W.W. 7th Grade Section D Assignments

Complete your "good enough" table of contents in the companion book doc provided in google classroom. 

One page entry due in which you analyze how multiple story elements (character, setting, or plot) interact and impact each other in your chosen novel. 

 

Make sure you label the page in your notebook with "Story Elements" and fill a full page. 

Writing from the Text

Directions: In your green section, label a new page with the heading “Writing from the Text HW”

• Choose a line or quote from the text as your jumping off point.
• Write out the quote and then write for a bit about why the quote is important to you or struck you.
• Also reflect on how the quote might fit into the book as a whole.
• WRITE AT LEAST HALF A PAGE FOR FULL CREDIT.

Review or read/reread the book you will be writing your companion book about.

 

Make sure you have a copy (either bought or borrowed from the library) when you come back to class after the break!

If you are bringing a snack to the publishing party, please don't forget to bring it!

Finish editing for commas in your draft. Be ready to print and turn in to me on Wednesday. 

 

Slides with comma rules are provided.

Finish editing for C.U.P.S. Use your checklists as a guide.

We will be editing the Wednesday we get back from the break, so your stories should be fully revised and ready to move towards publishing. 

 

Below is a list of the most important revision tactics we've learned. You should work on one or more of the items listed to ensure that your writing is at a 7th grade writing level and ready for editing.

• Strong leads that hook the reader and hint at the conflict or larger meaning of the story.
• Dialogue grounded in scenes that have rich details and characters interacting with the setting around them.
• Showing not telling (“Is there evidence of that?”)
• Strong endings that capture, through thoughtful actions, dialogue, or thoughts of the character, what the story is really about on a deeper level.
• Symbolism and figurative language that bring out the story’s meaning.
• "Kill your darlings" - take out any descriptions, scenes, figurative language, or sentences that (though you may love them) are not serving to develop your theme. 

Finish revising your draft to draw your symbol out. 

 

Remember, to add your symbol at the end so that the reader can connect it to your theme. 

 

Due to STAR testing today and the missed first period, revised endings will be due next Wednesday (rather than tomorrow 11/8).  Section D, you will get the lesson on endings tomorrow during class in preparation for the work due Wednesday.

Revised endings due Thursday, 11/8/18.

 

For now, you should have your theme clearly stated on your post-it, and it should accurately reflect the message of your story. 

Revise a total of 2 scenes in your writing by grounding your characters in scenes, not just dialogue. Be prepared to show me a total of two well revised scenes next Wednesday in class. 

 

Today's slides are attached so you can review the example discussed during class. 

Finish revising your lead in your notebook. I will look for rewrites, additions, and deletions at the beginning of your piece.

Your stories need to be fully drafted by Wednesday.

 

Remember, a draft is not your perfect, finalized copy. Get the story down on paper. We'll revise what's there as we move forward in class. 

You need to have 2 full pages of your stories drafted for tomorrow. You will have more drafting time during class tomorrow. 

Complete 2 different story arcs in your green section to see which works best for your story. These story arcs should include details about what will happen at each turning point in your plot. 

 

Use Kurt Vonnegut's story arcs as guides (on Google Classroom).

 

 

Getting to know your character. Worksheet attached.