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STAR ESSAY EXAM MODE WIZKIDS EDITION FOR J

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STAR ESSAY EXAM MODE WIZKIDS EDITION FOR J

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  1. STAR ESSAYS EXAM MODE

  2. TABLE OF CONTENT • Purpose and Audience • Writing Process • All about Planning • Conflict • Exploring the Prompt • Point of View • Examining the Plot : Exposition, Rising Action… • Conflict – Facing the Problem • Elements of an Amazing Essay (Description throughout the story) • Creating your own descriptive devices • The first step is the hardest – Starting the story • Beautiful Beginnings - Ways to fix your beginning • Sensational Setting and Serving the Senses (Mood) • Creating Characters • Satisfying Solutions • Review and Improve

  3. KNOW THY PURPOSE(TYPE) AND AUDIENCE Purpose: - Why are you writing this essay (Narrative Descriptive): Answer : - To entertain your readers Audience: Who are you writing for? Answer: Parents, teachers, friends but for SEA – the EXAMINERS/ MARKERS

  4. THE WRITING PROCESS GREEN

  5. THINK HIGH FIVE • Prewriting: Brainstorm/Plan • Writing (Draft) • Revise (Make it Better) • Edit (Fix Errors) • Publish ( A Completed Essay) Revise Write Edit Publish Prewrite

  6. FIVE STEPS IN THE WRITING PROCESS Process : Steps taken to accomplish or do something. In order to create the best essay, you can, you should use the Writing Process. This method contain the following steps: • Prewriting – ( Brainstorming and Planning) • Draft – ( Writing your essay) • Revise – ( Making changes to make your writing pop) • Edit - (Fixing mistakes like spelling, punctuations, SVA, capitalization) • Publish – ( Finished product share with teachers, friends and family)

  7. ENSURE YOUR LEAVE TIME FOR FIXING (REVISE AND EDIT) YOUR ESSAY UP AFTER YOU WRITE IT 6-8 mins Use the time to read it paragraph by paragraph and sentence by sentence to fix it up:

  8. DON’T OVERDO IT • It you don’t have much time to write that story, keep it conflict simple. Do get carry away with adding too many problems, twist, going to many place etc. • It is very important that you finish.

  9. TO REVISE AND EDIT: WE READ/PULL APART OUR STORY ESSAY PARAGRAPH BY PARAGRAGPH AND READ EACH PARAGRAPH SENTENCE BY SENTENCE.

  10. My best friend, Simon and I strolled leisurely through the nearby park. Soon, we came upon a massive oak tree with huge branches and lime green leaves. His eyes grew wide at the sight . “ I’m going to climb it!” he uttered. “I don’t think you should. It’s too high.” I responded. He ignored me and attacked the tree with agility of a chimpanzee. Branch after branch he passed until the top was finally reached. I gazed at him in awe from the ground. A sudden wind blew and shook the tree. Simon cling to the tree and froze. On closer inspection, I noticed that his eyes were wild as he stared longingly towards the ground. “ The wind is too rough. If I move, I’ll fall.” he sobbed. On seeing that he needed help, I dashed off to find someone. I saw a tall gangly man walking in my direction. I quickly related the issue and he followed immediately to the spot. He quickly but carefully climbed the mountainous tree, following the same path which Simon had taken. Finally, he arrived at the spot where Simon was clinging desperately to a rough twisted branch. He extended his bony but muscular arm, grabbed Simon by his shirt and cushioned him between the tree and his body. He made his way down inch by inch, checking to make such that my shivering and sniffling friend was safe. When he reach the ground, we thanked the man. We offered our sincerest thanks once again before leaving to the caring stranger and shuffling quickly home.

  11. WHAT IS A STORY PLAN? A STORY PLAN helps you: Organize your ideas

  12. The Characters The Setting These may include: • The characters – people, animals and other beings in the story. • The setting (when or where the story happens) • Plot – How the story goes from beginning to end • The problems (conflict) your characters must face in reaching their goal, and the solutions. • Resolution/Theme- How the story ends and the lesson it may tell. The Conflict The Plot The Theme

  13. TIPS TO IMPROVE THAT STORY Plan: The beginning, middle and end .Do your best to stick to that plan Make sure you have time to finish your story with a great ending. Try to link the ending of your story to the beginning.

  14. A PLAN HELPS YOU REMEMBER: A plan helps you: • Remember your ideas. • Create a strong plot • You finish quickly. • You don’t get struck- (avoid writer’s block)

  15. WHY PLAN? PLAN TO AVOID THE FOLLOWING: • Taking a long time to write your story so time runs out. • Changing your ideas midstory which sometimes makes your story weird and confusing. • Writing a pointless introduction that does not connect to other ideas in the story such (describing the weather , alarm clocks, waking up, get ready or school bells ringing…) when it is not needed.

