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Everyone has a story

Page history last edited by Tammy Gillmore 12 years, 8 months ago

Objective: To tell the story waiting within you.

Purpose: to tell YOUR story. What story will you tell? How much of the story will you tell?

This is a gift that you, the writer, will present to your intended audience at the end of school.

Audience: you choose

Examples:

Purpose	Audience
How football became your passion	Your dad
Why your best friend is your best friend	Your best friend
Why you appreciate your family pride	Your mom/dad

Definitions to know:

Vignette
Memoir

Grammar Considerations:

Dialogue...and punctuation of
Details, details, details...start by utilizing appositives!

YOU, the writer:

Your voice
Your point-of-view

Format:

Blog posts?
A Penzu document?
Google Documents?
Google Presentation?
Save by chapter?

Deadlines:

1st Nine Weeks	2nd Nine Weeks	3rd Nine Weeks	4th Nine Weeks
Select audience.	Write four chapters.	Write four chapters.	Select a minimum of ten chapters to include in your novel.
Choose purpose.	Of course, you may choose to write more than four!	Of course, you may choose to write more than four!	Add pictures. Play with font. Yes, work on presentation.
Create a section in your Writer's Notebook for this topic.			ALWAYS be editing, revising = PROOFING!
Write four chapters.			Print, bind, PUBLISH!

Mrs. Gillmore's Stories:
Shhh...these are secrets! I do not want these people to know that I am writing their...ooops, my story about us. REMEMBER: this is a gift for your audience.