Tool Kits
for Teachers The Warm Place
Prepared by Annie Weissman using the Puffin paperback of the book
Guide for Writing a Personal Narrative or Short Story based on
The Warm Place by Nancy Farmer
Prepared by Annie Weissman using the Puffin paperback of the book
The following guide can be used for either a personal narrative or a creative short story. It utilizes the six traits model and assumes the students are somewhat cognizant of the traits of ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. See
www.nwrel.org for more information on the six traits. These plans assume the students have read or been read The Warm Place by Nancy Farmer. The lessons on ideas, organization, and conventions are appropriate for all grade levels. Lessons on voice and sentence fluency are appropriate for grades 3-8. The word choice lessons are appropriate for grades 2-8. Some of the lessons may take more than one class period, depending on the reading and writing experience of the class.
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