Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
sulked
Who/What
he
Sentence
He sulked.
Add Detail: cohesive devices
then
sulked in the dark.
He laid down his coat
_____
Re-read
Build
He laid down his coat
sulked in the dark.
then
_____
Check
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
lay
Subject
the city
Sentence
The city lay silent.
Add Detail: colon for independent clauses
The city lay silent: hope waited beneath the surface.
______________________________
________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the colon between the two independent clauses, expanding the information given.
Check
The city lay silent hope waited beneath the surface.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
Drama: Improvisation
How?
Why?
What?
Where?
Illustration 1: The city
Illustration 3:Shadow characters pulling the bag to and fro
Illustration 2:People in a large group
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask the teenage thief?
Let's gather ideas for your story.
How does my character move, behave and react?
Which key words would I use to describe my character?
Gathering ideas for the character
How do they react to their glimmer of hope?
What has my character stolen? From who?
Can I gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
then
sulked in the dark.
He laid down his coat
_____
The city lay silent: hope waited beneath the surface.
______________________________
________________
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Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
sulked
Who/What
he
Sentence
He sulked.
Add Detail: cohesive devices
then
sulked in the dark.
He laid down his coat
_____
Re-read
Build
He laid down his coat
sulked in the dark.
then
_____
Check
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
lay
Subject
the city
Sentence
The city lay silent.
Add Detail: colon for independent clauses
The city lay silent: hope waited beneath the surface.
______________________________
________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the colon between the two independent clauses, expanding the information given.
Check
The city lay silent hope waited beneath the surface.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
Drama: Improvisation
How?
Why?
What?
Where?
Illustration 1: The city
Illustration 3:Shadow characters pulling the bag to and fro
Illustration 2:People in a large group
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask the teenage thief?
Let's gather ideas for your story.
How does my character move, behave and react?
Which key words would I use to describe my character?
Gathering ideas for the character
How do they react to their glimmer of hope?
What has my character stolen? From who?
Can I gather ideas for my Character Narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
then
sulked in the dark.
He laid down his coat
_____
The city lay silent: hope waited beneath the surface.
______________________________
________________