Third Six Weeks
Olivia Hernandez
Graphic Organizers
Tools that use visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them.
Revising and Editing Techniques
Revising should be a continual process of writing and re-writing, and editing should focus more on stylistic and grammatical points once you have an acceptable draft.
Influence of Settings
Defines when and where the story will take place. It serves to set the atmosphere or mood, and helps present the theme and provide character to the story.
A story describing a dark and stormy night would create the idea of a scary or sad plot line.
When defining a story that begins at a baseball game the reader should be taken to a loud and crazy place. The plot is influenced here by proposing an athletic theme.
Kids at a party places the mood as happy and carefree. A reader could be asked to remember his own birthday parties as the author sets the theme.
Plot and Setting
Plot and setting is important, because it helps to define your theme and keep it going. Well defined Plot and Settings make it easier to develop characters and help to keep readers focused the story.
A player standing at the plate for one last swing to win the World Series, could be a final chapter of a story with lots of wins and losses. The player's character is developed by his journeys in and out of the stadium, but each time the story takes you to a game the reader is reminded of the theme. With each swing of bat, the reader focuses on the settings that have defined the player and wants to see what happens next.
Point of View
First person point of view is from a character in the story, viewing things as they happen in the story. Third person point of view is from someone outside of the story viewing things with in the story.
First Person
I could see the ball getting closer to me and as I swung the bat I knew it was a home run.
Third Person Omniscient
Greg tried to convince himself to go ask her to dance. Linda looked over and hoped that he would.
Third Person Limited
The defender chased Curry down the court and as Curry glanced back he wondered if he should pull up or go in for the dunk.