2. Do you want to be a remarkable writer? Just remember it doesn’t happen overnight. You don’t wake up a fantastic writer. It takes work and a little research, but the following journey your teacher has prepared for you will help. Are you ready? Get ready to take off on a writing webquest!
3. Let’s start simple and look at what makes up a sentence. A sentence has a SUBJECT, that is the Who of the sentence. The alien.
4. Don’t you think something is missing? That’s because every sentence also has a predicate, the action! What did the alien do? Thealienmet a human.
5. So now we know what makes a simple sentence. Can we make it better? Yes we can! Here’s where your search begins! First, you are going to visit at least 3 following websites to boost your vocabulary and both listen to and read some remarkable writing! http://www.storylineonline.net/rotten/fullscreen_xl.html Homophone matching game http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/game.shtml Homograph Jeopardy (one or two player) http://www.quia.com/cb/96929.html Homograph factsheet http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/factsheet1.shtml Go to the next slide if you are brave enough to accept your first mission.
6. Mission #1 Learn how adjectives can add detail to a simple sentence. http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/ppts/LAppts/k2/funwithadj.ppt Need a little more help? Check out this video from School House Rock!
7. Let’s see what we found out Adjectives help add detail Mean and green Remember our alien? Pretend there was no illustration, what might he look like? Friendly and caring The friendlyalien met a caring human. =a much better sentence!
8. Mission #2 Write down all the words you hear or read that “paint a picture in your mind”. They can be words that help you see, hear, touch, feel, or taste what the writer is trying to describe. http://www.storylineonline.net/rainbowfish/fullscreen_xl.html
9. Okay, it’s quiz time! What is the subject of the following sentence? The humans thought the spaceship was an airplane. THOUGHT HUMANS
10. Think you can handle more? What is the predicateof the following sentence? The Earth spins on its axis. spins on its axis. The Earth
11. Last chance to show what you know! How many adjectives can you find in this super sentence? The slimy aliens crashed into a dark cave near the small town. 2 3 4 SLIMY DARK SMALL CLICK!
12. Let’s review how to Paint a Picture in the reader’s mind. Remember My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother? Patricia Polacco didn’t just say, “The girl had a brother”. She said, “He had orange hair that was like wire; he was covered in freckles, and looked like a weasel with glasses.”
13. Are you ready for the next mission?Mission #3 If you think you need to listen to the story again first, click below and pay attention to the adjectives! http://www.storylineonline.net/rotten/fullscreen_xl.html Now go to the following Scholastic site and type in My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother for Title and Richie for Character, follow the steps, and print out. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scrapbook/
14. Your Final Mission! Choose a character from a fictional book you have read recently. Yes, it can even be an animal or insect. Things to remember: First, draw a picture of this person/animal Use a circle map to write down everything you can think of about that person or animal using your drawing
15. How tall or small? Hair color? What do they like to eat? Name of Family Member What do they look like? What do they like to wear? What do they like to do? What do they sound like?
16. Are you ready to do some writing? Good, let’s get you into character! You get to pretend you are the person or animal you chose and write a profile about him/her/it. You may ask, “What is a profile?” Think of a profile like a mini-newspaper, but it’s all about one person or animal in this case.
18. Remember, this is not really about you because you will be using your circle map about someone else to fill in the information. So, click on Fictional Character-Go to the next slide first to know how you will be graded.
19. Follow all the steps and don’t forget to “print” your profile and turn into your teacher to be graded as follows: 10 points total Interesting quote/greeting= 1 pt. Song (can be made up) that is suitable for character= 1 pt. The “About Me” section really painted a picture of what the character was like= 2 pts. Used good imagination to “create” a blog entry following instructions= 2 pts. Included at least one interest and one favorite for the character= 1 pt. Drawing of character was your personal best= 1 pt. You wrote in complete sentences beginning with capital letters= 1 pt. You used correct punctuation and capitalized proper nouns= 1 pt.
