Writing: Tell Me A Story 2023

Your Name: ACTIVITY WRITING THEME COPY Trying to determine which theme possibility is the best? Start writing your theme copy using the steps outlined in this lesson. If you are doing this prior to the beginning of the school year, use the details and specifics from the previous year to make your theme specific to your school. Before you begin, take time to agree on whether your opening copy will be written in first, second or third person. Each has its advantages (see the Point of View section earlier in this unit). If the staff can’t agree, each person should write it in the way that seems more comfortable to them. This may help you decide which voice is most appropriate for your particular theme.

RATE YOUR PROGRESS SCORE 4.0 3.0 Lesson 7

I can do all tasks in 3.0 and I can teach others! I can demonstrate how to craft engaging theme copy that creates an emotional connection with readers and effectively communicates the story of the year. I can… a. develop theme copy through the use of telling details and significant and relevant facts that build on one another to create a coherent whole b. establish a point of view and voice that connects with readers and engages them in the copy c. research and gather relevant information from a variety of sources that will develop and prove the theme’s relationship to the year it describes d. work with peers to apply different approaches to writing theme copy (individually, small groups or large groups) in order to construct a focused message I can produce concise, clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style reflect the message of the theme. I have a relevant theme and I understand the voice theme copy should have, but I don’t know how to begin creating strong, relatable theme copy that effectively tells the story of the year. I can write a traditional story, but I don’t understand how to translate those skills to writing theme copy.

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