Watermelon or Seed
Watermelons are what kind of moments? Big or small?
BIG
What is a small moment story?
Small moment stories are a narrative on a certain moment in your life.
What are sensory details?
details that help you see, hear, taste, touch, smell
ARMS and CUPS are used to revise and edit when drafting.
Which one is used for revising and which one is used for editing?
ARMS- revising
CUPS- editing
What is a narrative?
a story
What are seed moments?
small moments
What are the 3 parts of a small moment story?
Beginning, Middle and End
What are the 3 sensory details below?
The tall waves crashed on the cold shore.
tall waves- see
waves crashed- hear
cold shore- feel
What does ARMS stand for?
A- add sentences and words
R- remove words or sentences
M- Move sentences or words
S- substitute words or sentences
Name 2 of the brainstorming activities we used in class to find small moments.
heart map, ABC brainstorm, T Chart Vacation, Listing: A time I had Visitors
Is this a watermelon or seed moment?
The first day of school
watermelon
The characters and setting should go in what part of the narrative?
The beginning
What are the 3 sensory details below?
She sat in the soft purple chair with a big blue blanket.
soft chair- feel
purple chair- see
big blue blanket- see
What does CUPS stand for?
C- capitalization
U- usage- nouns and verbs match tense
P- punctuation
S- Spelling
What are these types of words called when used in a narrative?
Next, after, finally
transition words
Is this a watermelon or seed moment?
Playing 4 Square at recess
seed
Description of your small moment and events leading up to the small moment goes in what part of the narrative?. What goes in the middle of your narrative?
In the middle
Give an example of a sensory detail for taste.
answers will vary
When you move a sentence or word in your narrative, is this revising or editing?
revising
M in ARMS
What are the 5 steps in the writing process?
Plan/brainstorm
draft
revise
edit
publish
Make this watermelon moment a seed moment.
Going to the beach
building a sandcastle, riding the waves, collecting seashells
What should be included when you describe the setting of a narrative?
When it was, where it was, what it looked like, what it sounded like...
Give an example of sensory details you can see and hear.
answers will vary
When you substitute words or sentences for others in your narrative are you revising or editing?
revising
S- in ARMS
What are the 2 types of character traits used to describe characters in narratives?
personality traits and physical traits
what they look like and how they act