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Mini-Lesson:                                How Do I Know When to Change Paragraphs?

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Mini-Lesson:                                How Do I Know When to Change Paragraphs?

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Watch this helpful video to learn more about WHEN to change paragraphs in your story.

After watching, write a comment explaining ONE big take away you got from this video!

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Mini-Lesson:                                  Bringing My Story to Life by Exploding the Moment!

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Mini-Lesson:                                  Bringing My Story to Life by Exploding the Moment!

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Watch this helpful video to learn how to ELABORATE or bring your story to life!

Unfreeze your character. Show what your body was doing!

Add dialogue!

Show inner thinking/feelings!

Include VIVID verbs

Include SENSORY details!

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Ba-Da-Bings--Or Getting Your Reader to See Things the Way You Do

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Exploding a Moment with Better Adjectives!

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Exploding a Moment with Better Adjectives!

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Avoid boring vocabulary...

Use thesaurus.com to upgrade your word choices to add more detail.

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Exploding a Moment with Emotions- Don't just tell!

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Exploding a Moment with Emotions- Don't just tell!

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Use these details to unfreeze your character! How can you SHOW what's happening instead of just summarize or tell it.

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Mini-Lesson:                    What Leads Can I Try to Boost My Readers' Interest Immediately?  

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Mini-Lesson:                    What Leads Can I Try to Boost My Readers' Interest Immediately?  

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Do you need help starting your story off on the right foot? Check out these different lead ideas! Which will work best for your story?

Classwork-Write down which TWO leads you will try.

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Classwork- Practice including paragraphs to your story.

Use the paragraph symbol to show where your paragraphs should start.

Post a picture showing where you NEED to start a new paragraph to Schoology!

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Classwork-Practice crafting TWO different leads for your story.

Post a BEFORE and AFTER picture of your leads to Schoology.

Then hit "Reply" to your pictures and explain- which is your favorite lead? Why?

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Student Example of Crafting Memorable Leads

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Mini-Lesson:                     Why are Transitional Words Important to Use in Our Story? 

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Mini-Lesson:                     Why are Transitional Words Important to Use in Our Story? 

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Watch this helpful video to learn more about WHY time order transitional phrases are important to include in your story and how to use them.

After watching, write a comment explaining ONE big take away you got from this video!

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Practice- Using Time Order Transitions!                                                 

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Practice- Using Time Order Transitions!                                                 

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Classwork- Practice including at least FIVE transitional words or phrases to your exposition and rising action!

Squeeze FIVE transitions in where you need them and underline the transitions that you add.

Post a BEFORE and AFTER picture of your updated transitions to Schoology!

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Be sure to add word for word what was said.

Does your dialogue help build the probelm or the solution? If not, take it out!

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Practice- Explode a Moment by Adding Elaboration and Descriptive Details! 

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Practice- Explode a Moment by Adding Elaboration and Descriptive Details! 

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Classwork-Practice adding elaborations and descriptive details to bring your story to life!

Choose ONE rising action paragraph to stretch out and elaborate. Take a BEFORE picture.

Rewrite the paragraph. Be sure to use at least TWO strategies above to add elaboration and detail.

Underline or highlight what you added to improve your work.

Post a picture of the BEFORE and AFTER paragraphs to Schoology.

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Mini-Lesson: Using Figurative Lanuage!                               

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Mini-Lesson: Using Figurative Lanuage!                               

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One way to boost your language is to add in figurative language.
When should I add figurative language?

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Adding and Improving Figurative Language

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Types of Figurative Language You Can Try!

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Types of Figurative Language You Can Try!

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Review your ending. Ask yourself...

Does your ending make sense?

Did you tie up loose ends? Have all the problems been solved or did you leave out some details?

Did I make the lesson clear?

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Classwork-Practice adding elaborations and descriptive details to bring your story to life!

Choose FIVE words to improve. Put a circle around it or highlight them.

Open Notability or Pages or Notes. Copy down the old sentence and then rewrite it with the NEW UPGRADED VOCABULARY!

Post a picture of ALL FIVE of your before and after sentences to Schoology.

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Classwork- Practice writing a stronger ending.

Take a picture of your current ending.

Choose TWO ending strategies and rewrite the ending to your story.

Post a BEFORE and AFTER picture of your ending to Schoology.