Students complete a two page paper on a topic of their choice.  They are working from a set of questions, taking notes, and writing to inform from an angle that will "hook" the reader.  All work is to be done in class UNLESS your student chooses not to use his/her class time wisely.

Each student is to complete a letter to Ms. Arnold addressing an element of fiction.

*Character-The main character is someone for the reader to be with.  How does the writer create the character?  How does the reader relate to the character?  How does the character change?

*Problem/Solution-What is the problem that the main character has to solve?  What is the challennge the character confronts?  The problem is the "so what" of the story.

*Plot-The...