Not only is the winter weather churning, but so are active young minds in ELA class! Students are immersed in brainstorming their characters, setting details, and overall plots of their stories. This week we will also examine the rules of writing dialogue--for which punctuation can be tricky--as well as practice showing characters' emotions, setting, and situation rather than simply telling the reader. Students should be ready to begin drafting stories by the end of the week!
Homework:
Tuesday: finish prewriting station 2
Wednesday: finish prewriting station 3
Thursday: finish dialogue practice & show not tell practice (if needed); if finished in class, can begin drafting story
Friday: work on story draft
