We began class by reviewing the run-on sentences/comma splices handout. We will do some follow up work with run-on sentences next week and have our quiz after the break.
We talked about the best stories we've ever read (or heard or watched...) and about what makes them great stories. We listed ten stories and discussed the conflicts at the heart of each story. We talked about how the conflicts in these stories are present in many other stories as well... just with different characters and details.
Then, students chose a conflict to focus on and wrote a beginning that would capture a reader's attention and make him/her want to keep reading. We had a contest, where students voted for their favourite beginning, and that student won a prize. Chocoate. Awesome.
Remember to read your next chunk and create a Page of Thinking for next Tuesday.
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