the mysteries of harris burdick. now it’s your turn! step one: write down the title of your top...
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Now it’s your turn!Step One:Write down the title of your top three picture choices here:________________ __________________ _______________
Step Two:Circle your first choice among the titles you wrote above and select the drawing. Staple it on top
of this paper.
Step Three: Follow the hand-outs to create your story. Although there are no length requirements, you must
incorporate the caption sentence somewhere in the story.
Brainstorming:I. What is the first thing you think of while looking at your picture?
Write 3-5 things that happen in your story:1.(thing that happens)
2.
3.(most exciting part of the story)
4.
5. (last thing that happens in your story)
II. Now describe the climax (the most exciting part of your story) in greater detail:
Main Character’s Name
Descriptive words for how your character
Will act in your story
Descriptive words for how your character feels in
your story
What kind of thingsmight your character say
in your story?
Describe how your character gets along with other
characters in your story
Describe theappearance of your
character
Describe where your character comes from and
where he/she/it lives
Character Map
Briefly describe what happens at the
BEGINNING of your story
Briefly describe the most exciting
moment (CLIMAX) of your story
Briefly describe the lesson learned, or
conclusion(DENOUEMENT)
Desc
ribe s
teps
that
lead t
o y
our
clim
ax
Who h
elp
s your
chara
cter
? H
ow
?
Does
an
yon
e/t
hin
g t
ry t
o s
top
or
hurt
your
chara
cter?
Descr
ibe
even
ts le
adin
g to
the
clim
ax
Story Map
Setting #1 Characters
Setting #2 Additional Characters
What is the potential for conflict? (Describe both what causes the conflict as well as ways the conflict could be avoided)
What conflict develops?
Is the conflict resolved? How?
Exposition (What is the opening situation?)
Story Outline
A Rose By Any Name Would Smell as Sweet
What will you name your character?
Did you ever stop to think about how powerful a name is? Think about how your name affects your life. Is it common? Hard to Pronounce? Your parent’s name?
How do you think a person named “Dummy” might act? How might a person named “Lovely” look?
Can you create a name for your character that describes what he/she is like? Can you think of a name that describes their personality? Can you think of a name that describes a challenge they must overcome?
What’s in a name? Let’s see….
Here’s a site that looks at the meaning of names in the Harry Potter books:
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/nameorigins.shtml
Would you like to make your story look more professional?
You can insert a picture into your typed story:
1.Minimize your essay window.2. Open internet and go to class homework page,
select picture3. Right click on picture and copy (ctrl c)4. Maximize your essay, insert cursor where you’d
like to place your picture.5. Right click paste (or select ctrl v.)
Ta-dah!
(Perfectionists: speak to me and I’ll show you the tricky computer addition I used to color my picture…)