Day 1 - Awesome Authors!
Here you will find the reading materials, videos, links and writing materials needed for Awesome Authors: DAY 1
2. What Kind of Writer are You?
Let's rap about writing! W/S #1
9:30 am - 9:45 am
3. Permission Slip
Scroll down, print out, and sign!
9:45 am - 10 am
4. Reading Together
Let's read: Ready, Set, Go!
10 am - 10:15 am
5. Videos
The Present & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
10:15 am - 10:20 am
6. Chat
Questions Review - The Present & CWACOM
10:20 - 10:30 am
7. Read
Read: Crafting Your Story (SECTION 4: Characters)
10:30 - 10:45 am
8. Characters
Videos on Character!
Thoughts?
11 am - 11:15 am
9. Character Map
Let's develop a cool character!
11:15 - 11:30 am
10. I'll have no truck with plots!
Character Development continued
11:30 - 12:00 pm
11. Starting the Story
Let's flesh our first story!
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
12. Write, write, write!
Continue with your plot, characters & story.
1:30 - 2:50 pm
*NOTE: The times above are just guidelines, not set in stone. Times will be approximate according to the number of students in the program and the support required.
3. Ready, Set, Go!
4. Official Writer's Permission Slip
You can down
load this and
print it out!
Sign it and
keep for your
own records!
Save in your
writing portfolio.
I will have also sent along copies to your school. Check with your support teacher!
5.a. The Present
“The Present” is a thesis short from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
6. a. Before you watch, think about:
the storyline...
the characters...
the plot....
the problem...
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What do you notice at first?
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What are you wondering?
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Why is the boy acting this way at the beginning?
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How does he evolve throughout?
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What realization does he come to?
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What realization do YOU come to?
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How has the character been developed? What are his character traits? Do they change?
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What is the conflict he has? Is it with himself? With someone else? Nature?
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How does it end? Is it a satisfactory ending? Why?
5.b. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. b. After you've watched, think about:
the storyline...
the characters...
the setting....
the hook...
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What do you notice first?
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What are you wondering?
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What did you think about the setting/location?
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How does it affect the story?
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If you could change something about the setting, what would it be?
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What other questions do you have?
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Does anything relate to real life? If so, what?
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What do you think of this movie (if you've seen it before).
Character Development
7. Character Development:
Traits vs. Feelings
Character Traits vs. Feelings
9. Character Development Map
(Please get a copy of this from your support teacher):
Before you begin writing your story, you need to have a character in mind. Who is this character? Is it a human? An animal? An alien? Another kind of creature? What are they like? What are their interests and passions? How would you describe them? Are they strange or quirky? Are they reserved and shy? Let your imagination run wild!
Plot Development
10. Videos & A Slideshow on Plot Development
Watch whichever one(s) you'd like; watch them as many times as you'd like.
Plot Development -
A Slide Show (sorta!)
So What Is the Plot of a Story?
The plot is the sequence of events that makes up your story. It’s what compels your reader to either keep turning pages or set your book aside.
Think of the Plot as the engine of your novel.
A successful story answers two questions:
1. What happens?
2. What does it mean?
What happens is your Plot.
What it means is your Theme.
While stories seem limitless, most plots fall into these categories:
1. Adventure: A person goes to new places, tries new things, and faces myrid obstacles. Examples: Harry Potter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Chronicles of Narnia, Gulliver’s Travels, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
2. Change: A person undergoes a dramatic transformation. Examples: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Great Expectations, Beauty and the Beast, A Little Princess, Don Quixote, Moby Dick, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings.
3. Romance: Jealousy and misunderstandings threaten lovers’ happiness. Examples: Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, The Fault in Our Stars, The Notebook, Wuthering Heights, Water for Elephants, Redeeming Love.
4. Mistake: An innocent person caught in a situation he doesn’t understand must overcome foes and dodge dangers he never expected. Examples: Indiana Jones, Finding Nemo, The Color Purple, To Kill a Mockingbird, Left Behind.
5. Lure: A person must decide whether to give in to temptation, revenge, rage, or some other passion. He grows from discovering things about himself. Examples: The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Riven, A Christmas Carol, Les Miserables, The Scarlet Letter, Of Mice and Men, The Hobbit, MacBeth, The Pearl, Oliver Twist, The Secret Life of Bees, Animal Farm.
6. Race: Characters chase wealth or fame but must overcome others to succeed. Examples: The Great Gatsby, Catch-22, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Treasure Island, Chariots of Fire, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Devil Wears Prada.
7. Gift: An ordinary person sacrifices to aid someone else. The lead may not be aware of his own heroism until he rises to the occasion. Examples: A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Red Badge of Courage, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Odyssey, The Green Mile, Charlotte’s Web, Schindler’s List.
Regardless of which basic plot you choose, your goal should be to grab your reader by the throat from the get-go and never let go.
Writing Graphic Organizers
11. a. Spark to Story!
(Get a copy of this from your support teacher).
Let's go over the following together!