Tuesday January 10, 2017 You need composition books SSR time How are you going to make today great? You need composition books

Narrative I want you to take the setting, atmosphere, characters, conflicts that the men are experiencing in chapter 8 to write from your perspective as if you were one of the men stranded in the ocean. You need to go back and include parts of chapter 7 to fully develop your conflicts and atmosphere. I want the ending to be the rescue.

What’s my focus? -Sensory Details/ Figurative Language/ Imagery -Atmosphere (MOOD) -Dialogue.. -Conflicts -Character development -Resolution -Transition Words

Everyone needs a rubric! Left for Dead Narrative Writing Rubric Earned points Possible points ORGANIZATION: -Relevant beginning starting with the sinking (5 points) -Effective Ending with being rescued (5 pts.) -Transition words relevant to narrative (10pts.) -Multiple Paragraphs (5 pts.)   / 25 DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS: -Strong character dev./dialogue/conversation (10 pts.) -Multiple Sensory Details (10 pts.) -Multiple Figurative Language (10 pts.) -Recognized Atmosphere/Mood (5 pts.) -3 Conflicts from the story are included (15 pts.) / 50 LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS: -Varied Sentences: compound/complex/simple (5 pts.) -Correct use of vivid verbs (5 pts.) -Correct Capitalization and punctuation (5 pts.) -Utilize relevant dialogue and punctuation (10 pts.) / 25 FINAL GRADE / 100

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Now that you have your paper back… Out to the side of the rubric (where it’s blank), and draw this: # found in my paper ____________ Highlight figurative language/sensory language Circle transition words FROM COMPSITION BOOK Box your tags from the dialogue