7th Grade: Please collect your materials and get ready for writing. This is our last day of in class work time to write our narratives before you hand them in.
I can give a sense of closure by revealing character change(s) that followed from events, or a resolution. If there is no resolution, I can write to convey how events of the story affected the characters, and circle back to a central idea, issue, or theme.
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I can give a sense of closure by showing clearly how the character or place changed or the problem was resolved. If there is no resolution, I can leave the reader thinking about a central idea or theme.
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I can give the reader a sense of closure by showing a new realization or insight or a change in the character/ narrator. I can show this through dialogue, action, inner thinking, or small actions the character takes.
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I can write an ending that connects to the main part of the story & gives a sense of closure. The character says, does, or realizes something that comes from what happened previously.
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I can write an ending that connects to the beginning or the middle of the story.
I can use action, dialogue, or feeling to bring my story to a close. |
- Today our focus on narrative closure - how can you wrap up your story and give a sense of closure?
- Writing conferences
- Please put your narrative in the shared folder for comments:
- Humanities 7 P34CD 5ABE PAML07HUM.5-1617
8th Grade:
Blog Post Reflection - At the start of the book Unbroken the author gives us insight into who Louis Zamperini and who he was as a child. How would you describe his character? Think about his relationships with his family. Please describe his relationships with his family, specifically his mother and his brother Peter. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your thinking.
- Finish the last station about Pearl Harbor
Homework:
7th grade: Finish writing your narrative
8th grade: Read chapters 3+4 (to page 41) in Unbroken and submit your Great Depression project and learning scale