  16. WHY PLAN? PLAN TO AVOID THE FOLLOWING: • Confusing Point of View. You start writing from a third person point of view (Roger, he, him ) and then switch to a first-person (I, me ) midway through the story. (Or vice versa.) • Being unable to resolve the problem or conclude the story. • Know how your story will end before you begin writing. Don’t write yourself into a box with no way out. End your story before your begin it.

  17. BECOME A PLANNING MASTER • LEARN to plan a story with any given prompt. • Plan a story with four-five parts/paragraphs. (PLOT) • You only have 50 minutes to write an essay for your exam. • Write in less than 50 minutes to have time to fix your essay (Revising and Editing) • Try to plan your story in about five to 8 minutes. Always time yourself.

  18. THINGS TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE PLANNING: PART 2 OBSERVE YOUR GIVEN PROMPT: • Think of the event/s that led to the big moment- that is the rising action that came before the big issue • (Climax): What will be the big moment in the story? What is the big problem to be faced? • This is where the character: Faces the bully/dragon/monster/burgular, get caught lying, stealing, cheating, gets trapped, faces fears, etc… • How did the big issue work out? How you are going to end the story ( Excellent Endings)

  19. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? CREATING CONFLICT • Stories must have problem or conflict that characters are trying to resolve. • Most important part of the story.  Spend most of your time here. Describe in detail in this section. Slow it down, zoom in and make it very descriptive (juicy). Oh Bacchanal! …. Drama Bomb! • You can create other issues to make the situation worse before it gets better. • The problem or conflict segment is usually 1 -2 paragraphs long! Usually found in the RISING ACTION AND THE CLIMAX.

  20. CONFLICT External Outside of oneself Internal Inside of oneself Character vs Self Character vs Character Character vs Society Character vs Nature Character vs Supernatural Character vs Technology

  21. Conflicts can be either…. EXTERNAL (on the outside of a character) OR INTERNAL (on the inside of a character)

  22. INTERNAL CONFLICT involves a struggle between a character and himself (mind) EXTERNAL CONFLICT involves a struggle between a character and a force outside of himself.

  23. RESOLUTION : - LET’S RESOLVE OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM • MAKE IT MAKE SENSE – Resolve/End the problem or conflict in a sensible/believable way.   • MAKE IT DIFFERENT, INTERESTING - Allow the main character to solve the problem or think about other ways to solve it instead of just reporting to the police or complaining to the teacher. • HOW ABOUT: • The problem being solved by a stroke of luck or a stroke of lightning? • Could the community/friends get involved to solve the problem together? • Could the characters work things out ?

  24. Example: • The key here is to be creative yet sensible at the same time. • Also think about ending it in a way that is not expected? Predictable  : The knight defeats the dragon and saves the princess. • Unpredictable  : The princess speeches off the prince and rides her dragon into the sunset.

  25. THE PLOT STRUCTURE THE SHORT STORY This PLOT DIAGRAM shows how the main events is a short story are organized. CLIMAX Let’s hike FALLING ACTION RISING ACTION RESOLUTION EXPOSITION

  26. The most exciting part of the story. Greatest suspense The characters face the problem head on. We learn the outcome of the event here. CLIMAX The build up to the major problem or conflict. What happens before the main problem. The character can encounter several problems here. What happens after the climax. Things are beginning to wrap up here. FALLING ACTION RISING ACTION Plot Diagram RESOLUTION EXPOSITION The structure of the events in a story The end of the story. Conflict or Problems are solved. Hook/Grabber, Beginning of the story where Characters and Setting,Conflict are introduced.

  27. THE PLOT The PLOT can be used to help plan our story and includes the 5 elements. Elements of a Story: Setting: – Place, Time, Date, Weather, Description of Surroundings and Mood Characters: – The people, animals, things which are given life- (E.g. Penny, the pencil) and other beings in your story ( aliens, monsters etc.) Conflict: – The problem the character faces in the story. Plot: – The beginning, middle and end of the story Solution: – How the problem is solved Theme:- what the author wants you to learn

  28. WHAT IS THE PROMPT? • A Writing Prompt is the TOPIC/SCENERIO that is given to student on which base their ideas for their story . It is used to help students generate ideas. • Prompts help to give you something to focus upon as you write. • It can be a single word, a short phrase, a paragraph or even a picture or video. LOVE A day in the life of a raindrop

  29. FOLLOW TO PROMPT That means : If the setting is a Mall – Be at that mall If the character’s name is John ( third person) don’t rename him. If they give you a line to write in your story - You better put it in your story. If they say start or end your essay with this line – You better START or END with that EXACT LINE don’t add or take away from it. show example : prompts

  30. EXPLORING THE PROMPT YOU MUST FOLLOW WHAT THE PROMPT SAYS: Before writing, here as some rules to follow: #1 – Read the prompts carefully #2 – Pay attention to the writers ( point of view ) #3 – Underline important details the prompt asks for #4 – Follow what the prompt says when writing your plan.

