Today, we are going to start writing our stories by focusing on the beginning.
Let's reread the first couple of pages of The Summer My Father was Ten.
How does the author:
create an interesting lead?
introduce the characters?
describe the setting?
Use the first and second section of your theme based organizer and the first two sections of your story diamond to begin your story. You are only writing the beginning today. If you finish, try different ways to begin the story.
Remember to:
include an entertaining beginning
introduce and describe the character(s)
describes the setting
tell what is happening in the beginning
Use the D.DAT strategy
Start a new Google Doc. Name it (use the title of your story). Save it in your writing folder.
When you are finished with the assignment, here is what you can do:
Just keep writing.
Keep adding seeds.
Add to a already started seed.
Decide to take a seed through the writer’s process.
Reread your writing.
Edit your writing.
Work with a writing partner (with permission).
NEVER say "I am finished"
You need to be writing for a minimum of 30 minutes.