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! |
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| Write four chapters. |
Print, bind, PUBLISH! |
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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.
Story 1A |
Story 2A |
Story2B |
Story 3B |
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| Holly's Adventure |
My Parents' Story |
My Rock |
My Late Friend |