Hello Everyone!
I wanted to fill you in on our new big writing project. We are creating storybooks where the main character is an insect. I have heard from a lot of parents that writing is something that they struggle with at home, so I thought it might be helpful for me to walk you through the pre-writing that we did for this project. I have noticed that having a lot of their ideas prepared, has made for a very smooth Writer's Workshop! 1. We read an insect storybook and talked about point of view. We made a list of ways that the author conveyed the insect's POV (the grass is described as a forest etc). Then each student had to picture themselves as an insect and write a description of what the world looks like to them. 2. We read another insect storybook and made a list of the main character's inner characteristics and outer characteristics. They then had time to draw their main character and label its outer characteristics (long antennae, six skinny legs) and then list its inner characteristics (shy, loves to read books, clumsy). 3. We read an insect storybook and made a list of problems that the main character is faced with. They then made a list of problems that their main character could have (he gets lost when out looking for food). 4. They then created a "story mountain" which is basically a map for their storybook. At the base of the mountain is a character and setting description, followed by rising action, the problem, the solution to the problem, and an ending. 5. We started on the first page of our storybook on Tuesday, and every student seemed confident in their ability to write for 25 minutes. I hope that doing some pre-writing at home leads to more happy and productive writing sessions :) Announcements: Pizza and Pajama day this Thursday and Friday (January 30th and 31st) Have a great week! Robin Comments are closed.
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