Our School!!!
Who teaches our Journalism elective class?
Ms. G
How many lines are in a Cinquain poem?
5
Your final humor piece took the format of _______________ fiction.
Flash
Each time a new character speaks in a story, the writer needs to ___________________________.
Enter to a new line
What children's story did we use during our sample read-through?
Where the Wild Things Are
What are the names of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's kids?
Jett & Madden
Traditional sonnets end with a rhyming ______________.
Couplet
Who is the most interesting person to write a humor piece about?
Yourself!
The short story plot arc has how many points?
8
Your original children's story was supposed to be a minimum of how many pages in length?
10
What are the names of Ms. Culmone's 3 dogs?
Blue, Barkley, and Brook
What is the syllable count for each line of a Haiku?
5, 7, 5
An effective strategy for capturing the attention of readers is with a _________________ ending to a humor piece.
Twist/ Surprise
Dialogue helps the writer __________________.
Add personality/ show relationships between characters
Who are we planning to donate your children's stories to at the elementary school?
Mrs. Hall
What year was our school built in?
1994
Sonnets are typically written in a cadence called __________ ___________.
Iambic Pentameter
Our sample humor story, titled "First-Day Fly," was about what?
A teenager preparing his outfit for the first day of school
What comes at the end of the short story plot arc/ what does every story need at the end?
Some sort of resolution
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What are 3 strategies for writing an interesting children's book?
Interactive elements, color, content that kids can relate to or see themselves in, simplistic images
Name 3 staff members who graduated from Hale-Ray
Ms. G, Mrs. Corey, Mr. V, Mr. Ringuette, Ms. Sweet, Ms. Crysler, Mrs. Kraszewski
How many syllables are in each line of a traditional sonnet?
10
Adding ____________ to your humor piece will help keep the audience's interest.
Detail
What sample story did we read to chart the plot arc points during our short story unit?
"The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty
When Mrs. Crysler came to talk to us about children's stories, she said that kids love stories about ___________________.
Animals