Friday, March 5, 2010

questions

1. He uses his stand up to enter the gym with the children to get their stories. He also uses the rule of threes with questions and non questions.
2.Now and then a whisper of sliding rope could be heard. (opening)
3. Setting- He wanted to do it in the classroom
Foreshadowing- he gave a hint of whats to come early in the story
conflict- Ruby faces a mob
character growth- Ruby saw it through a 6 year olds eye
resolution- She return to her elementary school and the conflict is resolved
4. The man was talking about his struggles and he was the architect of the building that was built to honor all the ones who died at pearl harbor

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Video responses and reading

question: What is your favorite sport?
answer: My favorite sport is basketball, I like watching the players dunk on eachother. LeBron James is the best!


Dotson 20-27- Write the middle of your story first
-don throw away thoughts
-find strong central characters
-Show them what they might have missed