All Summer - Writing Using the SensesThis lesson uses the short story All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury (included here) to discuss descriptive writing, or writing that uses the senses. As an excercise the student is asked to write about a beloved home object and how it makes him or her feel. Google doc -- Writing Using the Senses Miriam - the elements of storyDiscusses conflict, characterization, setting, narrative structure (beginning, middle, and end), and exposition in Truman Capote's Miriam (attached). Provides brainstorming exercises for outlining a new student story. Google doc -- The Elements of Story Miriam - Complex Antagonists (8th-9th grade)This lesson analyzes the role of the antagonist in Miriam by Truman Capote (attached). Why did Capote leave the story open-ended? How is Miriam an embodiment of the protagonist's fears? Brainstorm a plot in which a character must face an embodiment of his or her worst fear. Google doc -- Complex Antagonists (8th-9th grade) Concept Editing and Copy EditingLesson teaches the difference between concept and copyediting and guides students in editing each other's works Google doc -- Concept Editing and Copyediting What's At StakeBooks We're Using in Our ClassesHero of the DayCreating a scene from the POV of the hero and playing with their success and failure. Publishing Boot CampThis lesson highlights the individual roles in publishing and leads a mock auction where two teams bid on the same project. Six-Word MemoirsTalks about crafting a six-word bio and provides illustrations from the book the lesson was based on. Villainous WritingWriting Exercise that highlights the villain in fiction; includes Edgar Allen Poe/Tell-Tale Heart quote |