Posted on February 1st, 2010 by tinaoneal
Tuesday, February 9th
Writing Prompts & Story Ideas: the Villain’s Viewpoint
In every story there is always two sides. Consider the giant in ”Jack & the Beanstalk”? Was he misunderstood and taken advantaged of? Think about his side of this famous fairy-tale and give the villain a chance to tell his tale.
Point-a-view: You are the Giant. So, tell the story in the point-a-view of the giant.
I have started the story for you. Now you need to copy the beginning word for word and then finish the story with your own ideas.
The Giant Cries Fowl
It’s not fair! Jack’s nothing but a thief, when all’s said and done — climbing up my beanstalk, sneaking into my house, stealing my hen and my money. And to add insult to injury, he’s made out to be the hero…
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Posted on September 14th, 2009 by tinaoneal
Mrs. O’Neal Rules for writing based on the Oklahoma CRT rubric.
Grading —–C.O.W.S.
Conventions
5. perfect grammar & letter formation
4. grammar -verbs match nouns
3. grammar- action verbs are used
2. penmanship is improving
1. illegiable (poor penmanship)
Organization
5. reader is hooked from the beginning
4. beginning, middle, ending
3. ideas are focused with details
2. paragraphs are well developed
1. well planned graphic organizer
Word Choice
5. R- Role of the writer, Who am I?
4. A- Audience is considered
3. F- Format or type of writing is correct
2. T- Topic is clear
1. S- Strong verbs
Sentences —-CHANGED
5. strong well built sentences
4. 2 prepositional phrase
3. 1 prepositional phrase
2. good simple sentences
1. capital letters & punctuation
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