Day 34: 10/24/17 - B Day: Writer's Workshop Session #6 - Using Transitions & Developing the Internal Story

Good Morning 6th Graders,
          Today is a 'B' Day. Make sure you use the bathroom & sharpen your pencils. Check to see that you have everything you need for your morning classes. 
                           Thank you
                           Mr. Trumble
ELA:
Do Now:

• Write tonight's homework down in your agenda

Homework: 

• Continue to add dialogue & small details to your narrative 
• Develop the internal story of your narrative
• Insert transitional words and phrases
• Once you have done this to your narrative it should be about 2 1/2 - 3 pages in length.

Writers Workshop Session #6

Standards:

• W6.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and a well structured sequence of events
• W6.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• W6.5 -With guidance and support from peers & adults develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, and trying a new approach.

Part 1: Using Transitions

• Transition words help writing flow from one idea to another
• The type of transition word to use depends on the purpose

Part 2: The Internal vs External Story 
Think back to my Viper story. 
What was that story about? It was about a boy going on a roller coaster for the first time. It is a detailed description of the events of that specific moment in time. We call this the _________________ Story.

Now think deeper. What was that story REALLY about? It was about a young boy over coming their own fears & doubts, and conquering challenges. We call this the _________________ story. 

Now think about your own narrative. Have you included an INTERNAL story in your own personal narrative? What is the internal story in your narrative? The internal story is like the "Conflict." 

Your Action:

1. Think about the plot structure. Does your narrative follow the plot line. Is there an exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, & resolution?

2. Find the internal story in your own narrative. If you have not include one, look for ways to include it in the exposition, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. 

Or simply put...look at the beginning, middle, and end for places to develop the internal story. 

3. Have you used transition words? Where should you insert transitional words and phrases to make your writing flow better.

Share: (If time)  To celebrate today’s achievements, you will share your draft with a small group.  When it’s your turn to read, don’t start until you have everyone’s eyes on you.  Make sure to read it like gold with lots of expression.  When it’s your turn to listen, try to lose yourself in the story you are about to hear.  Try to see and feel this powerful small moment just as the writer tells it.