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Watermelon Vs. Seed Ideas

Directions: For each watermelon idea, pick a big, general moment from your life and
write it down in the box. Then, for the seed ideas, zoom in to each watermelon idea and
pick 2 small, specific moments from that big idea and write them down in the set boxes.

Watermelon Idea #1:

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Seed Idea: Seed Idea:

Watermelon Idea #2:

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Seed Idea: Seed Idea:

**​If you’re having trouble thinking of any watermelon or big ideas,

look back at the topics you wrote down for the warm up.
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Narrative Characters Worksheet

Directions: 1) Choose your favorite seed idea.
2) List all the major characters from your story in the yellow box.
3) List all the minor characters from your story in the green box.
Major Characters: Minor Characters:

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Directions: 1) Start with the most important major characters of your story.
2) Fill in each box of the chart with details and descriptions of each character in your
story.
*Be as descriptive and specific as you can
**Remember: details help readers understand your characters and story better!
Character Name Their relationship to How they look What they’re like
you in the story

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