Arlene F. Marks, Bette J. Walker

Plot Building

Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Writing and Literary Analysis Skills in Grades 4 to 8

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Produktbeschreibung

The Let Them Write Series is a classroom-tested, teacher-friendly resource for Language Arts teachers of grades 4 through 8. The program is organized in nine sections, each presenting a buffet of from five to nine 1- or 2-week modules. Each classroom-ready module consists of a series of comprehensive, easy-to-follow lesson plans complete with reproducible handouts and cross-curricular extensions, together creating a proven successful template for the teaching of writing and literary analysis skills. Let Them Write: Plot Building focuses on conflict, suspense and narrative structure. Students practice first-drafting, editing, polishing and sharing original scenes and stories built around these three important elements of storytelling. The text can be implemented in the classroom alone or in tandem with the two other titles in the Let Them Write Series - SETTING AND DESCRIPTION and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Also of interest for classroom teachers is the Literacy: Made for All Series ·WORDSMITHING: Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Nonfiction Writing and Analysis Skills in the High School Grades ·ENJOYING LITERATURE: Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Fiction and Poetry Analysis Skills in the High School Grades ·STORY CRAFTING: Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Fiction Writing in the High School Grades

Produktdetails

• Let Them Write: Building Literacy Skills
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818383
• ISBN-10: 1475818386
• Artikelnr.: 42373528

Autorenporträt

Arlene F. Marks has been writing since the age of 6, and she has no plans to stop. A veteran teacher of the craft, she has authored two popular literacy programs for the classroom. Her short stories have appeared online and in print, notably in an anthology of reimagined fairy tales, Grimmer Tales Volume One. She is also the author of the Sic Transit Terra space opera series (from Edge Publishing) and Adventures in Godhood, her first of several recent releases from Brain Lag Publishing. The Stragori Deception, the next instalment of Sic Transit Terra, will be released later this year. Arlene lives with her husband on the shore of beautiful Nottawasaga Bay, where she spends time exploring imaginary worlds, collecting interesting-looking owls, and dreaming of one day having a tidy, well-organized office. www.thewritersnest.ca

