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This presentation will help students create a profile for an elf. Students will share the final project with elementary students for a class project.
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Profile of an Elf
Brainstorm•Consider your audience
▫Read children’s Christmas books for inspiration What would a child find memorable about this story? What type of words does the author use? What is the age range of your audience?
▫Read Superhero profiles How did the author organize the profile for ease of
readability? What details did the author choose to include?
▫How do you want children to remember your elf?
Brainstorm: Christmas Stories
•Absulum the Reindeer Elf▫http://www.magickeys.com/books/absulum/
•Create your own story for inspiration▫http://www.northpole.com/den/Personalized
Stories/•Collection of stories to read
▫http://www.northpole.com/Stories/
Brainstorm: Character Profiles
What makes this a good description of Superman’s life story?
What could the author have included to make this profile better?
Prewrite
It doesn’t matter how you choose to organize your work at this stage of the game, just get all of your ideas down on paper.
Prewrite: Graphic Organizer
Prewrite
Plan out what you want your layout to look like and where you will put each element you want to include.
Prewrite: Layout and Elements
Rough Draft
Create your draft by using the information you have from your prewrite. Although this may look nice, there is still work to be done!!
Rough Draft
Revise: Revisit your ideas
•Do you include enough background?•Do you have too much detail?•Have you used descriptive adjectives and
adverbs?•Is your word choice acceptable for the
age range of your audience?•Use these cards as a resource ONLY:
▫http://missionliteracy.com/page15/page6/assets/revision%20rummy.pdf
Edit: Spelling, grammar, sentence structureThis steps works best when done with a partner(s). •Have you spelled everything correctly?•Do you need to add punctuation?•Do your sentences make sense?Use these cards as a resource ONLY:http://www.missionliteracy.com/page15/page6/assets/Go%20Edit%20cards%20master.pdf
Revise, Again
•Revision isn’t a one step process.▫Ask a peer to offer constructive suggestions▫Ask a parent or neighbor if they think what
you have written is suitable for your audience
▫Is you elf interesting, engaging, will people remember him/her?
▫Does your character profile “fit” the design of you elf? Are they complementary to each other?