Before I begin today's post, let me share another cool blog with all of you. Mrs. Wallace brought it to the attention of some students she was working with and someone said, "Hey! That is like our 5th grade blog." See! There is a huge collection of us out there. You are a part of a bigger group of "literacy loving" bloggers in this world. How does it feel?
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Did I mention PLOT?
This week, we are thinking about the PLOT of stories and developing a PLOT when we are writing narratives. The author of Spilling Ink gives some good suggestions. She says...
A.) Think to yourself. Am I the type of story writer who plans a story ahead of time OR am I the type who just writes page to page and lets the story take on a life of its own?
B.) What does your main character want more than anything? What is their desire? What is their MOTIVE?
C.) What difficulties will your character encounter in reaching thier goal? Don't make it easy on your character. Make the readers want to ROOT for your character.
D.) Within the big PLOT (storyline of events) are there any SUBPLOTS (smaller stories within a bigger story)?
WOAH! There is a lot that goes in to telling a great story. It feels good to figure this writing craft out.
Response for the week:
Pretend you are the main character of your story.
What is your MOTIVE? (What do you want more than anything?)
What challenges are going to get in your way? (This is called the RISING ACTION.)
I'm jack a kid stuck in a video game.
ReplyDeleteWhat motivates me is wanting to get out of here alive!!!
Some of the problems that get in my way are the game getting invaded by viruses, glitching and freezing, and my parents turned of the game console that i'm stuck in.
i love the subject too
Deletecan i join in this game it sounds fun
DeleteThis game is crazy I hope Jack gets out. Hopefully alive.
Deletei want to join the game too that is awesome
Deleteoh no looks like a job for superman oh wait hes not real well look on the bright side:) well there is no bright side well looks like ur on ur own:)
DeleteI love the idea your parents could turn off the game system!
DeleteI'm the kind of writer that writes the story as I go. I'm the main character. My motive is to fit in at school. Bullies get in my way and are very mean. I liked this topic this week and I can wait for next Wednesday and thank you for teacher me wrtitng skills Mrs.Horsley!
ReplyDeleteim that kind of writer too your not the only one in the world like that
DeleteThat is sweet bullies need to know they can't mess with us.
DeleteThis could be a real live situation! You could really write about this and help other students through hard situations.
DeleteThat's right. Don't let those bullies treat you like that. Great job Christian.
DeleteMy character's motive would be to be the leader of an revenge club. She wants it more than anything because of her charisma. The challenges that get in her way is herself. This happens because she is so busy she doesn't have time. Also the mean girls tell people rumours why not to vote her. She overtakes the mean girls and clears her schedule. Or at least she tries to. That would be her (Journey's) Rising Action
ReplyDeletehahaha i would be perfect for the revenge club
DeleteI too like the Rising Acttion eKenE! I remeber when mrs nyameya taught us that. :/
DeleteYou would be part of that club lol :-)
Deletehaha i thought that was funny :):):):):):):):):) see u in class
DeleteI can't see you wanting to get revenge on anyone. You are such a nice person. I think readers would love your character though.
DeleteThat is a very unique name. Journey. Your ideas are always out of this world Ekene. That's right Journey. Don't let anybody bring you down. Great job.
DeleteI am the panda named Awesome Panda. I really want a pocket rocket. It is like a one foot tall eletric moterbike. They are really, really cool and go pretty fast. Butt there is a oppsticle in my way of getting one. A pretty big oppsticle to.MY MOM!She's like there to dangerous, and you COULD get hurt blablabla. I'm not going to get hurt.
ReplyDeletei have a pocket rocket there fun to ride but hard to control
DeleteYour mom must be really tough to get by. Love the way you think.
DeleteI feel like moms get in the way of the good stuff too! What a great character.
DeleteMy character, Avalon Sapphire, wants more than anything to be popular at school and to be less shy.
ReplyDeleteThere are some mean girls at school who try to block her from stardom (a.k.a-standing up to the populars and confessing her feelings to her best friend, Mark Jameson.), but even though she realizes her amazing powers, it remains a secret. But she finally at least has the courage to say,
"I-I.....I love you, Mark."
im like avalon sapphire i would like to be popular and be less shy because in the first grade i was scared to play with any1 at recess
DeleteI like that name Alyssa. Avalon Sapphire. Your story was also really great. If you were making a book I would definitely read it.
DeleteYeah. This was a great response choice. Thanks Mrs. Horsley.
DeleteYou go Avalon go get your man! I love reading your creativity each week. Stay creative Alyssa.
DeleteGo Mrs.Horsley I can't wait for part 2
DeleteThat is very cool Alyssa. That is a very powerful story. WOW!
DeleteYou could definitely help your character out. You aren't shy at all.
DeleteAll I can say is " WOW". Your creativity is out of this world Alyssa. Fabulous job!
DeleteI really like the subject you pick for this weeks assignment Mrs. Horsley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEmily (molen)
ReplyDeleteMy character, Ainsley Howan, Wants to win first place in gymnastics but her mom will have a baby and she will need to watch him, she will start coming home late from school because of detention, and her family is moving into a bigger house instead of their apartment. This is why she has to skip gymnastics.
Cool. Although it is a little sad, that is a most creative story indeed!
DeleteMy main character would be a cook Fae,and wants more than anything is for people to like her food.Some challenges would be only her family knows she's a good cook and know one believes them.She works at a fast food restaurant and is not recognized for being the cook for the restaurant.Lastly entering a cooking contest and doesn't know if shes going to win,but the judge is world famous cook Buddy Valastro.
