{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-story-grades-4-7","title":"How to Write a Story, Grades 4-6+","description":"How to Write a Story, Grades 4-6 is packed with easy-to-do ideas and dozens of writing forms that help students improve their sentence writing skills.\nPart I: Learn the Parts of a Story\nStudents learn to identify and develop characters, settings, plots, and conclusions of stories. Activities are presented in a scaffolded format; choose those most appropriate for your students. Activities include identifying the parts of a story in literature, describing and illustrating the parts of a story, and writing their own story parts. At the end of this section, students combine what they have learned and created to write an original story.\n\nPart II: Write a Story Step by Step\nForms are provided to guide students to write a story step by step. From story plan sheets and graphic organizers to a conclusion page, this section makes your job easier!\n\nPart III: Additional Story-Planning Forms\nForms for an outline, a question and answer list, and a story web provide even more ways for students to plan stories.\n\nPart IV: Write in Different Genres\nAfter students have mastered the parts of a story and the steps for writing a story, challenge them to write in specific genres! Teaching suggestions and guided directions for students are included for realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, adventure, fantasy, and science\nfiction stories.\n\nPart V: Presentation\nEncourage students’ creativity with reproducible templates to create and illustrate final copies of stories.\n\nPart VI: Writing and Publishing Centers\nThe Writing Center contains materials to encourage independent story writing. Story prompt cards, character and setting lists, and charts for writing in specific\ngenres will cure even the most difficult case of writer’s block. The Publishing Center is a place where students can find various materials for the illustrations and covers, as well as the final copy templates in this book.\n\nTrait-Based Writing:\nHow to Write a Story fits perfectly if you’re using trait-based writing! When your students use this book, they focus on these important writing skills:\nconventions voice ideas word choice sentence fluency organization\n\nAbout Evan-Moor\nA leader in PreK–8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1557998027\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1557998027.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Evan-Moor Educational Publishers\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in acceptable condition.  May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy.  May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  Does not include original dustcover jacket.  Possibly Ex Library Copy  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45586565759173,"sku":"LFV.1557998027.A","price":6.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/1557998027-0_e179527d-2920-416e-8b4c-0b71abd408dd.jpg?v=1767635670","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/how-to-write-a-story-grades-4-7","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}