Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Learning Focus: 

I can…

• invent characters
• describe setting
• write a conversation
• practice beginning a story

Opening:

1. With your partner, share notes for #6 on page 126 - work together to understand the Narrative Structure Diagram you created on page 126. 

Work Period:
2. Discuss with your partner the possibility of a conversation between the characters.

• What might the two characters say to each other?  
• Role-Play: Try out different complications in the Rising Action
• *Feel Free to stop and start over if the dialogue doesn't work out.

3. In your journal: 

• Work independently for 10 minutes and write a dialogue between the characters.  Use:
• dialogue tags
• proper punctuation and capitalization

4. Openings/Leads/Hooks

• Read through the Leads provided on page 127 #8.
• Which Leads worked the best?
• Which are the best "hooks"?
• What seems to make for a great hook?

Closing:

5. In your class journal, 

• Work independently and Write a Hook for your "Chance Encounter"