Journey of a Snowflake

After we have studied and read about snowflakes, now you can write an imaginary tale of one snowflake's journey. Your story must include all the necessary weather cycles needed for the freezing crystal. Your snowflake must have a name and have a personality. Use personification and become the snowflake. Have a family, name your characters, and talk about the weather conditions needed, including his/her (snowflake) life expectancy. Follow the complete fall and final picture of how or what your flake made at the end of the trip. Your story will require more than one paragraph.

REMEMBER:
___ 1. Visited web site for ideas: www.teelfamily.com/activities/snow (optional)
___ 2. 5-8 sentences for each paragraph, including topic sentence and concluding sentence
___ 3. transition between paragraph
___ 4. five elements of good writing, especially DIRECTION and IDEAS
___ 5. signature of adult who proofread your letter for PRESENTATION
___ 6. clearly reworked rough draft
___ 7. all three papers turned in with neat final in ink on top

submitted by Jeanne of Florida

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