Children's Book: Next Steps

Revise your story using the feedback you got yesterday. Think about:

• is the message/vocabulary/tone/character/conflict appropriate and interesting for 2nd graders?
• have you eliminated any extra words/rambling?
• have you eliminated all typos, misspelled words, punctuation problems, etc.?
• Click here for some helpful editing tips.

Layout your story in a Google Doc.

• Go to File then Page Setup and choose PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE orientation to fit the book you chose.
• Put each sentence on a different page (or however you plan to break up the text).
• Choose an appealing FONT and text size.  You could use different styles and sizes for impact.
• Remember to include and format your front cover, inside covers, back cover, etc. and include your About the Author somewhere.

If you are using a graphic designer to illustrate your book, add a page at the beginning of your Google Doc explaining what you're envisioning for your character, setting, color palette, etc.  Be detailed and specific.  Also be friendly and grateful.  You could copy and paste images you find online to offer ideas.  Share your Google Doc to Brian Declue (badeclue@sps.org) and he will assign your project to one of his designers.  

If you are illustrating your own book, decide if you'd like to do your illustrations directly on the book pages then cut and paste your text or if you'd like to glue in the pages with text and draw on those. When you're ready, you could print in the library.

If you would like MRS. FRASER to proofread/edit your text, share your Google Doc to hfraser@sps.org.  This is optional (but I'm happy to do it for you!).

Please have these steps completed by the end of class on Thursday, 13 April.

Also:  Remember to turn in your journal at the end of class tomorrow with your storyboard completed inside and a total of 20 new, full pages.