOOK SET UP  Log in & open Google Docs  Create a new document & title it “Free Choice Draft”  Share it with kbyrnes@ebnet.org & your writing partnerkbyrnes@ebnet.org  Write today’s date & begin your draft

13. LET’S HEAR SOME IDEAS!