Young Authors Celebration Guideline / Directions

5TH Grade Theme: The Beach!

Hello Parents,
We will be starting our Y.A.C. (Young Authors Celebration) books this upcoming week. We will be
sticking to deadlines and guidelines. While I have gone over all instructions with students, I am asking
that you become familiar with these directions and also review them with your child. Any forms along
with a copy of our Young Authors Celebration Guideline / Directions can be found on our classroom
website. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Ms. Cook
- Books must consist of:
o 8-10 typed pages minimum
o Each of the typed pages must consist of 8 (5th Grade) original sentences
o Each book must follow the template guideline located on our classroom website

o Font size is 14
o Font is Times New Roman, Rockwell, or Impact
o 6 pages of your book will consist of a drawing/color to go with your
story.
o One Striving for Excellence book cover
o Follow the checklist that is attached to make sure you are on the
right track!

Dates for the Young Authors Celebration are as follows:

Dates
November 3, 2015

Do I work on this at
home or at school?
At School

What Takes Place

Begin Writing Rough Drafts on notebook
paper packet.

(make sure you skip lines

when writing)
November 5, 2015
November 9, 2015
November 11, 2015
November 13, 2015

At School

Continue Writing Rough Drafts

At School

Continue Writing Rough Drafts

At School
At School

Continue Writing Rough Drafts

Continue Writing Rough Drafts

November 17, 2015

At School

Start Typing Story

*Follow Guideline found on website.
Ms. Cook will explain template to students

Extra Information
Instructions are given
Check website for more
information

You will begin typing your story

today in class. You will be allowed to
type your story at home whenever
you would like.
Make sure that each time you pull
your copy from Dropbox, you save it
back to Dropbox. You dont want to
have to re-do what you already did
either at home or at school.

November 19, 2015 At School and At Home

November 23, 2015 At School and At Home
November 25-27, 2015 At Home

November 30, 2015

At School and At Home

Continue Typing Story

Continue Typing Story
Students are allowed to work on essays over
Thanksgiving Break if they are able to and
want to.

Begin working on illustrations

*Continue typing story at home if not
finished.

You will begin your illustrations

today.
To save yourself a headache, do
illustrations according to the order of
your story.

December 2, 2015

December 4, 2015

December 8, 2015

December 10, 2015

At School and At Home

Continue working on illustrations

At School and At Home

*Continue typing story at home if not

finished.
Continue working on illustrations

At School and At Home

*Continue typing story at home if not

finished.
Continue working on illustrations

At School and At Home

*Continue typing story at home if not

finished.
Continue working on illustrations
Students will work on illustrations over the
weekend if they have not finished their
pictures.

December 14, 2015

December 15, 2015

At School and at Home

At Home

Y.A.C. Wrap Up
Y.A.C. Books are Due in Dropbox Books ththat are worked on AFTER
the 15 (whether it is illustrations
by 8am December 15, 2015
Students MUST submit FINAL typed
stories through Dropbox NO LATER
than 8am 12/15/15

December 16th and

Beyond

December 16, 2015

DANGER
ZONE
At School

Books are Bound and students will present

their story in class.

or typing) will have points

marked against them.

Each day illustrations or typing is

late will be 5 points of deduction.

Books submitted
during or after
Christmas Break
will result in a zero.

January 18, 2016

At School

Props are Due

Brennan- 1 beach ball

Gus- 2 pairs of sunglasses
(dollar store quality is fine)
Austin- 1 bag of sand
Nicholas- bucket and shovel
Nick- 2 Beach Towels
You are also able to bring
anything else you may think of
that we can use as a decoration
that can sit on or near our table.

January 22, 2016

Young Authors Celebration!

Young Authors Celebration Checklist (120pts)

_______ I followed the class topic
_______ My writing was original and unique
_______ Each sentence was a 5th grade level sentence or above
_______ I used a thesaurus for a good portion of my words
_______ I have 8-10 pages minimum
_______ 6 of my have 8-10 pages include an original illustration that goes with my story
_______ My book cover is Striving For Excellence
Original in illustrations and color
Catching story title
Color is used all throughout the book
_______ My book follows the Y.A.C. Template (found on website)
_______ My story was completed (illustrations/story) by the 15th
_______ I reviewed my story with my parent and I have no errors or mistakes.
_______ My complete story was uploaded to Dropbox
no later than 8am, December 15, 2015. Please do not worry about
uploading illustrations to Dropbox.
_______ My props were in the classroom no later than 8am, January 18, 2016