Mrs. Sol's Class: October 2018

Friday, October 12, 2018

Wrap Up Your Writing!

8:55 AM 0 Comments ELA, final draft, memoir, personal narrative, publishing, writing

TIME TO PUBLISH!

MEMOIRS: Students in 5th grade Language Skills 5: Composition will complete "Unit 2: Writing a Memoir" Monday, October 15.

Use this scoring guide to make sure you have everything you need. Then read your memoir aloud to yourself or a partner to make sure it sounds the way you want it to.

PERSONAL NARRATIVES: Students taking 6th grade "Intermediate Language Skills A: Composition" will complete Unit 2: Personal Narrative on Monday, October 15.

Use this scoring guide to make sure you have everything you need. Then read your memoir aloud to yourself or a partner to make sure it sounds the way you want it to.

All Final Drafts are due on October 19!

All final drafts must be typed, double spaced, and in a 12 point font. Make sure your name is in the top right corner of your paper, and in the file name. Adults can help with typing and formatting.

When you are ready, upload your paper to File Sharing on the OLS. Click here for instructions on how to upload a file to File Sharing.

I can't wait o read your stories!

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Write Me a Narrative!

1:01 PM 0 Comments ELA, personal narrative, writing

This week we will continue working on our personal narratives.

Now, that you've come up with a topic, start writing!

Include thoughts, feelings, details, description, and dialog.

These things will bring your story to life for the reader!

I love this song about writing a personal narrative.

Turn up your speakers!

The lyrics are typed below, so you can sing along.

Thanks Mr. Laughton!

Write me a Narrative…

Beginning, Middle, and a Clear Cut End

Go on and tell me about…

Where you’ve been,

Moments small or big,

or you can…

Make up a tale from your imagination!

Kick it off with a strong lead.

Make it interesting.

Let us know who’s in it,

and the problem they’re facing.

Build up the action,

and pace your story right.

Make a solid sequence,

and use transitions

that help your story flow all the way along!

Bring it to a close with a

LESSON

REFLECTION

Some kind of THOUGHT.

T. F. D. D. D.

Will make your words a story…

We want to

Feel what you feel.

See what you see.

Make it as real as it possibly can be.

WE’RE ALL ALONG FOR THE RIDE

and we see it through your narrator’s eyes!

Write me a Narrative…

Beginning, Middle, and a Clear Cut End

Go on and tell me about…

Where you’ve been,

Moments small or big,

or you can…

Make up a tale from your imagination!

Make it your own creation.

IT’S TIME TO WRITE

BECAUSE THE WORLD IS WAITING.

After you write your first draft, look back through your

story and circle every "was".

Then, see if you can

make that sentence more descriptive

using the 5 senses!

Instead of telling...

My teacher was angry.

You can show...

Sitting at his desk, his jaw tightened. His eyes flashed heat waves at me. The words erupted from his mouth, "I want to talk to you after class." The final hiss in his voice warned me about his feelings.

Which would you rather read?

Look Who's Talking!

9:00 AM 0 Comments dialog, dialogue, ELA, memoir, writing

When you write a memoir about an event in your life… the trick is to fashion your memories into an engaging story. One way to do this is to add dialog!

Adding dialog to your memoir will make
it even more interesting!

Dialog reveals a character’s personality.

Dialog helps the reader understand character
relationships in the story.

Dialog reveals conflicts and causes a reaction.

Dialog increases the story’s pace and
makes it more dynamic.

Here is a dialog between Calvin and Hobbes.

In comics like the one above, artists use speech bubbles to show who is speaking as well as what is being said. In written dialog, the rules are a little trickier.