Now, you will learn about the 5 steps to writing a good story. It will show you how to pre-write, write, revise, proofread, and publish. This will teach you how to write a better story. Now get on your horse and ride into the world of writing.

1. Prewriting- Before you start your story you have to think about what you want to write. This is called Prewriting. Something you can do is making a story web. That is when you think of ideas to make your story, like who is going to be in it, the setting, the plot, and the problem/solution and organize them graphically.

2. Writing-This is the step to writing your first draft. You put all your ideas that you had into paragraph form.

3. Edit- After you have written your rough draft of your story it is time to edit your story. You give it to a friend or a parent and let them read it through. They need to check if your spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitals are in the right place and if everything is ready for a final copy.

4. Proofreading- Ok, now you must read over your story and make sure that there are no missed mistakes and everything is the way you like it.

5. Publishing- Wow. It is already time for you to write your final copy. Take your rough draft and copy it on a computer or paper and then you are done!

(Before you write your final copy make sure everything is the way you like it.)

Remember;

Exceptional writing:

• Focused and reflects exceptional insights into the topic
• Shows versatile writing strategies
• Uses strong vocabulary
• The writer takes a risk in creating the piece
• Words are not repeated
• Uses a variety of sentence starters
• The piece is not retelling nor predictable
• The writer's voice is easily recognizable
• The reader is engaged
• The ending gives closure to the piece
• The writer uses image, strong action verbs, and comparisons throughout out the piece
• There are a few, if any, sentence-level errors.

Writing process

Practicing exercise

A. Complete:

1. Share
2. use ideas to write your first copy(pencil)

B. Choose the best answer:

3. complete sentences, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, correction marks, write complete copy

Revising

Prewriting

Editing

Publishing

4. choose a topic, topic, organize ideas, brainstorm \

Revising

Publishing

Editing

Prewriting

C. True/False Question

5. Revising → complete sentences, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, correction marks, write complete copy

True    

False

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Practicing exercise-Answer key

1. Publishing
2. Writing-rough draft
3. Editing
4. Prewriting
5. True

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Quiz

I. Editing: How many mistakes can you find?

Anthony Visits Nick

On sunday, Anthony went over to Nicks house to play basketball. They played a gam of one-on-one. Anthony made six baskets, bute nick made eight Nick was the winner. After the game, both boys whent in side to have some snack’s and watch television.

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Quiz-Answer key

On Sunday, Anthony went over to Nick's house to play basketball. They played a game of one-on-one. Anthony made six baskets, but Nick made eight. Nick was the winner. After the game, both boys went inside to have some snacks and watch television.

Skills:

 capitalization

 possessive nouns

 spelling

 compound

Writing process

Test

Seize the Day

Written by Sharon Fabian

School had started a week ago, and so this Labor Day didn't seem like a big event. It wasn't the end-of-summer celebration that it had once been. This year, Mark and his friend Paul were just hanging around in his house doing nothing in particular.

Then Mark's cell phone played its familiar tune. "Hello."

"Be ready to go in ten minutes. I'll pick you up," said Kelly.

A minute later their friend Tim got the same call.

So did Alexis. And Joni. And Paul.

When Kelly pulled into Mark's driveway, the others were already aboard. Mark and Paul climbed in. Her mom's faded maroon minivan had room for all six of them, and Kelly had used it to drive them all many times in the two years since she got her license.

No one knew what Kelly had in mind today.

"First stop - Starbucks," she said. "For a quick planning meeting." At the coffee shop Kelly asked

everyone to pool their money. "Let's see how much we've got - the more money we have, the farther we can go."

It turned out that Kelly's plan was to spend the day traveling as far as they possibly could on whatever money they could scrape together. "Half of our money to get there; half of our money to get back," she said. "Oh, and a little for food along the way."

It was beginning to look like Kelly had saved the day. Even if school had already started, a holiday should be fun.

They talked about which direction to go and how far their money would take them. They had enough to drive almost eight hours out and eight hours back, but that would mean stopping for lunch and dinner plus driving late into the night. And they had to be ready for school early in the morning.

"We don't need lunch and dinner," said Paul. "We can just buy a big bag of snacks at the grocery store before we leave. That'll save more money for gas."

"We can take turns driving," said Joni. "And we'll be resting in the van - we'll be fine for school tomorrow."

"I say we go for it," said Alexis. "Like my Latin teacher said, ‘Carpe diem. Seize the day.' "

"OK. Where should we head for?" said Kelly.

I. Answer the following questions before you finish the story.

1. Choose a setting for the beginning of the story. Then look at a map and choose several locations that they could travel to.

2. Make a list of the characters in the story, and then list one or two characteristics for each one.

3. Describe the minivan - its appearance inside and out and its condition.

4. What are some complications that could happen along the way?

5. What might happen at their destination?

6. What could happen on the way home or the next day as a result of their trip?

7. Choose one main problem for your story. Then brainstorm possible solutions.

8. In a few words, sum up the friends' Labor Day.

9. Using the ideas you wrote for the thinking questions, write the rest of this Labor Day adventure. Be sure to include dialog. Write in complete sentences, using correct punctuation. Be creative!

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Test-Answer key

Answers will vary.