Monday, September 28
Discuss plot
- basic plot structure
- 11 roles of plot according to Passion for Narrative reading
Group story time: Complete character sketch stories and turn in at end of period
Volunteers share
HW: Read PFN pp. 138-144 (Middles, Types of Plot, Questions to ask about plot)
Wednesday, September 30 - LATE START
Discuss homework reading
- types of plot
- questions to ask about plot
Introduction to setting (and imagery)
- What is setting and why is it important?
- Writing for the senses
- Creative Activity: Writing to sound effects
HW: Read PFN pp.79-89 (Roles of Setting, Time, Questions to ask about setting)
Friday, October 2
Discuss homework reading:
- possible roles of setting in your story
- incorporating the senses
- time and its passage
Analyze setting passages (PFN pp. 90-92)
In-class Journal assignment: Write in response to PFN prompt #2, p. 93
HW:
1) Journal: Read the brief, real article on pp. 24-25 of PFN. Write a
description of the scenery/setting through one character’s eyes as they drive in, and then a second description from that same character as he/she looks through the car window a week later. Be sure to appeal to the senses, and project the narrator’s emotions on his/her description of the setting.
2) Begin to design the setting for your own major story
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