The document outlines various writing techniques and projects including grammar, narrative writing, persuasive writing, and script writing for movies. It provides structured guidance on topics such as sentence variety, organization, and conventions, along with practical examples for students to develop their writing skills. Additionally, it highlights specific genres of writing, such as action and commercials, to engage learners in creative expression.

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Resources compiled from:
EETT Project Coordinator
Gail Desler
Area 3 Writing Project
Daneila Thompson
Angela Luna
Heather Koczian
Making Movies Support
Krishna Harrison-Munoz
Grammar (PART I):
• Cover
o Nouns (Class President)
o Pronouns (Marble Champ) & (The Night Journey)
o Verbs (Juggling)
 Making Verb Interesting
 Show Not Tell – Ditto for Verbs 1
 Show Not Tell – Ditto for Verbs 2
o Sentences (The Abacus Contest)
 Sentence Variety
 Part One
 Part Two
o Subjects & Predicates (S.O.R. Losers)
Intro Writer’s Notebook
• A Side
o Table of Contents
o Notebook Rules
o Writing Atmosphere
• B Side
o Free Write
 Developing Writing Stamina
Intro 6 Traits
• Ideas
• Organization

2. • Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions
o FOCUS
 Ideas and Content
 Narrow Topic
 Quality Details = SHOWING
 Questions are answered
 Organization
 Lead or Introduction
 Sequencing/Order
 Pacing = SLOW or QUICK
 Transitions
 Conclusions
 Conventions
 Spelling
 Punctuation
 Capitalization
 Grammar/Usage
 Paragraphing
o Provide EXAMPLES of 5, 3, 1 writing.
o Provide Breakdown
o Provide “Student-Friendly” Rubric
Grammar (PART II) - CORRELATION TO CONVENTIONS
• Cover
o Capitalizations (Galileo, Telescopes)
 Dates, addresses
o Punctuation (PART I) (Circ. Sq. Daggers, Mystery Mars, Stars)
 Parentheses, hyphens, dashes, ellipses
 Quotations
 Go over RULES for QUOTATIONS
 Conjunctions/Interjections (Strong as Ginger)
FIRST MOVIE: DIALOGUE
• Write script based off of two people talking about a problem
• Discuss ways to solve problem
• Solve problem
o Use Title, End Credits

3. o Examples of Dialogue - Movies
Narrative Writing
• Great Introductions
 6 Ways Not to Start a Narrative
 The Limp Handshake/Zero Eye Contact Intro
 The Never-Ending Small Talk Intro
 The Stick-to-the-Facts Intro
 The Cliché Intro
 The Tell-All-About-Me Intro
o 6 Ways to Start
 Start with a Question
 Start with Dialogue
 Start with an Interesting fact
 Start with a Strong Opinion or Feeling
 Start with a Single Word or Sentence Fragment
 Start with Something that Leaves the Reader
Wondering
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Grammar (PART III) – CORRELATION TO NARRATIVE
• Adjectives (The Land I Lost)
• Adverbs (In Two Worlds)
• Showing Not Telling – Emotions Connected to Body
• Figurative Language
o Simile
o Metaphor
o Personification
o Onomatopoeia
• Word-Association List
o When you think of…
 Girl, boy, store, park, car, country, chair, school,
restaurant, movies, dogs, bodies of water
• Intro Graphic Organizer
• Intro Storyboard
SECOND MOVIE: ACTION
• Write script based off of two people competing in a game
o Indoor i.e. Connect Four, Outdoor i.e. Soccer

4. • Write a narrative, voiceover to be read during the establishing
shot.
o Use Title, End Credits + Music, Voiceover (Using narrative)
• Examples of Action - Movies
Persuasive Writing
• Fact or Fiction
o Facts are something that actually exists and that can be
observed and studies objectively.
 Sentence 1: State the fact in the center
 Sentence 2: State supporting examples
 Using Web...
Voting for Fairy Tale Characters
o For example:
 Cinderella is lucky because
 She has a fairy godmother
 The prince falls in love with her
 She loses a show as a clue
 The prince works so hard to find her
• Scary: White Witch, Fenris the Wolf,
• Brave: Lucy
• Strong: Aslan
• Lucky:
• Opinion Frames
o I strongly/disagree with the statement because I think…
o I agree/disagree somewhat ( a little) with the statement
because I feel… but I also know/feel
o I want you to agree/disagree with the statement because I
think…
o Another important reason to agree/disagree with me
(consider my point of view) is….
• More Persuasive Sentence Frames
o Although not everyone would agree, my position on
__________ is…
 One reason…

5.  My evidence is….
 Another reason…
 This is shown by…
 Furthermore/In addition to/also….
 The final piece of evidence is…
 As you can see…
• Introduction
o Name the topic
o Get the reader involved
o State your opinion
o Summarize your response
• Body (one or more paragraphs)
o Give reasons for your opinions
o Give facts and examples to support your opinion
o Avoid using opinion to support opinion
• Conclusion (one paragraph)
o Restate your opinion
o Urge the reader to agree
o End with a POSTIVE statement
THIRD MOVIE: COMMERCIAL
• Write script based on selecting a commonplace school item
• Give reasons why people need to buy your product
o Use Title, End Credits + Music, Voiceover (Using narrative)
o Examples of Commercial - Movies