As a novelist, the alphabet is your best friend... Or rather, your first friend - you wouldn’t be doing much writing without it!
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Think of it as the Novel Writer’s Alphabet. The Now Novel Writer’s Alphabet.
As a novelist, the alphabet is your best friend... Or rather, your first friend - you wouldn’t be doing much writing without it!
Obviously it isn’t possible to encapsulate all there is to know about novel writing in an A to Z (this would be a very short course if it was) but here’s a good overview of what you want to be aware of as you move through the Now Novel process... Things I wish I had known before I wrote my first novel.
Think of it as the Novel Writer’s Alphabet. The Now Novel Writer’s Alphabet.
How to increase your writing skills.
Review of the Wiki-how article with the same title.
You can find the full article here:
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* Persuasive writing
* Poetry analysis
* Creative writing
* Non-fiction writing
* Analysing images
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*Text response analysis
*Persuasive writing
*Poetry analysis
*Comparative analysis
*Creative writing
*Reflective writing
*Analysis of persuasive writing
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How to increase your writing skills.
Review of the Wiki-how article with the same title.
You can find the full article here:
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Writing-Skills
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'The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom' is a comprehensive and practical manual for students on how to write effective sentences for a variety of text types. The guide introduces students to grammar - different parts of speech - in the context of text response, poetry analysis, persuasive, creative, comparative and non-fiction writing.
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* Text response analysis
* Persuasive writing
* Poetry analysis
* Creative writing
* Non-fiction writing
* Analysing images
Each chapter focuses on one text type, guiding students through the mechanics of how to produce sentences for every stage of the text. The Student Guide To Writing Better Sentences In The English Classroom 1 equips students to construct their own powerful sentences with comprehensive sets of examples, word lists and sentence crafting formulas.
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*Text response analysis
*Persuasive writing
*Poetry analysis
*Comparative analysis
*Creative writing
*Reflective writing
*Analysis of persuasive writing
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3.
Before we begin…
…please confirm that you have your white binders on
your desks.
Writing Workshop
4.
…use punctuation to give their writing effect.
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How could this scene have been changed to produce a more
interested effect by the readers?
Turn and talk to your partner and see if you can come up
with a suggestion about how the dialogue in that scene
could have been made more exciting.
Let’s share our ideas…
Writers…
5.
Let’s consider how we might be able to increase the attention
and interest of our readers by considering adding some more
punctuation to our stories.
Have we provided our readers with enough excitement,
interest and thought provoking dialogue to keep their
interest?
Can we add some punctuation to our stories to make them
more interesting or exciting?
Let’s brainstorm on paper…
Writers…
6.
Start by opening up to a blank sheet of paper in your white
binder…behind the 3rd tab, Revising.
As you read your draft, consider what may be missing…as
you read each paragraph…ask yourself, “Could this be
rewritten in a more exciting way?”
Then just write down words and expressions on your blank
sheet that could be referred to later when you once again
rewrite your revisions.
You have 15 minutes…
Writers…
7. When writing, remember to put all of your verbs in the past
tense…
With most verbs, you should be adding “ed” at the end.
There are exceptions, such as took, spoke, said, made, ate, was,
knew, thought, went, etc. If you do not know…look it up!!
When using dialogue…which you should all be using,
please follow the below format…
“Pleased to meet you,” said the boy.
“How many are there?” asked the woman.
Remember the ? Mark goes inside the quotes.
He screamed, “Stop or I’ll shoot!” Again, the exclamatio point
goes inside the quotes.
Grammar &
Conventions
8.
Please remember to always use a noun or pronoun when
writing a sentence in English and that it must match the
gender of the subject…
he/him/his is for boys/men
she/her/hers is for girls/women
Ex. When I asked Marta to sit down, she sat on the swing.
Ex. When I told Pepe that I was hungry, he cooked me dinner.
Ex. There were many students at the school and they were all
being very quiet.
Grammar &
Conventions
9.
Capitalization, Capitalization, Capitalization!!!
Who can tell me when it is correct to use a capital letter
Everyone MUST write this down!!