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION TO LET THEM WRITE Messages from the authors How to implement
this program The aims and objectives of this program How to implement Let
Them Read Writing a literary essay The aims and objectives of Let Them Read
Setting up a writer-friendly classroom Authors need a writing plan
Publishing students' work NCCS Anchors addressed SECTION 1: SUSPENSE SKILL
1: USING SETTINGS TO BUILD SUSPENSE As students practice choosing and
describing settings in ways that build suspense, they may become more
observant about their own surroundings. Reproducibles/Media: PBR
1-SUSPENSEFUL SETTINGS Worksheet PBR 2-SUSPENSEFUL SETTINGS HAVE Worksheet
SKILL 2: CREATING SUSPENSE WITH TIME Race Between Hero and Villain As young
authors practice describing a race between the protagonist and antagonist
of a story, they may come to appreciate the suspense inherent in any kind
of race. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 3-WHO WILL WIN THE RACE? PBR 4-RACE
BETWEEN THE HERO AND THE VILLAIN SKILL 3: CREATING SUSPENSE WITH TIME Race
Against the Clock As students practice describing a character rushing to
beat a deadline, they may come to appreciate the suspense inherent in any
kind of race. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 5-RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK Worksheet
SKILL 4: CREATING SUSPENSE WITH TIME Near Misses Young authors will
practice using timing to create and intensify suspense in a story. In the
process, they may come to understand the role played by timing in
determining the course of events in real life. Reproducibles/Media: PBR
6-TIMING CREATES SUSPENSE SKILL 5: MAXIMIZING SUSPENSE BY TEASING Young
authors will practice building maximum suspense by creating a 'knowledge
gap' between the reader and the main character. In the process, they will
come to appreciate the story-telling skill shown by the authors they are
studying in class. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 7-CREATING MAXIMUM SUSPENSE PBR
8-SUSPENSE BY TEASING Worksheet SKILL 6: MAINTAINING SUSPENSE BY KEEPING
THE BALANCE OF POWER Student authors will practice keeping the outcome of
the conflict between protagonist and antagonist in doubt by ensuring that
their respective strengths remain equal throughout the story. In the
process, students may come to appreciate the value of qualities other than
physical strength in determining a winner. Reproducibles/Media: PBR
9-MAINTAINING THE BALANCE OF POWER PBR 10-THE BALANCE OF POWER SKILL 7:
DEVELOPING THE SUSPENSE IN A SITUATION As students practice using a variety
of suspense-building techniques to make a story exciting, they may come to
appreciate the potential for suspense in every situation.
Reproducibles/Media: PBR 11-SUSPENSEFUL STORY SITUATIONS PBR 12-SUSPENSE
BUILDING TECHNIQUES SECTION 2: DRAMATIC CONFLICT SKILL 1: UNDERSTANDING
DRAMATIC CONFLICT By learning to identify the presence of dramatic conflict
in a story, student authors will be better able to know whether it is
present in their own writing. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 13-DRAMATIC CONFLICT
Worksheet SKILL 2: BUILDING DRAMATIC CONFLICT Young authors practice
building conflict as a first step in developing a story. In the process,
they may come to understand the fundamental role played by dramatic
conflict in real-life narratives as well. Reproducibles/Media: PBR
14-DRAMATIC CONFLICT B Sheet SKILL 3: CREATING TEXTURE WITH THREE KINDS OF
CONFLICT As young authors practice including more than one antagonist in a
story, they will become more aware of the role played by dramatic conflict
in creating texture, deepening suspense, and increasing reader engagement.
Reproducibles/Media: PBR 15-THREE TYPES OF CONFLICT SKILL 4: UNDERSTANDING
STORY GOALS AND SCENE GOALS As student authors practice identifying their
main characters' goals, they will learn how to plan and organize a complete
story with more confidence. In the process, they may come to understand how
having short-term and long-term goals can help them to plan the narrative
of their own lives. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 16-STORY GOAL AND SCENE GOALS
PBR 17-SCENES TAKE SHAPE SECTION 3: STORY STRUCTURE SKILL 1: UNDERSTANDING
STORY STRUCTURE A Change Story As young authors practice organizing a story
around a main character who must adapt to a major upheaval in his or her
life, they should begin to understand that people are constantly being
changed by their experiences. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 18-STORY OUTLINE
Worksheet PBR 19-A CHANGE STORY Worksheet SKILL 2: UNDERSTANDING STORY
STRUCTURE A Problem Story As student authors practice organizing a story
around a character attempting to resolve a problem in his or her life, they
should begin to understand that people learn and grow from the experience
of problem-solving, whether or not an attempt is successful.
Reproducibles/Media: PBR 20-A PROBLEM STORY Worksheet SKILL 3:
UNDERSTANDING SCENE STRUCTURE A grasp of scene-building is fundamental to
good story-writing. As students practice constructing and ordering scenes,
they may also come to realize how powerful cause and effect are in
determining the sequence of events of real life. Reproducibles/Media: PBR
21-STRUCTURE OF A SCENE Worksheet A SKILL 4: LINKING SCENES Student authors
practice creating coherence in a story by making individual scenes flow
together into a seamless narrative. In the process, they may begin to
appreciate the importance of this skill in making any type of writing more
engaging for the reader. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 22-OUTLINE YOUR SCENES
Chart SKILL 5: WRITING OPENING SCENES As students learn about and practice
writing interesting and engaging beginnings to stories, they may come to
understand how important first impressions are in real life as well as in
literature. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 23-SETTINGS AND PURPOSES SKILL 6:
WRITING CLOSING SCENES The Climax and Denouement Student authors will learn
about and practice making the end of a story emotionally satisfying to the
reader. In the process, they may come to realize how important closure is
in real life as well. Reproducibles/Media: PBR 24-REAL GOALS AND STATED
GOALS PBR 25-CHARACTERS AND STATED GOALS