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THINGS TO DO TODAY: BRAINSTORM – You may talk with your family, but

each person will turn in your own storybook! Choose a cover for your book and get FOUR sheets of

paper for your inside pages Choose names for your two societies – these may be

cities, countries, etc. Decide how you’ll bind your book Number the pages Put your name and period at the bottom of the back

cover Choose a title for your storybook

OVER THE WEEKEND: Write out the story, reviewing the

instructions to decide which parts of the story will appear on each page spread

Brainstorm/sketch illustrations that you will use on each page spread

MONDAY: Transfer the story you wrote over the

weekend to your storybook pages, paying close attention to what information is required on each page

Draw and color illustration for each page spread

MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY: Finalize writing the book and drawing

the illustrations Write the Reflection and “About the

Author” blurb Review your work using the

checklist/rubric Bind the book

WEDNESDAY: Come in ready to turn in the Storybook

Project at the beginning of class!