The document provides instructions for writing journal entries about turning points during a certain time period. It instructs the writer to focus on a turning point event and key events leading up to it, describe it in several short chronological paragraphs, develop their character's personality and voice, include vocabulary from research, address internal and/or external conflicts, follow a story arc that includes introducing the character, their conflicts, how they overcome challenges and develop, and reflect on continuity and change from the event. The writer is asked to edit the sample entry, begin their next 500-600 word entry about another turning point, and consider their character's arc and what changed versus stayed the same while checking a rubric.

1. W R I T I N G T H E
J O U R N A L S
P U T T I N G I T A L L T O G E T H E R :

2. T H I S M U S T B E D O N E T O D A Y !
IS YOUR VIDEO ON DRAGON’S TUBE?

3. T U R N I N G P O I N T S
W R I T E : A B O U T T H E T U R N I N G P O I N T
A N D T H E K E Y E V E N T S L E A D I N G T O I T
as a resultthis led to because of this

4. T H E S T R U C T U R E
B R I E F L Y T O U C H O N T U R N I N G P O I N T
O T H E R K E Y E V E N T S , P E O P L E , P L A C E S
D U R I N G T H I S T I M E S P A N
T U R N I N G P O I N T I N D E T A I L
S E V E R A L
S M A L L
P A R A G R
A P H S
H E R EC H R O N O L O G I C A
L O R D E R

5. P E R S O N A L I T Y . B E L I E F S . D E T A I L S . V O I C E .
DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTER

6. • L O B S T E R B A C K
H I S M A J E S T Y ' S
S O L D I E R
B R I T I S H R E G U L A R
C O N N O T A T I O N

7. • H I S M A J E S T Y
F A R M E R G E O R G E
T H E T Y R A N T A C R O S S
T H E S E A
C O N N O T A T I O N

8. F R O M R E S E A R C H . I D I O M S . F I G U R A T I V E L A N G U A G E .
VOCABULARY

9. I N T E R N A L ? E X T E R N A L ? B O T H ?
CONFLICT

10. S T O R Y A R C
C H A R A C T E R A R C
introduce character
character has external conflict
character has internal conflict
character overcomes/ develops
resolution
and
reflection

11. W H A T C H A N G E D ? W H A T S T A Y E D T H E S A M E ?
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE

12. T O N I G H T
• edit this entry
• 500-600 words
• begin your second one- which will you pick?
• think about character arc!
• know: What changed? What stayed the same?
• check the rubric as you go