Unit 4: Fairy Tale Writing!
We are currently working on writing persuasive speeches in Unit 3 for Opinion Writing.
The students have each chosen a topic (a problem and solution, a noteworthy person, or a noteworthy place)
The students have each chosen a topic (a problem and solution, a noteworthy person, or a noteworthy place)
Unit 2 in Writer's Workshop is Information Texts!
Students will be writing an informative text about a topic of their choice.
You can download the rubric and an example essay for this unit below:
Students will be writing an informative text about a topic of their choice.
You can download the rubric and an example essay for this unit below:
information_rubric.pdf | |
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information_writing_example.pdf | |
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We are just beginning Writer's Workshop!
Our first unit is Narrative. Students will be writing a true story that focuses in on one small moment they have experienced.
Finding Ideas for true stories:
IXL Practice for improving writing:
Titles
Logical Transitions
Sensory Details
Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
Quotations and Dialogue
Our first unit is Narrative. Students will be writing a true story that focuses in on one small moment they have experienced.
Finding Ideas for true stories:
- Think of a person who matters to you, list small moments, choose one, write a story.
- Think of a place that matters to you, map out the place/list small moments, choose one, write a story.
IXL Practice for improving writing:
Titles
- II.1 Which book title goes with the picture?
- II.2 Capitalizing titles
- II.3 Formatting titles
- II.4 Formatting and capitalizing titles
Logical Transitions
- CCC.1 Choose the best transitions
Sensory Details
- FFF.1 Sort sensory details
- FFF.2 Identify sensory details
Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
- D.1 Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
- D.2 Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
- D.3 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Quotations and Dialogue
- JJ.1 Punctuating Dialogue
Here are some resources to help writer's make their Narratives even better!
narrative_writing__example.pdf | |
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narrative_writing_checklist.pdf | |
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narrative_rubric.pdf | |
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