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1 online resource (xiv, 181 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Literacy: made for all series
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Literacy: made for all series.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The "Literacy: Made for All" series is a classroom-ready, teacher-friendly resource for English and Writing teachers of Grades 9 through 12. Organized buffet style, it is designed to complement an existing English curriculum by providing a tested repertoire of strategies for teaching both writing skills and literary analysis techniques. Story crafting focuses on the creation, editing, polishing and sharing of short stories and longer prose fiction. |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I GETTING STARTED -- Aims and Objectives -- Skill Set 1 Establishing an Ideas File -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 1 Who, Why, Where, How? -- Gsr 2 Clustering Around Quotations -- Gsr 3 "What-If" Worksheet -- Gsr 4 "What-If" Scenarios -- Skill Set 2 What Happened Before and What Happens Next -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 5 Sample Newspaper Filler -- Gsr 6 Q And A Worksheet -- Skill Set 3 Establishing the Theme of Your Story -- Skill Set 4 Creating the Illusion of Reality -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 7 Reality In The News -- Gsr 8 The Illusion of Reality -- Skill Set 5 Understanding Dramatic Conflict -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 9 Three Types of Conflict -- Skill Set 6 Understanding Story and Scene Structure -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 10 Story Outline Chart -- Gsr 11 Story Events -- Gsr 12 Scene from a Short Story -- Skill Set 7 Writing Descriptively: Wake Up Your Senses -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 13 The Sense of Smell. |
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Note continued: Gsr 14 The Sense of Hearing -- Gsr 15 The Sense of Touch -- Gsr 16 Descriptive Writing Worksheet -- Skill Set 8 Writing Descriptively: Use Figurative Language -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 17 Questionnaire -- Gsr 18 Metaphors -- Part 1 -- Gsr 19 Metaphors -- Part 2 -- Gsr 20 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph Assessment Sheet -- Skill Set 9 Writing Descriptively: Use Descriptive Language -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 21 Descriptive Action Words Worksheet -- Skill Set 10 Putting Everything Together -- Reproducibles/Media -- Gsr 22 Creating the First Draft -- Gsr 23 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Gsr 24 Rubric: Getting Started Short Story -- pt. II WRITING THE SHORT STORY -- Aims and Objectives -- Skill Set 1 Building a Strong Main Character -- Reproducibles/Media -- Wsr 1 Character Bio Sheet: Present Situation -- Wsr 2 Character Bio Sheet: Past Circumstances -- Wsr 3 Character Bio Sheet: Future Goals -- Wsr 4 Predicting Character Reactions. |
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Note continued: Wsr 5 The Dimensions of Life -- Skill Set 2 Constructing a Solid Dramatic Conflict -- Reproducibles/Media -- Wsr 6 Short Story Conflict Chart A -- Wsr 7 Dramatic Conflict Chart B -- Wsr 8 Developing Antagonists -- Wsr 9 Know Your Character's Goal -- Wsr 10 Real Goals and Stated Goals -- Skill Set 3 Creating an Interesting Setting -- Reproducibles/Media -- Wsr 11 Making Settings Exciting -- Wsr 12 Geographical Settings -- Skill Set 4 Structuring a Story Effectively in Scenes -- Reproducibles/Media -- Wsr 13 Scene Development Chart -- Skill Set 5 Setting Up the Story -- Skill Set 6 Hooking the Reader -- Skill Set 7 Major Writing Assignment (2 Weeks) -- Reproducibles/Media -- Wsr 14 Authors Need a Writing Plan -- Wsr 15 Steps For Story Completion -- Wsr 16 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Wsr 17 Rubric: Writing The Short Story -- pt. III Writing Longer Fiction -- Story Lengths -- Skill Set 1 Adding Minor Characters to the Cast -- Reproducibles/Media. |
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Note continued: Lsr 1 Character Sketches Sheet -- Lsr 2 Scene Premises Sheet -- Lsr 3 Proofread With A Partner Checklist -- Lsr 4 Adding Minor Characters Assessment Sheet -- Skill Set 2 Giving Characters More Depth -- Reproducibles/Media -- Lsr 5 Character Motivations -- Lsr 6 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Lsr 7 Giving Characters Depth Assessment Sheet -- Skill Set 3 Adding a Subplot -- Reproducibles/Media -- Lsr 8 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Lsr 9 Using Subplots Assessment Sheet -- Skill Set 4 Working with Settings -- Reproducibles/Media -- Lsr 10 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Lsr 11 Working with Settings Assessment Sheet -- Skill Set 5 Step-Building Dramatic Tension -- Reproducibles/Media -- Lsr 12 Longer Story Outline -- Skill Set 6 Major Writing Assignment -- Reproducibles/Media -- Lsr 13 Longer Story Completion -- Lsr 14 Proofread with a Partner Checklist -- Lsr 15 Writing Longer Fiction: Assessment Sheet. |
