Polycom Special Event
Writing Rules! with Author Janie Panagopoulos
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2015
Time: 12:00-1:00 ET (11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, 9:00 PT)
or
1:30-2:30 ET (12:30 CT, 11:30 MT, 10:30 PT)
Grades: 5th-7th
Partners: Author coordination/liaison: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc., Event coordination: Sue Porter, Polycom Education Consultant
Writing Rules! with popular children’s author Janie Lynn Panagopoulos, a fun and easy way to teach creative fiction writing to your students. In this session, Ms. Panagopoulos will guide students through her Writing Matrix. She will also explain how the beginning, middle, and end, really do matter in storytelling. Characters not completely developed? Lacking identification tags? Never again, after Janie shares her writing secrets with your classroom.
Students will try their hand at writing a story, using all the above techniques. Ms. Panagopoulos will provide the story format, and your students will simply use their creativity to build characters.
PLEASE print the following handouts for your students for this session:
Writing Matrix 1
Writing Matrix 2 Creating Plot
Writing Matrix 3 Characters
Writing Matrix 4 Interaction
Writing Matrix 5 Finding Your Voice
Writing Matrix 6 Setting
Writing Matrix 7 Revision. Edit
Writing Matrix 8 Prompt 1
Writing Matrix 9 Prompt 2
Questions? Email Sue Porter at polycomspecialevents@gmail.com
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