Let's make our own book!

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Ask for help when you are uncertain of what to do.
Task number 3: Independent Activity.


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    1. Make a story plan to help you make your own Franklin story. Decide how you are going to begin your story. Then plan the middle of your story .Choose a problem that Franklin will have to solve. Choose some different solutions to this problem. Then plan the ending to your story. Have Franklin solve the problem!
    2. Now use your story plan to write your story. Follow your plan. Put in lots of adjectives and adverbs. Use some of the authors signposts for the beginning, middle and ending. Check your spelling and put in the capitals and periods. Make sure your middle has more then one thing happening in it.
    3. Sit with the teacher and go over your story. Fix any errors and add and change some of your ideas. The teacher will help you do this. This is called editing your story.
    4. Choose a computer software program to copy your story in. Make the pictures to go with your story. Discuss with your teacher what writing you will put on each page. Number your pages and make sure your pictures match the writing. Do not forget to make a title page for your story.
    5. Sit with the teacher and edit your story that you have published on the computer. Save it and the print it.
    6. With the teacher's help put it together.
    7. Now share it with the class.
Process:

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  • Ask the teacher to do a sample story plan with the class and use it the to make a Franklin story.
  • Look at some of the class lists you made about the Franklin stories to help you get ideas and to help you spell words correctly.
  • Ask the teacher to help you with your story plan and with editing your story. 
  • Choose a program in which you can write and draw. 
  • Ask your teacher to show you how to write and draw in this program if you do not know how to do this.
  • Make your cover page. Give your book a title. Make a picture to go with your title and put your name in as the author.
  • Put your beginning on the first page.
  • Put your middle next. The middle will take up more then one page. It is the biggest part of the book.
  • Put your ending on the last page.
  • Remember to save your work because it will take more then one day to make your book.
  • Ask your teacher to help you edit your story before you print it.
Software programs suitable to use:
  • Write Along
  • Kid Pix
  • Storybook Weaver
  • Easybook Deluxe
Conclusion:
Print your book and share it with the class.

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