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1 Wolves Fiction and Nonfiction Writing & Rubrics

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3 Table of Contents s 4 7 Fiction story writing pages s 8 and 9 Story map for pre-planning story or for listening to another writer s story and making a map s Note taking pages for nonfiction wolf writing 16 Report Cover s Final draft report pages 19 Report wolf illustration (or use for a diagram of wolf) s Student and teacher rubrics for fiction writing piece s Student and teacher rubrics for nonfiction report s 24 and 25 Extra blank paper

4 The Sleeping Wolves Story Name _ Date When walking in the woods, I stumbled upon a den of sleeping solves.

5 My Little Wolf Story Name _ Date

6 The Wolves Have an Party Name Date The Wolves invited the forest animals to a party.

7 The Forest School Day Name Date Did you know the animals in the forest go to school? This is what happened one special day.

8 My Story Map Plan Name Date Book Title Setting Characters Theme Problem Solution

9 My Story Map plan Name Date Book Title Setting Characters Theme Problem Solution

10 My Wolf Report Planning s Name Date Notes: What Wolves Look Like Note #1 Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining what wolves look like:

11 My Wolf Report Planning s Name Date Notes: What Wolves Eat Note #1 Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining what wolves eat:

12 My Wolf Report Planning s Name Date Notes: Where Wolves Live in the World Note #1 Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining where wolves live:

13 My Wolf Report Planning s Notes: Wolf Biome or Habitat Note #1 Name Date Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining wolf biomes:

14 Notes: Dangers to Wolves Note #1 My Wolf Report Planning s Name Date Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining dangers wolves face:

15 My Wolf Report Planning s Name Date Notes: Wolf Size and Length of Life Note #1 Note #2 Note #3 My full sentence explaining the sizes of wolves, and how long they live:

16 My Wolf report Name Date _

17 My Wolf Report Name Date Introduction Wolf Appearance Wolf Food Where Wolves Live

18 My Wolf Report Name Date Wolf Biomes Wolf Dangers Wolf Size and Length of Life Conclusion

19 Wolf Illustration Name Date

20 My Wolf Story Writing Piece Student Self-Evaluation Name Date I write and work all during writing workshop. Partly Good My Best I write using temporary spelling on the rough draft. I fix up and fancy up spelling for the diamond draft. I try my best. I do my best work on the illustrations.

21 My Wolf Story Writing Piece Teacher Evaluation Name Date Writes and works all during writing workshop. Partly Good Best Writes using temporary spelling on the rough draft. Fixes and fancies up spelling for the diamond draft. Tries his or her best. Does best work on the illustrations.

22 Wolf Nonfiction Writing Piece Student Self-Evaluation Name Date I wrote and worked all during writing workshop. Partly Good My Best I wrote notes after looking in the books, and then wrote my own sentences. My notes on each page were about the topic (eat, live, habitat, and so on). I neatly wrote my final draft. I tried my best and did my best work on the illustration and the cover.

23 Wolf Nonfiction Writing Piece Teacher Evaluation Name Date Partly Good Best Wrote and worked all during writing workshop. Wrote notes after looking in the books, and then wrote own sentences. Notes on each page were about the topic (eat, live, habitat, and so on). Neatly wrote final draft. Tried his or her best and did best work on the illustration and the cover.

24 Name _ Date

25 Name _ Date

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