how to use a graphic organizer to plan your writing

How to Use a Graphic Organizer

to Plan Your

Writing

The Writing Process

• Prewrite

• Draft

• Revise

• Edit

• Publish

Tall tales are a fun way to tell a story. Making a plan will help you to write the events in order.

Use Paragraph Format

Introduce the hero and setting

Before it happened

What happened

Reaction

Reintroduce the hero and setting

Create a larger than life hero…

• Exaggerate

• Exaggerate

• Exaggerate!!!

•See Character Template

Graphic OrganizerBefore:Introduce the hero and setting

What happened:Reaction:

Graphic Organizer

Use the character template

What is the setting?

Time and Place

Before:

Think about what was going on before the problem started.

Think about what the hero had to do to save the day.

Introduce the hero and setting

What happened:

How did everyone feel now?

Reaction:

Think about what happened to make it a happy ending?

How did everyone feel?

Teacher-modeled tall tale

Character name – __________

Where - _______________

When ______________

Before:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Introduce the hero and setting

What happened:Reaction:

________________________________________________________________________________________

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