ReplyDeleteThat chef is so inspiring. I wonder where you come up with this. :-)
Deletejordan yours is awesome with the cook fae character!
Deletethats really cool jojo
DeleteI love the idea that the character works at a fast food place but is an excellent cook. Great motive!
DeleteWhoa! Buddy Valastro. Cool! Hopefully Fae's food will be approved( I already know it will be) and she can finally get people to like her food. I also wonder if Fae is as nice as Jordan. Keep up the wonderful work!!!
Deletemy motive is to become a nfl football star the only thing that is standing in my way is that i need to practice and practice and practice to become alot better
ReplyDeleteThat goal can totally come true keep working
DeleteI like your idea of practice. You are right on it!
DeleteI just like to go with flow and let my imagination take over.
ReplyDeleteMy charecter is a boy named Josh, who just wants to show who he is in a dull world. He finaly persuads people they need to have fun and show who they are.
Good job Maddie my brain goes with the flow too. Keep it up.
DeleteI love your idea! I love having fun!
DeleteChristian I do like how you think of stories! My stories are big & juicey! THat is what I do sometimes.
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Hi. My name is Ashley the alien. The one thing I want more than anything else in the world is to have peace between aliens and humans. Have you ever heard of aliens and humans getting along? I haven't. So I want to change that and have aliens and humans be best friends. Unfortunately an obstacle that gets in my way is the human's planet is sooooooo far away from my planet and it would take 1,000,000 light years to get there. Another obstacle is humans and aliens are always at war with each other and my parents never let me leave the planet. One more obstacle is I don't have the transportation to get to and from the planets.
ReplyDeleteI want to be an Alien that would be awsome
DeleteWow 1, 000, 000 light years where does she live. I love your creativity each time I read your blog I get goose bumps. Keep up the good work.
DeleteWow. I really like how you think. Aliens at war with humans and peace. It's just so creative!
DeleteI wonder if your alien character really wants peace or is this a way to get into our hearts and then take over?! moohahahaha!
DeleteI am Ella . I really like to do a lot of sports. I want to be a popular girl in the whole school.I am going to try to be everybody's friends to be popular. I really like to be pretty.
ReplyDeleteI think we all wish that we could be populer!:0
DeleteGood job Victoria I love your story so far. Keep those creative. Brain cells going.
DeleteYour character sounds a lot like mine.
DeleteElla is a great character who could reach out to a lot of people.
DeleteHi i am Lily!!My motive is winning lots of soccer games and getting into the big lags!One of the optic oles are not winning. Learning new tricks. Saving goals and not letting my team down!
ReplyDeleteSounds like your character is taking on your chracteristics!
DeleteThe character Lily will definitely achieve her goals if she works as hard as you ( the real Lily). Keep up the superb work!
DeleteI am Destiny and I really want the lead in the school musical, but there is a mean girl with a beautiful voice and she also wants the lead. The girl tried to make me miss every rehearsal for the part.She locked me in the janitors closet once. I don't think I have a chance against her. That doesn't mean I shouldn't try.
ReplyDeleteI like to plan ahead so when I do my writing the ideas are in my mind so it goes faster and the faster I go the sooner I can do my final draft
ReplyDeleteSo who would your character be? what motive would a writer have?
DeleteHi My name is Cyntheia Hoover.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I want more than anything else in the world?
Well, thanks for asking, I want become a gold-medalist olympic winner gymnast! I am 9 years old and has made really good process, since when I started at age 2. I have many sisters and brothers so it is hard to find the money for my training hours each week. One thing that stands in my way is Tara. She is always trying to be better than me, and to tell the truth she is, or at least in my opinion, everbody says that nobody my age can be better. I just don't belive it. My siblings and parents are so supportive and they belive I can achive my goals. I belive it to, with lots of practice, practice, practice, practice, and a little more practice I can achive anything!
I love the way your writing shows a part a Lil!
DeleteHello. I am Dylan. What I really want is for my friend, Kaylee, to come back to life. A person who had something to do with Kaylee's passing is one of my troubles. Also a lack of clues is something to worry about. And my partner, Liz, also doubts my decisions sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Kaylee is still alive somewhere!?
DeleteOh gosh Tyler. Not the Kaylee story. Will you fight your troubles? Will there be enough clues to investigate Kaylee's death? Who knows. All I know is that you are one of the most creative people I know. Keep up the faaantastic work!!!
DeleteMy motive is i want to be a colerful marker.
ReplyDeleteMy challenges are i get made fun of and i go throgh the icy sea of gumdrops throgh the candy caane way and coler woodward plaza.
Sounds like a portion from Phantom Tollbooth!
DeleteMy motive is to become the best monster hunter there ever was. I get hurt a lot and attack very tough creatures along the way too. I also want to do this alone, and that doesn't workout very well for me.
ReplyDeleteIf your character is as determined as you, he will definitely become the best monster hunter there ever was! Keep up the creative work.
DeleteMy character is Crystal Waters. She wants to own a dive shop, but money is hard to get. Being creative is a huge challenge so that she can make money. Friends and realatives are an obstacle because they don't htink she can do it. She is determined. She will succeed?
ReplyDeleteMy name is sugar. I am a dog. My motive is to become human,but first before i become human i have to defete the evil Zandiloin so i can get the bbook of secerets.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Lauren and I really want to be a level 3 gymnast but theres this one stunt I need to land to be at level 3.
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