Mystery Story Drafting

Today we are beginning to draft our mystery stories. Students will be drafting their stories in a document created for them in Google Classroom. Students will have several days to work in class on their drafts with mini lessons at the beginning of class on elements they should include in their stories.

Rough Draft Requirements

• Don't change the formatting on the document. It is already how it should be. Don't change the font, size, margins, or spacing. 
• Typed story should be 3-7 pages long. Absolutely no more than 10 pages. 
• Follow your prewrite sheet and the requirements listed there. 
• Remember to include at least 5 events in the rising action and a good lead at the very beginning (action, reaction, or dialogue). 

If a student needs to work from home, he/she will need to log-in to the Google Drive account to access their rough draft.Students should know their log-in information, but is some information to check if you are having log-in problems

• The username should be the student's legal first name and a four digit number as follows:
• example: brianna1234@trussvillecityschools.org
• MANY students accidentally type in ".com" instead of ".org" check this if you are having issues
• The password should be your first and last initial and your six digit lunch number
• example: bo123456

If you cannot access your account from home, and you have checked the hints above, send me an email. Hopefully, I will see your email and be able to help. NOTE: not being able to log-in is not an excuse for an incomplete assignment. If you can't log-in, continue working on a separate piece of paper to make sure you have it finished when it's due. We can get it typed into your Google Doc later if that happens. 

I am also more than happy to meet students before school to allow them time to work on the chrome book. If you want to come before school, just ask me the day before, so I can write you a pass. Students will not be allowed to leave the gym to come to a classroom without a pass from a teacher.