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
4.
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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