Writing Update
Dear Parents,
Your children continue to work on improving their writing skills throughout each day. I have been pleased with their efforts and commitment to each lesson I teach.
Please find an update of what we have been doing and what is coming up:
Writing - The children are in the process of publishing their REVIEW writing piece. Each child choose a topic that they know a lot about and with the help of this rubric, eventually worked on a final copy.
Review Checklist
Choose a topic that you know a lot
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List things you like about it – at
least 3 but 4 is better.
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Begin writing your introduction – list
your things that you like using commas.
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Write your paragraphs – everything
needs to be connected to your reason.
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Include examples in your paragraphs.
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Use specific details to prove you know
what you are talking about.
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Start your paragraphs in different
ways.
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Write a conclusion – talk about the
big idea and again list your reasons in a different way.
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6. The most important parts are longer
7. A story has a lot of description
8. We always know where the characters are in the story - Setting
The children look back over the different genres or styles of writing they have done this year - Personal Narratives and Realistic Fiction. They will then be asked to adapt one of these stories into a WHAT IF scenario. Their story can then be changed into either a fantasy, mystery, realistic fiction, or even a scary story.
The idea we want to impose on the children is that we can use what we know to create something new. We want the children to have more exposure and practice writing in a variety of styles.
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