5 BOX WRITING TOPIC: NAME: PURPOSE FOR THIS WRITING? 1) Thesis Statement/Introduction: 2), 3), 4), 5), AUDIENCE?

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1 5 BOX WRITING TOPIC: NAME: PURPOSE FOR THIS WRITING? AUDIENCE? Overall Guiding Question(s): 1) Thesis Statement/Introduction: Detail/Question A: Detail/Question B: Detail/Question C: 2),. 3),. 4),. 5), (conclusion connector)

2 1 5 BOX WRITING CONNECTORS Thesis Statement/Introduction 5 Before Additionally First Along with First and foremost Also First of all As a result From one perspective Equally important On one hand From a different perspective On the one side Furthermore One reason In addition One example Likewise To begin with Moreover To start off Next To start with On the other hand When you stop to think about it Second Additionally After careful consideration As a result Based on the evidence Finally Fortunately Furthermore In addition Likewise Last More over Thankfully Third All in all As one can see Certainly So then Definitely In conclusion In other words In summary In the end Naturally On the whole So you can see Surely In closing Therefore To sum up Ultimately In conclusion Without a doubt Simply stated Hands down As we have seen Hence To be sure Obviously Clearly Truly To summarize In any case After all Once again In short NARRATIVE/SHORT STORY CONNECTORS In the beginning That morning Out of the blue At (given time) A long time ago Immediately Suddenly Until Eventually Finally For the time being Soon The next day After that One later Fortunately In the end Later on Meanwhile As soon as Out of nowhere All of of sudden To be sure Thankfully Gradually In a flash Little by little Without warning Just then Before I knew it With this in mind To the left/right Under/Near/Around/By/Beyond Earlier With regard to

3 WRITING NOTES WALDEN GREEN ~ UPPER ELEMENTARY TOPIC: A: B: C:

4 5 BOX WRITING TOPIC: PLAN APPROVAL: PURPOSE FOR THIS WRITING? AUDIENCE? Overall Guiding Question(s): 1) Thesis Statement/Introduction: Detail/Question A: Detail/Question B: Detail/Question C: 2),. 3),. 4),. 5), (conclusion connector)

5 WRITING ROUGH DRAFT WALDEN GREEN ~ UPPER ELEMENTARY NAME: TITLE:

6 SHORT STORY SNAPSHOT: N A R R A T I V E W R I T I N G This story is about... THEME: Genre: O Realistic Fiction O Mystery O Personal Narrative O Science/Historical Fiction O Other: Point of View: O 1 st person (I, me, my, mine) O 3 rd person limited (narrator is an outside observer) O 3 rd person omniscient (narrator knows how everyone feels/thinks) ORDER ELEMENT DETAILS SENSORY DETAILS Problem/Conflict Introduce Setting (time and place) Introduce Main Characters Main Event 1 Main Event 2 Main Event 3 Main Event 4 M.V.P. or Climax

7 WRITING ROUGH DRAFT WALDEN GREEN ~ UPPER ELEMENTARY NAME: TITLE:

8 Sensory Words NARRATIVE RESOURCES Keep the following lists of words to help you improve your writing. Using sensory words can help you provide more details and examples in your writing. TOUCH WORDS Cushioned hairy Damp heavy Downy hot Drenched humid pocked pointed pulpy rocky soapy soft sopping soupy tough velvety warm waxy SOUND WORDS Hanging croaking Barking crunching Bawling crying Blaring dripping Booming exploding Buzzing fizzing Chattering gagging Chiming gasping Chirping giggling Clanging grating Clicking grunting Clinking gurgling Cooing hissing Coughing honking Crackling jangling laughing moaning mooing mumbling muttering noisy peeping piercing pinging plopping quacking quiet rapping rasping riming ringing rumbling rustling scratching screaming screeching singing slamming shouting silent snoring splashing squawking stuttering tearing tinkling thudding thumping ticking twittering warbling wheezing whimpering whining whispering whooping TASTE AND SMELL WORDS Acid doughy Acidic earthy Acrid floury Alkaline flowery Aromatic fresh Biting fruity Bitter garlicky Bland hearty Burnt hot Buttery lemony Cold medicinal minty moist moldy musky musty oily perfumed pickled piney plastic pungent rank raw rich rotten salty scented sharp sour spicy spoiled stagnant sweaty sweet tangy tasteless tough vile vinegary TOUCH WORDS Abrasive feathery Biting fine Boiling fluffy Bubby foamy Bulky freezing Bumpy furry Burning fuzzy Bushy glassy Clammy gluey Coarse grainy Cool greasy Cottony gritty Crisp gushy knobbed lacy leathery light lukewarm matted metallic moist mushy numbing oily piercing plastic sandy scalding scorching scratchy scummy shaggy sharp silky slimy slippery sloppy smooth smothering spongy steamy steely sticky stifled stinging stony stubby tangled tender tepid thick tickling SIGHT WORDS Abrasive feathery Biting fine Boiling fluffy Bubbly foamy Bulky freezing Bumpy furry Burning fuzzy Bushy glassy Clammy gluey Coarse grainy Cool greasy Cottony gritty Crisp gushy Cushioned hairy Damp heavy Downy hot Drenched humid knobbed lacy leathery light lukewarm matted metallic moist mushy numbing oily piercing plastic pocked pointed pulpy rocky sandy scalding scorching scratchy scummy shaggy sharp silky slimy slippery sloppy smooth smothering soapy soft sopping soupy spongy steamy steely sticky stifled stinging stony stubby tangled tender tepid thick tickling tough velvety warm waxy START A 4 DIFFERENT WAYS 1. Question! TO SENTE NCE Who, How, Where, When, Do/Did, What, Which, Why, Will 2. Exclamation! 3. Adverb First! Aha! Ahhh! Alas! Shhh! Hey! Yikes! Yeah! Yuck! Phew! Brrr! Slowly, the rickety bus rides down the road. 4. Prepositional Phrase First! Down the road, the rickety bus rides slowly. ADVERB WORD LIST carefully correctly eagerly easily loudly patiently quickly quietly gently gladly naturally majestically instantly elegantly energetically hastily neatly loosely lovingly loyally painfully dangerously perfectly enthusiastically SAID IS DEAD CHOICES Acknowledged Added Admitted Advised Affirmed Agreed Announced Answered Argued Asserted Assured Assured Avowed Bellowed Blurted Bragged Cautioned Challenged Claimed Conceded Concluded Confessed Continued Cried Decided Declared Demanded Denied Disclosed Divulged Emphasized Estimated Explained Gasped Growled Grunted Hinted Insisted Interjected Interrupted Joked Lied Maintained Mentioned Mumbled Murmured Offered Ordered Panted Pleaded Pointed out Prayed Proclaimed Promised Proposed Protested Quipped Ranted SAID IS DEAD PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES Over the hill, Behind the door, At my house, Without a coat, During lunch, Atop the mountain, Beneath the ground, After the fall, Behind my chair, Beyond the sunset, Amid the crowd, Against the current, Down the road, Near the waterfall, Across the room, Around the corner, Inside my head, Between the trees, Above the clouds, On the beach sand, Into outer space, Through the trees, Toward the horizon, Within his heart,