1. Let’s Write a Storybook! How do we write a storybook? Let me explain how to write a story! Student’s in Miss Daugherty’s class are about to begin a project in which they assume the role of a writer! Students will write a short story book about something that has happened in their life or write about something significant about themselves. This project will be beneficial to students because they will learn basic skills about writing content by having to demonstrate vocabulary skills and by using complete sentences to tell a story,. Also, students will learn how to organize their thoughts, brainstorm, and outline events. Students are expected to use correct grammar, such as capitalization, sentence structure and are to draw illustrations to go along with their story. This project will allow students to express themselves and encourages students to be creative. Lets get thinking! Essential Question: How are reading and writing used in the real world? Unit Question: Does reading and writing help us communicate with others? How can your practice your reading and writing skills? Content Questions: How do we create a story plot? How do we grab the reader’s attention? How do we write a story that everyone will enjoy reading? Objectives: Students should be able to make sentences and distinguish where periods, commas, and question marks belong. Students should be able to express themselves through writing and know how to write an introduction, create a plot, and have a problem, solution and climax in their story. Standards: Exhibit proper letter formation, spacing, and letter-line placement in words and sentences, use periods at the end of sentences and capitalization at the beginning of sentences, use a word that names a person, place, thing or animal as the subject of the sentence. Use words that describe and represent real life objects. For example, using words that describe size, location, color, and shape. (alex.state.al.us) Ms. Daugherty 407-897-0987 Eadaugherty@crimson.ua.edu Role of the teacher: To guide students in the right direction and demonstrate how to brainstorm, outline, and write a story book. The teacher should teach what needs to be included in a story, such as an introduction, problem, climax, and solution, and discuss the order in which those should be in. Role of the Parent: To help your child at home and encourage him or her to write. Check up on your child to make sure he or she is keeping up with this or her project. Also, help your child edit their book and give them ideas on what pictures they can draw in their book. Role of the student: To follow directions and write a story book about themselves. A student should always ask questions if needed and go to the teacher for assistance. Include creativity, such as pictures to make his or her book stand out. Project Based Learning is student centered. In PBL, students are able to collaborate ideas and work together. PBL is interactive and engaging. and involves decision making. PBL requires the use of 21st century skills and allows the students to relate their ideas and studies to the real world. In this project, students are writing about real life events and are required to use their decision making skills on what should be included in their book.