1. November 10, 2010

2.  1.1.1—Express ideas
 1.1.3—Esperiment with language and forms
 3.1.1—Use prior knowledge
 3.1.4—Create and follow a plan
 3.3.1—Organize information
 4.1.1—Generate ideas
 4.1.3—Organize ideas
 4.3.1—Grammar and usage
 4.3.2—Spelling
 4.4.1—Share ideas and information
 5.2.1—Share and compare responses

3.  By the end of this class you will be able to
write a short children’s story which will have
a lesson for the child to learn and you will be
able to follow the short story format

5.  The exposition is the introduction of a story
which includes:
◦ Introduction of characters
◦ Introduction of setting

6.  The rising action are the events start to
change and become complicated and the
conflict of the story is revealed

7.  This is the most interesting part of the story
the turning point of the story
◦ The reader wonders what is going to happen next

8.  This is where the steps are taken in the story
to solve the conflict

9.  This is where the conflict in the story is
resolved

10.  The setting is where and when the story is
taking place
◦ In a cabin on an island on Paint Lake in the fall time
for example

11.  Two types of characters
 Protagonist: the main character of a story
 Antagonist: the character which opposes the
protagonist

12.  Objective Point of View
◦ The writer states what happens in the story but
does not mention any feelings that the characters
have. They are detached from the story but know
all the information
 First Person Narrative
◦ The writer is involved in the story uses the term “I”
from their point of view on what happened
 Third Person
◦ The writer does not participate in the story but lets
the reader know about the feelings of all the other
characters as the story is going on

13.  Keep it simple
 Use humour
 Make sure the story ends “happily ever after”
 Have a lesson to learn in the story
 Use lots of description for setting, characters,
and what is happening
 The story does not have to have realistic
characters you can have talking cows and
fantasy characters like dragons and fairies
 Add illustrations

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