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  in this writing lesson, you are going to complete the

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  fictional narratives that we began in the previous lesson.

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  You are going to complete the drafting of your writing.

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  You're gonna edit, revise and even peer review.

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  Your classmates work just because we're really aiming for perfection

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  here. Okay, so at this point you have planned the

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  elements of your fictional narrative.

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  You have decided who the characters are, the protagonist or

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  the main character that's going through the conflict.

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  You've decided the setting and the different areas of the

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  plot. So you have your exposition, your rising action climax,

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  falling action and resolution.

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  That's all prepared, and many of you have probably already

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  began your draft itself.

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  So let's take a look at just a few points

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  I have for writing your first draft.

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  Make sure to use your plot diagram to write your

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  first draft review the elements of fictional narrative writing, as

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  well as the story map that you developed in the

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  pre writing phase or in yesterday's lesson.

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  As you drop the plot elements, be sure each event

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  builds on the one before it and moves the plot

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  towards the resolution of the conflict.

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  The conclusion of your narrative should logically follow the events

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  in the plot establishing point of view.

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  We also mentioned this yesterday You are writing from the

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  third person point of view.

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  You are the narrator of the story, So you're gonna

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  be using pronouns like he she they and them all

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  right now, when you get to the revising phase, here's

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  tips on how to evaluate the point of view and

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  character development of your story.

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  Check that the point of view you chose remains the

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  same throughout the narrative, so it's not a choice in

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  your case.

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  You had to do it from third person point of

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  view. Make sure you don't accidentally use the pronoun I

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  or you.

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  For example, how specific are your descriptions of your character's

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  appearance and personalities?

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  Have you used dialogue to give your readers a strong

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  sense of the characters and to move the plot forward?

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  So remember earlier this week we talked about indirect characterization,

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  how a writer can use clues like speech thought actions

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  and looks for the reader to know what the character

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  is like.

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  Have you done enough of that?

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  And if you haven't, you have the time in this

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  lesson to revise your writing and make sure that you're

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  giving the readers enough clues about what your character is

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  like. Okay, make logical connections between events.

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  Review your narrative.

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  Are the major events in your narrative clearly connected?

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  If you cannot think of a clear connection between the

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  events, delete or revise one of the events.

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  Make sure to use transitional words.

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  Transitional phrases like meanwhile, while they were away toe help.

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  Show a shift in time or setting.

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  Adjust the pacing.

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  Check the pacing, which is the speed at which the

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  action happens.

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  Writers use pacing to keep readers engaged and create a

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  desired effect.

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  For example, speed up the pacing to build suspense to

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  create a mystery.

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  Slow down the action.

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  So just ask yourself, is the pace of my plot?

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  Logical? Doesn't make sense.

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  Is it engaging for the reader or not?

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  Okay, proof writing and editing.

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  Edit for conventions When you re read your draft, checked

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  for accuracy and consistency corrects errors and grammar and word

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  usage. Make sure to include a variety of sentence patterns

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  to convey ideas clearly and keep readers engaged in your

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  narrative proof.

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  Read. Read your draft carefully.

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  Look for errors and spelling punctuation.

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  Make sure that the dialogue is properly enclosed by quotation

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  marks, and at the end, punctuation is inside the closing

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  quotation mark.

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  Also check that the Speaker tag, which tells who is

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  saying the quotation is separated from the quotation by a

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  comma. We already know this.

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  We had a lesson a couple of weeks ago about

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  how to punctuate dialogue, so just make sure that your

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  punctuating it correctly mhm and then you can move on

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  to your peer review, which will happen and breakout rooms.

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  Here's what this looks like when you are analyzing your

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  classmates work.

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  You're gonna exchange your story with a classmate and use

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  this checklist to evaluate their short story and provide supportive,

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  constructive feedback.

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  Number one are the point of view and setting clear.

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  And are the characters well developed through dialogue, Yes or

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  no? If no, you're going to suggest to your classmate

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  how it can be improved.

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  Number two.

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  Do the events in the plot unfold naturally and in

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  chronological or in time order, Yes or no again, if

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  no, you're going to explain what was confusing for you

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  as a reader, and number three does the story's ending

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  flow naturally from the events that came earlier.

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  Yes or no?

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  If no, tell what you think might be missing or

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  what kind of connections are required.

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  Number four.

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  What is the strongest part of your classmates Short story

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  and why you're gonna be giving constructive feedback and positive

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  feedback on the your classmates strength in terms of writing

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  a fictional narrative, and you will explain why as well,

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  All right, I also think it's important that I remind

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  you guys, once you are done with your fictional narratives,

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  you will be presenting them to the class.

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  Once you have completed the revising and the editing, and

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  it's as perfect as you believe it can be, you

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  will be presenting it to the class.

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  So make sure that you practice your presentation skills as

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  well. Um, it would kind of it would hurt you.

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  It would.

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  It would be harmful if your fictional narrative is beautifully

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  written and it's it's very engaging, but you're unable to

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  use your speaking and listening skills well enough to convey

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  that. So just practice presenting it.

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  Maybe read it out loud to yourself.

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  Once you're done because you can, you can expect that

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  you will be asked to read it to your classmates

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  and me.

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  Mhm