Now you are going to do two writing activities about the story Encounter by Jane Yolen and David Shannon. First you are going to write a friendly letter describing your trip in the canoe with the strangers and how scared you are. Later you will write a journal entry about a few events that happen to the boy after he talks to the people on the new land. The pre-writing work will help you get ideas for your journal. You are not allowed to use a dictionary or a thesaurus in your pre-writing. Spell words the best way you know. The pre-writing will not be scored. Exercise A: Friendly Letter The writing in your booklet will be scored. Look at the box below. It shows how to do your best work below. Checklist I will earn my best score if: 

My friendly letter talks about the dream I had.

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My friendly letter describes my trip in the canoe with the strangers.

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My friendly letter describes what scares me] about the strangers.

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My friendly letter is complete.

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My friendly letter is in my own words.

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I use words that make my meaning clear in my friendly letter. I do not use the same words over and over.

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I try to spell words correctly.

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My sentences and proper names begin with a capital letter.

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My sentences end with a period, an exclamation mark, or a question mark.

Directions: Now you are going to write a friendly letter based upon Encounter. You will write a letter to the village describing your trip in the canoe with the strangers. You will talk about your dream and how scared you are about the strangers. Be sure to use ideas from the story that was read to you in your letter. Write your letter so that it makes sense and is complete. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

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Pre-Writing Directions: The topics on the cards can help you organize the information you will use in your writing activities. What was the boy’s dream about? 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ letter What scared the boy about the strangers? 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________ letter What happened on the canoe trip with the strangers? 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ letter, journal What do you think happens to the boy on the new land? 1. __________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________ letter, journal

Exercise B: Fictional Narrative The writing in your booklet will be scored. Look at the box below. It shows how to do your best work below. Checklist I will earn my best score if: 

My fictional narrative tells of events that happened to me on the new land.

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My fictional narrative describes the setting and people that I met.

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My fictional narrative describes what it feels like being on the island.

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My fictional narrative is complete and full of details.

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My fictional narrative is in my own words.

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I use words that make my meaning clear in my fictional narrative. I do not use the same words over and over.

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I try to spell words correctly.

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My sentences and proper names begin with a capital letter.

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My sentences end with a period, an exclamation mark, or a question mark.

Directions: Now you are going to write a fictional narrative based upon Encounter. Your fictional narrative will be a journal about events that happened to you as if you were the boy in the story after reaching the new land. You will talk about the setting and people you meet. You will talk about how you feel being on the island. Be sure to describe these things in detail. Write your journal so that it makes sense and is complete. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

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