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Welcome!~ Monday Sept. 10, 2018

I will finish checking WWW cards.
**Grey Reading Course of Study sheets due. Turn into blue turn in box on the counter.
Sign in to the Weekly Reading Status sheet quickly and keep it moving

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WWW Review/Study Time

With a partner, quiz one another on the roots, meaning, and words. Pay attention to spelling.
When you are finished, review on Quizlet.
Make a plan to study tonight --share with a partner.

Homework:

Study WWW
Yellow sheet-keep track of total pages read this week, have a conversation with a parent.

WW Character Bootcamp

Essential Question: How do writers develop characters for stories?
Goal: Today I will try out my character by placing them in scenes outside of the story and then see how the character moves, thinks, and acts.
Pick a writing partner that you can share your writing with each day. Move and sit next to that partner during writing workshop.
Check in with your partner.

Test Run Your Character in Everyday Scenes

Let’s think of some everyday scenes--what are places people are at everyday?
Place your character in one of these scenes and fastwrite for 1 minute what they are doing and thinking and how they are feeling and why.
Share with your partner; what did you learn about your character?
Let’s do it again. Pick another scene, and we will fastwrite for 1 minutes.
Share with your partner; what did you learn about your character?
Let’s do it one last time; pick one more scene and we will fastwrite 1 minute.
Share with a partner; what did you learn about your character?

Showing vrs Telling

She was feeling sad and lonely as she waited in line at the grocery store.

Biting her lip, she looked down to avoid eye contact with the people around her.

2. How can we SHOW instead of TELL?

Showing Strategies

“How are you?” she asked. “Fine,” Mia answered.
“Let’s go over there and kick the ball around” she suggested, smiling at Mia as she started jogging towards the park.

They ran to park and started to kick the ball.
Glancing over her shoulder, she realized Mia was falling behind, and was avoiding eye contact. Lia turned and ran back to see what was wrong.

Mia walked slowly, lagging behind Lia.
Mia dragged her feet, moving heavily like a tortoise crawling along the grass, the weight of the world seemingly on her shoulders.

Revising Fastwrites

Now reread over your fastwrites and choose one to develop. Read it aloud to your partner and discuss ways to add more showing details. Replace telling sentences with showing sentences. Help one another.
Play with point of view; if you wrote it in first person, “I”, switch to third person, “She” or “he” or “them”. If you write it in second person, “you” switch to either first or third person. Which do you like better? Why?
Describe the scene; where are they? Use the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling.

How to Write Compelling Fiction

Brainstorm a great story idea (small moments, places, events, issues, struggles, stories you wish existed in the world)
Make your characters come alive