+ A Daily Dose of Writing for 3rd graders By Sherrie Berry LISD Elementary Curriculum Specialist

DAY 6 - Dr. Description’s Prescription for better writing is a Daily Dose of Writing. Take out your journals and WRITE! Revise, edit and correct the following sentence: we never seen president obama while we were at the white house we did see some members of the secret service Watch this video clip: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/calling-all-superheroes/ If you could choose to have one super power, what would it be? Would you rather have the ability to fly or to be invisible? Why? Expain. Purple word of the day: benefit – improve or help. It is a verb. Use it in a sentence.

DAY 6 –ANSWER KEY We never saw President Obama while we were at the White House, but we did see some members of the Secret Service. Share your writing. Having the ability to fly would benefit my children, because they wouldn’t have to wait for someone to pick them up from school.

did you complete your group project yet asked mrs frizzle DAY 7- Dr. Description’s Prescription for better writing is a Daily Dose of Writing. Take out your journals and WRITE! Edit and correct the following sentence: did you complete your group project yet asked mrs frizzle Write a page from the book: How to Survive a Boring Class Purple Word of the Day: immense – extremely large, or huge. It is an adjective. Use it in a sentence.

“Did you complete your group project yet?” asked Mrs. Frizzle. DAY 7 –answer key “Did you complete your group project yet?” asked Mrs. Frizzle. Share your advice for how to survive a boring class. He had an immense stack of homework to complete for Mrs. Malarky’s class.

DAY 8 - Dr. Description’s Prescription for better writing is a Daily Dose of Writing. Take out your journals and WRITE! Edit and correct the following sentence: did coach roberts say that we has baseball practice on wednesday afternoon asked marcus Write about the picture. Remember to use creative adjectives to describe the scene in great detail. Purple word of the day: plead – to ask earnestly or to beg. It is a verb. Try using it in a sentence.

That looks scary to me!!! Share what you wrote. DAY 8 –ANSWER KEY “Did Coach Roberts say that we have baseball practice on Wednesday afternoon?” asked Marcus. That looks scary to me!!! Share what you wrote. Did you plead with your mom to let you go to the sleepover?

DAY 9- Dr. Description’s Prescription for better writing is a Daily Dose of Writing. Take out your journals and WRITE! Revise, edit and correct the following sentence: swinging on the swings at recess my freind fell off the swing and hurt him’s leg when he twisted his ankel Watch this video clip: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-fashions-change-over-time/ Fashions change over time. Make a list of all the fashion trends you can think of from now and the past. What is one fashion trend you would never wear? Explain why you would never wear it. Purple word of the day: scarlet – a vivid red color. It is an adjective. Try using it in a sentence.

DAY 9 –ANSWER KEY Possible revision: At recess, my friend fell off the swing, twisted his ankle, and hurt his leg. Share! I really hope bell bottom pants don’t come back into fashion. My sister wore a scarlet colored dress with long black gloves to the prom last year.

mark mary and jenny want to go to the library befour lunch DAY 10 - Dr. Description’s Prescription for better writing is a Daily Dose of Writing. Take out your journals and WRITE! Edit and correct the following sentence: mark mary and jenny want to go to the library befour lunch Write about the picture: LOOK CLOSELY What do you think happened right before the picture was taken? Purple word of the day: postpone – to put something off until a later time. It is a verb. Try using it in a sentence.

Mark ,Mary, and Jenny want to go to the library before lunch. DAY 10 ANSWER KEY Mark ,Mary, and Jenny want to go to the library before lunch. I hope you had fun writing about that cool picture. SHARE. What if the swings could talk? Would they tell you stories about kids playing on the playground? The coach had to postpone baseball practice yesterday, because it was raining.

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