Before a noun that begins with a vowel (ex. a, e, i, o, u) the
indefinite article “a” becomes “an”
Ex. I saw an elephant today.
Ex. I need an umbrella when it rains.
Ex. I want a dog to keep me company.
Possession…always use ‘s…
Only in Spanish do we use the expression using “of.”
Leonard’s sister. John’s puppy. Sammy’s parents.
Grammar &
Conventions
10. Another thing I found to be missing in your stories as I was
reading them was a moral…
Who can tell me what a moral is? Could it be the same thing
as a theme?
Who remembers having read about The Can Man last week?
What themes were explored during that story?
Now turn to your revision again…silently read it from
beginning to end.
Do you feel as though there is a moral? A theme that your
readers will walk away from your story thinking about?
Tonite when you guys work on your revisions again…please
make note of the exact requirements for your story…
Writers…
11.
N A M E
Setting
(Social
Studies &
Science)
Story lacks a distinct setting.
There is no connection to
content from unit.
Setting begins to appear and
shows some understanding of
culture, rituals, and religion
from lessons but it is not
strongly connected.
Setting and story include
cultural elements that
demonstrate a clear
understanding and connection
of content and ideas from
lessons.
Writer includes detailed setting
of culture that immerses reader
in world of the story. Writer
shows, not tells. The connection
to unit content is clear.
Characters
(Process &
Production)
Character(s) are flat and not
developed. There is no evidence
of inner-attributes.
Character(s) begin to develop
and show some inner attributes.
The character(s) change a little
in the story but their
development is not significant.
Character(s) were planned and
their inner-attributes are
evident through some actions,
dialogue, or thinking. There is
some change in them during the
story.
Characters are round and
believable. They have clear
inner and outer attributes
evidenced by action, dialogue,
and/or thinking. The characters
changes and develops through
out the story.
Plot
Sequence
(Process &
Production)
The story is not developed or is
a list of events. There is little
connection between story
elements. There is no moral or
the events do not connect to the
moral.
A beginning, conflict, and
resolution are evident although
underdeveloped. The moral is
present but doesn’t connect
clearly with the story events.
There is a clear beginning,
conflict, and resolution. The
story ends with a clear moral
that the reader can identify.
There is a clear beginning,
conflict, and resolution. The
reader can easily follow the
story. The story has a clear
moral that is linked directly to
the story’s events.
Drafts
(Process &
Production)
Planning and drafts are not
present or do not show active
growth and work on improving
the story.
Planning and drafts are present
but there are few changes made.
Planning and drafts are present
and guided the writer while
writing the story. There are
some changes made to the story.
Planning and drafts are present
and guided the writer while
writing. There are several
obvious changes made to the
drafts in order to improve the
story’s flow and depth.
Grammar &
Conventions
There are numerous errors in
grammar and spelling that limit
the reader’s ability to
understand.
There are some errors in
grammar and spelling that
distract from the story.
There are few errors in
grammar and spelling. They do
not limit the reader’s ability to
understand.
The story is virtually error free.
Any error doesn’t limit the
reader’s ability to understand.
Vocabulary
& Word
Studies
There are no transitional words
or phrases that show time. The
writer continually begins
sentences with “And then”.
Some transitional words and
phrases are used. The reader
has a hard time transitioning
while reading. The story is
choppy and could use more to
flow better.
Transitional words and phrases
are used. The story flows nicely
because of them. There are
transitions that are easy to
follow, but there are not a wide
variety of phrases used.
The use of transitional words
and phrases are used with
variety and intention. The story
flows easily.
Rubric Sections for Formative – Fiction Story
13.
Before we begin…
…please confirm that you have your red reading notebook on
your desk.
Reading Workshop
14.
…of fiction notice how the author shows the passage of time.
We have already discussed how authors signal the passage
of time. (Remember, when we discussed the clothesline
method?)
Today we are going to look more closely at how writers use
words known as temporal words to signal movement
through time in their stories.
Temporal words are words that show a sequence in time in a
variety of ways.
Let’s take a look at some of these words…
Great Readers…
15.
