What is a wordle? It is a fun toy to make a "word Cloud" Here is an example of one that I made when we started our garden

You will make your very on wordle to print out in color and take home after our Lunch Bunch!

Step 1: Think about these things.

Characters - Who are the main characters? What are they like? How do they change?
Conflict - What problems do the characters face? How are the problems solved?
Setting - When and where does the story take place? What is the setting like?
Plot - What important events take place in the story?
Style - What special words does the author use to make the story come to life?
Theme - What is the message in the story?
Mood - How do you feel while reading the story?

Step 2:  Open a new document in Word. Type the title and author of your book, and enter sentences or words responding to each of the questions above.

Step 3: Review what you have typed. If there are words or phrases you want to connect, insert a tilde (~) between each word (Example: The~Lightning~Thief, Rick~Riordan). The words with tildes between them will appear connected by spaces in your Wordle. If there are certain words you want to emphasize in your Wordle, copy and paste them several times. The more times a word appears in the text, the larger it will appear in the Wordle.

Step 4: Visit the Wordle (http://wordle.net) website. Create a new Wordle, and copy and paste the text from your document into the Wordle. Use the language, font, layout, and color menus to change the appearance of your Wordle. If you want to change the emphasis on words, you can add to or delete from your original text and paste it again.

Step 5: Once you have completed your Wordle, save it to the gallery with the book's title and your initials in the user field. (Example: The Bully - YB). In this way, you will be able to find your Wordle by searching for yourself in the user field.  Then copy, paste, and send the link to your Wordle to Ms. McIntyre so she can place them on the web for you and your friends to share!