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Note continued: pt. IV THE WRITING PROCESS: A SUPPLEMENTARY LIBRARY OF FICTION WRITING TOOLS -- A Tour of the Writing Process -- Wpr 1 How to Grab the Reader with Words (the basic ingredients of interesting fiction) -- Wpr 2 Before Revising or Editing (the prerequisites for effective editing -- objectivity, alertness, and solitude) -- Wpr 3 Writing a Short Story: A Basic Checklist (nine important points for every young author to remember) -- Wpr 4 Revision: Testing Characterization (double-sided) (a checklist to help the writer pinpoint weaknesses in characterization) -- Wpr 5 Revision: Testing Conflict (a checklist to help the writer gauge the strenght of the conflict in the story) -- Wpr 6 Revision: Testing Plot (Double-Sided) (a checklist to help the writer determine whether the plot holds together) -- Wpr 7 Revision: Testing the Setting (a checklist to help the writer determine the effectiveness of setting in the story). |
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Note continued: Wpr 8 Revision: Testing the Style (a checklist to help the writer gauge the overall success of her/his writing) -- Wpr 9 Editing Checklist 1: Trim Away the Fat (double-sided) (First drafts are always in need of tightening. Eliminate extra words from your manuscript to help the reader focus on what is important in your writing) -- Wpr 9A Editing Worksheet 1: Trim Away The Fat -- Wpr 9B Editing Worksheet 1: Key -- Wpr 10 Editing Checklist 2: Sharpen the Focus (double-sided) (How clearly are you communicating your message? Bring your writing into sharper focus by correcting: Unclear Pronoun References; Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers; Missing Commas; and Unexplained "Then," "There," or "That.") -- Wpr 10A Editing Worksheet 2: Sharpen the Focus -- Wpr 10B Editing Worksheet 2: Key. |
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Note continued: Wpr 11 Editing Checklist 3A: Smooth the Read (double-sided) (Well-written prose seems to flow from one sentence to the next. Edit to remove the bumps or jars caused by: Faulty Parallelism, Separated Sentence, Incorrectly Omitted Words, Incorrect Placement of Correlatives, and Weak Passive Voice.) -- Wpr 11A Editing Worksheet 3A: Smooth the Read -- Wpr 11B Editing Worksheet 3A: Key -- Wpr 12 Editing Worksheet 3B: Smooth the Read (double-sided) (continues Checklist 3A by dealing with: Rambling, Overlong Sentences; Sentence Fragments; Comma Splice; Circumlocutions) -- Wpr 12A Editing Worksheet 3B: Smooth The Read -- Wpr 12B Editing Worksheet 3B: Key -- Wpr 13 Editing Checklist 4: Choose Positions of Strength (If you want your writing to have an impact on the reader, then the message must have muscle. Make strategic use of: the Passive Voice; Periodic Sentences; and A Short, Powerful Statement at the End of a Paragraph of Longer Sentences.). |
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Note continued: Wpr 13A Editing Worksheet 4: Choose Positions Of Strength -- Wpr 13B Editing Worksheet 4: Key -- Wpr 14 Editing Checklist 5: Use Calculated Repetition -- Wpr 14A Editing Worksheet 5: Use Calculated Repetition -- Wpr 14B Editing Worksheet 5: Key -- Wpr 15 Editing Checklist 6: Paint Vivid Word Pictures (double-sided) (Use Flavorful Words; Use Specific, Concrete Words; Make Comparisons with Simile and Metaphor) -- Wpr 15A Editing Worksheet 6: Paint Vivid Word Pictures -- Wpr 16 Do You Have Continuity? -- Part 1 (techniques for coupling sentences and paragraphs together like the cars of a train) -- Wpr 17 Do You Have Continuity? -- Part 2 (techniques for coupling scenes of a story together like the cars of a train) -- Wpr 18 Do You Have Unity? -- Part 1 (techniques for knitting paragraphs together using time, place, point of view, theme, and causality). |
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Note continued: Wpr 19 Do You Have Unity? -- Part 2 (techniques for knitting scenes and chapters together into a unified whole using parallels, contrasts, repetitions, time, causality, and point of view) -- Wpr 20 How's Your Pacing? (how and when to use dialogue, description, action, flashback, and introspection to regulate the pacing of a story) -- Wpr 21 Polishing Checklist (Be on the lookout for: Typographical Errors, Agreement of Subject to Verb and Pronoun to Antecedent, Brackets and Quotation Marks, Spacing and Paragraphing, Empty Spaces, Changes of Vocabulary, and Inconsistencies.) -- Wpr 22 Marketing Short Fiction (double-sided) (some do's and don'ts for young authors ready to submit work to professional editors). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
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Language arts (Secondary) -- United States.
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Language arts (Secondary) |
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United States. |
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Composition (Language arts)
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Composition (Language arts) |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marks, Arlene, 1947- Story crafting. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2014 9781475807332 (DLC) 2013044406 (OCoLC)860879469 |
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9781475807349 (electronic) |
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1475807341 (electronic) |
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9781475807332 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1475807333 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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