Great
Readers…
Do you notice how there
are different types of
temporal words and
phrases?
Some move a story
through minutes, days
and even months or
years.
16. Today, we are going to
revisit the short story,
“Don’t Be An Uncle
Max” and identify the
temporal words and
phrases in the story.
…begin with “I had
history
homework…here it
comes.”
The phrase, “The next
morning…” takes us
through the night and
into the next morning.
Great
Readers…
17. We don’t know what
happens between the time
the character does history
homework and the next
morning.
Read through…”She refused
to call on me anymore.” Stress
“For the next few days.”
This phrase moves through
no only just one evening, but
a few days.
Sort of like a “fast forward.”
Great
Readers…
18. …Read through the bottom
of p. 38. Stress, “Then one
night.”
This phrase is the next
indication of time since “For
the next few days.”
We know that it is now
night, but we do no tknow
which day.
That doesn’t seem
important.
Great
Readers…
19. Now it is your chance to give it a try.
In your Reading Notebooks, write down the temporal words
and phrases that you hear as I read.
…read to the end of p. 39.
Now turn and talk to your partner and share the words and
phrases you heard.
Paying attention to the words and phrases that mark the
passage of time is critical to understanding fiction.
As we read, let’s pay attention to temporal words as a way
to help us follow the story.
Great Readers…
23.
Let’s see if you guys
can correct these
sentences by putting
the commas in the
right places…
On a blank sheet of
paper in the editing
section of your white
binder, start copying
these sentences while
putting the commas
in the correct
locations.
Writers…
25.
Before we begin…
…please confirm that you have your red reading notebook on
your desk.
Reading Workshop
26.
…of fiction recognize the different kinds of conflict in fiction.
All stories have a conflict.
The conflict is what makes the story interesting and exciting.
It keeps readers engaged and curious about what will
happen next.
Readers of fiction first identify the type of conflict in a story
and then examine the conflict in order to understand how it
effects the plot and characters.
Conflict is the struggle between two forces in a story.
The conflict is what keeps the plot moving.
Great Readers…
27. Conflicts can be
external and internal.
There are different
kinds of conflicts in
literature:
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
Person vs. self.
Let’s revisit The Can
Man and examine
how the conflict drives
the story.
Great
Readers…
Copy into
notebooks
!!!
29. Let’s talk about The
Can Man.
As we know, the
conflict or problem, is
that Mr. Peters, has
lost his job and has to
collect cans on the
street to collect money
and support himself.
Currently, he is trying
to save for a new coat
before winter.
Great
Readers…
30. What type of conflict
does this seem to be?
Is Mr. Peters’ problem
himself? Is it mean
people? Is it a natural
disaster?
No. It is the
circumstances—he has
lost his job and needs
money.
Since the conflict is not
due to another person,
the character himself, or
nature, this means that
the type of conflict is
person vs. society.
Great
Readers…
31. So how does the conflict
move the story along?
Eventually, Tim is
changed and realizes that
he can help the Can Man
by giving him the money
he earned from turning in
his cans.
This money will help the
Can Man get his much-
needed winter coat.
The conflict and the
resolution have affected
both Tim and Mr. Peters.
Great
Readers…
32. Now you will have the
chance to do the same
type of work by
examining the conflict
in Promises.
Remember that in the
story the narrator’s
friend gives her an
empty box.
Tracy says that the box
is empty like the
narrator’s promises.
Great
Readers…
33. Turn and talk about
the conflict questions
with your partners.
Then we will share our
thinking.
Remember that the
conflict here is
between the narrator
and her good friend,
Tracy, whom she is
not a good friend to
(person vs. person).
Great
Readers…
34. The narrator does many
things to Tracy that are
not nice (ex., not going
to her birthday party).
In the end, the conflict is
not completely resolved,
but it is Tracy who
seems to change, as she
is no longer willing to be
taken advantage of by
the narrator.
Great
Readers…
35. Conflict is the driving
force in fiction stories.
It is important to
identify the type of
conflict and how it
affects the plot and
characters.
Let’s pay attention to
conflict in our own
independent reading.
Great
Readers…