  31. POINT OF VIEW • A way of thinking or looking at something. • Read the prompt to decide the point view

  32. A STORY CAN BE TOLD FRO DIFFERENT POINT S OF VIEW FIRST PERSON – In this type of story, the writer is DIRECTLY involved or is a character in the story and writes show what is happening to him/her. First person pronouns “ I “ , me, my, we, us, ours, mine is used . The writers shows the reader what he /she is thinking, feeling and doing in the story. We only know what the witness, think, dod , feel THIRD PERSON – In this type of story, the writer shows what is happening to someone in the story. The writer is not part of the story but is writing as a witness s to what is happening (limited omniscient-does not know all )or a creator of the world who know what the main character and other characters are thinking, feeling and doing in the story(omniscient – all knowing).

  33. EXAMPLES : CHECK OUT THIS SOTRY USING TWO POINT OF VIEW First Person : Jane and I trudged along the narrow dirt track which led to the Bluepool waterfall. The warm sun filtered through the trees creating leafy shadows. “ How long again?” Jane inquired. “ About five minutes,” I responded stopping, shielding my eyes and looking ahead. Third Person: Jane and Sophia trudged along the narrow dirt track which led to the Bluepool waterfall. The warm sun filtered through the trees creating leafy shadows. “ How long again?” Jane inquired. “ About five minutes,” Sophia responded stopping, shielding her eyes and looking ahead.

  34. POINT OF VIEW IN WRITINGPRONOUNS

  35. READ THE PROMPT CAREFULLY TO SEE WHO IS THE STAR OF THE STORY (POINT OF VIEW)

  36. Prompt #1. You were sending text messages on your phone while walking with your friends. You looked up and everyone had disappeared. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include vivid descriptions and sensory details about • - what you encountered • - what you saw, felt and did • - how the experience ended Prompt #2 As Roger strolled home from school, he heard a rustling sound. What leapt out at him left him speechless. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include details about • - what he encountered • - what he saw, felt and did • - how his experience ended Prompt #3. Amanda looked up from her grandmother’s backyard to see a floating object in the sky. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include vivid descriptions and sensory details about • - the floating object itself • - what she heard, felt and did • - how the experience ended

  37. Prompt Example #1 Prompt #1. You were sending text messages on your phone while walking with your friends. You looked up and everyone had disappeared. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include vivid descriptions and sensory details about • - what you encountered • - what you saw, felt and did • - how the experience ended

  38. THIS STORY SHOULD WRITE ABOUT OR MENTION THAT • You are writing about yourself in this story. • You are sending text messages to someone using a phone while you are walking with friends. (more than one person) • You look up from what you are doing on your phone and notice that everyone has disappeared. Write a story about the events that followed.(Your main focus will be on what happened after this) You may include vivid descriptions (adjectives) and sensory details( uses your five senses to describe the things you see, hear, smell, taste, touch/feel) about • - what you encountered ( what you saw or met) • - what you saw, felt and did • - how the experience ended ( how did it end)

  39. Prompt #2 As Roger strolled home from school, he heard a rustling sound. What leapt out at him left him speechless. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include details about • - what he encountered • - what he saw, felt and did • - how his experience ended

  40. Prompt #3. Amanda looked up from her grandmother’s backyard to see a floating object in the sky. Write a story about the events that followed. You may include vivid descriptions and sensory details about • - the floating object itself • - what she heard, felt and did • - how the experience ended

  41. HERE IS OUR PROMPT EXAMPLE There is a creature from the nearby woods that has been raiding and eating the vegetables in your garden. You have only ever spotted the creature’s shadow as it disappears into nearby woods. You set up a trap to catch the creature. Write an interesting story based on these ideas.

  42. STEP 1: THINK OF IDEAS FOR YOUR PLOT OR PLAN Read the prompt carefully and (FOLLOW IT) to produce ideas for your plan. There is a creature from the nearby woods that has been raiding and eating the vegetables in your garden. You have only ever spotted the creature’s shadow as it disappears into nearby woods. You set up a trap to catch the creature. Write an interesting story based on this idea.

  43. STEP 1 : LET YOUR BRAIN HAVE A STORM . THINK ABOUT THE PROMPT AND LET THE JUICES FLOW. Jot down all the brilliant ideas, words, descriptions that comes to mind. WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW Large colourful wings unknown creature I free it and we become friends Some sort of fairy Describe it It can talk Apologize and asks for forgiveness Steals because it is hunger Also gives hungry animals food

  44. STEP 2:- THINK/RECALL ALL THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE PLOT OR STORY- WHAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER TO HAVE IN YOUR STORY. • Grabber – start with a question • Characters – parents, me, fairy creatures • Setting- at home, garden, woods • Conflict- garden being destroyed by creature • Climax – traps the creature and see creature • Resolution – release and help creature

  45. ASKS YOURSELF- Does your story plan makes sense or is it too farfetched. vs

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