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To Build A Fire by Jack London (Alternate Ending Writing Project)

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Cover: Alternate Ending Writing Project for To Build A Fire by Jack London, showing a man and husky on a snowy forest trail
Opens the creative rewrite unit after reading the story
Project directions: students write a 2-page alternate ending in third person, guided by a cheat sheet and a 4-part rubric
Hand out first so students know how endings are scored
Real Version plot diagram: students map the original story from exposition and conflict to climax, resolution and theme
Review the original plot before planning changes
Planning the rewrite: students answer six questions on where the story changes, why, effects on the man and dog, and theme
Prewriting checkpoint before drafting the new ending
Your Version plot diagram: students outline their changed story from exposition and conflict through climax to resolution
Compare side by side with the original story map
Alternate ending draft, first page: students write a title and their name after By:, then begin writing their new ending
Final copy paper for the student's rewritten ending
Alternate ending draft continued: students keep writing their ending and sketch a scene in the illustration space at right
Lets students pair their writing with a drawn scene
Alternate ending draft continued: students sketch a second scene at top left and write the next part of their ending
Extra page for longer endings with a second picture
Alternate ending draft, last page: room for students to finish and conclude their new ending to Jack London's story
Use to meet the two-page minimum length
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Grade 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

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About This Product

This is a super fun project I've done each year with my ESL classes but it would be perfect to do with any with middle school or high school students!

In this packet, students will complete a plot diagram for the story, identify a spot where a critical error was made (there are a few to pick from so everyone's stories will be different!) and then create a NEW plot diagram starting from that point! This helps the students create an alternate ending!

*Need a follow up activity? Read the original 1902 version of 'To Build a Fire" and compare it to the better known remake from 1908!*

What's Included

The packet includes:

Pg 1- Rubric out of 20

Pg 2- Blank Plot Diagram for the story

Pg 3- Focus Q's on which events are changing and why ((Brainstorm))

Pg 4- Blank Plot Diagram for their new version

Pgs 5-8- Final draft paper (with and without spaces for illustrations)

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