This week, we will be begin writing scary stories! In order to write a strong story, it's important to understand story elements, such as setting, characters, the beginning, middle, end, and the problem and solution.
With this in mind, your assignment this week will be to identify the following parts of a story in one of the books you've read this year (think about the books you've finished for the 20 Book Challenge so far):
Be sure to include:
1.) The SETTING (find a description of the setting using a quote from the story to support your response)
2.) MAIN CHARACTERS
3.) The PROBLEM AND SOLUTION (use evidence from the text to support your response).
PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH STORY PART AFTER YOUR RESPONSE (SETTING, CHARACTERS, PROBLEM, SOLUTION).
As always, include the title and author of the story.
Example:
The story, The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, mostly takes place in both the Willoughby house and the Melanoff mansion (setting). Lowry describes the Melanoff mansion as "much larger than the other houses in the neighborhood, but it was unkempt. A wrought-iron fence around its yard was titled and twisted in places, and the yard itself was cluttered with pieces of discarded furniture" (p.19). The main characters include Tim, the eldest son, twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, Jane, Nanny, and Commander Melanoff (characters). The main problem in the book is that the children want to get rid of their parents, and the parents want to get away from their children, "Shouldn't we be orphans?." Another problem involves Commander Melanoff and his tragic story of the (supposed) loss of his wife and child (problem). These problems are solved when the Willoughbys adopt Nanny as their care-taker after their parents don't return home. Commander Melanoff marries Nanny and learns of the survival of his son and ex-wife (solution).
With this in mind, your assignment this week will be to identify the following parts of a story in one of the books you've read this year (think about the books you've finished for the 20 Book Challenge so far):
Be sure to include:
1.) The SETTING (find a description of the setting using a quote from the story to support your response)
2.) MAIN CHARACTERS
3.) The PROBLEM AND SOLUTION (use evidence from the text to support your response).
PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH STORY PART AFTER YOUR RESPONSE (SETTING, CHARACTERS, PROBLEM, SOLUTION).
As always, include the title and author of the story.
Example:
The story, The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry, mostly takes place in both the Willoughby house and the Melanoff mansion (setting). Lowry describes the Melanoff mansion as "much larger than the other houses in the neighborhood, but it was unkempt. A wrought-iron fence around its yard was titled and twisted in places, and the yard itself was cluttered with pieces of discarded furniture" (p.19). The main characters include Tim, the eldest son, twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, Jane, Nanny, and Commander Melanoff (characters). The main problem in the book is that the children want to get rid of their parents, and the parents want to get away from their children, "Shouldn't we be orphans?." Another problem involves Commander Melanoff and his tragic story of the (supposed) loss of his wife and child (problem). These problems are solved when the Willoughbys adopt Nanny as their care-taker after their parents don't return home. Commander Melanoff marries Nanny and learns of the survival of his son and ex-wife (solution).