Children's Choice

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

Process

Read Read Read!

•  Use the following websites to read a variety of children's stories or look in your school library for a variety of children's books.  (Make sure you read at least 5 stories and that each is a different author.)

http://www.magickeys.com/books/ 

http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/picturestories.htm 

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=19 

• Create a graphic organizer or cluster of the various items you enjoy out of the books you read.
  

1. Creative Titles
2. Vivid Characters
3. Length of Story
4. Illustrations
5. Figurative or Vivid Language
6. "The Moral of the Story"
7. Anything special that catches your attention and makes you love the story!

• Meet with your classmates to discuss with one another the variety of stories and elements you discovered.
  

•  Decide what grade level you wish to write for.

•  Using your graphic organizer, design the layout and style of your book, by choosing the above elements (1-7)

Graphic Organizers

Credit for this information are found on the Credit page of the WebQuest!

Graphic Organizers are brainstorming webs, mind maps and other
charts that allow you to organize your thoughts and ideas.  
There are many different types to choose from.  Pick
the one that is best suited to your topic.

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html  

Clustering

Clustering is a nonlinear activity that generates ideas, images and feelings around a stimulus word. As students cluster, their thoughts tumble out, enlarging their word bank for writing and often enabling them to see patterns in their ideas. Clustering may be a class or an individual activity.

• You may also want to use a form like this to help you to design and layout your ideas for your story.

Short Story Analysis Outline Form
Use the table below to fill in your ideas for your own personal short story. 

Children's Choice

Time to Create!

STEP 1:Using the information you created your graphic organizer with, look over the design for your book.  Ask yourself?

• Does my title spark interest?
• Are my characters vivid?
• Do I have an idea of how I want to illustrate my story?
• What figurative language do I appreciate in stories?
• What is my moral?

STEP 2:  Create your book

1. Create your cover page (include an illustration)
2. Create an internal cover page (include author, illustrator, & date)
3. Create your story (keep in mind the answers to the questions above and the requirements of the rubric.  You must have a creative title, clear and interesting characters, minimum of 10 pages, illustration on each page that relates to the writing on the page, a clear moral, and good use of figurative language.    http://www.frostfriends.org/figurative.html
   
4. Create a work cited page (make sure to include websites you found illustrations on and any author you want to credit for giving you ideas.)

Step 3:  Make sure you followed the steps of writing.

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html 

Step 4:  Enjoy reading your book to the appropriate grade.