The Annual 5th Grade Short Story Competition.....

As I have done the past 7 years, we will be participating in the Alameda and Contra Costa County 5th grade short story contest.
In the past students from my class have earned a 1st place and 2nd place cash reward.  

Here are the details on the competition:
http://calwritersclub.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/cwc-25thannualfifthgradestorycontest2011-final.pdf

Here is a great graphic organizer that we will be using to help us plan out our story:
http://www.myeport.com/published/t/uc/tucson5/collection/10/18/upload.pdf

Here is a great website with helpful kind-friendly advice:
http://www.coreygreen.com/storytips.html

Here is a great “rap” that helps remind your son/daughter what goes into a well written short story:
http://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings.html

Here are the folders for posting and peer editing all of our short stories:
CLICK HERE TO OPEN SHORT STORY FOLDER