After reading "Baseball Saved Us, " by Ken Mochizuki we mapped out the story into a 'story mountain,' making sure to identify the lead, sequential events, heart of the story, and the closing. Writers used their knowledge of story mountains from our realistic fiction unit in the Fall.
After creating a story mountain for our mentor text, writers applied this planning strategy to the their own historical fiction writing.
I like how you used post it on your story mountain. That way, the students can move them around if required.
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