Legends about Desert Plants and Animals

 

STEP # 1:  PLAN YOUR STORY

 

1.  What is the desert animal or plant that you are writing about?________________________

 

2.  The CHANGE:   Before ___________________________

                               Now _____________________________

 

3.  Other characters in your story:

     ______________________________________________

 

4.       SETTING:  

     How long ago does your story take place?      ______________________________________________

     Where does your story take place?

     ______________________________________________

 

     5.  The basic “idea” about how the change will occur:

(one or two sentences)

     ______________________________________________

     ______________________________________________

     ______________________________________________

 

STEP # 2:  WRITE A DRAFT OF YOUR STORY

    

 

STEPS TO WRITING YOUR STORY:   

1.  BRAINSTORM/PLAN

                                           2.  DRAFT

                                           3.  REVISE

                                           4.  REWRITE