1. + A Daily Dose of Writing
for 2nd graders
By Sherrie Berry
LISD Elementary Curriculum Specialist

2. Let’s get to work interns!

3. DAY 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:
can you loans me a quarter so that i can by a soda frum the vending machine
On March 6, 1912 Oreo Cookies were sold for the first time. Explain to someone how you like to eat your Oreo. Check out the Oreo moments on their website:
Purple word of the day: exactly – the same in every way.
It is an adverb.
Try using it in a sentence.

4. DAY 36 –ANSWER KEY
Can you loan me a quarter, so that I can buy a soda from the vending machine?
SHARE!!
How do you OREO?
Stephanie has a jacket that is exactly like mine.

5. you’re older sister likes shopping doesnt she
DAY 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:
you’re older sister likes shopping doesnt she
Write about this picture: What would you do if you saw this burning house flying over the playground?
Tell this story.
Purple word of the day: method – a way that something is done. It is a noun.
Try using it in a sentence.

6. Share your writing. What happened???
DAY 37 –ANSWER KEY
Your older sister likes shopping, doesn’t she?
Share your writing. What happened???
One method to help you remember a new word is to say it several times in a sentence.

7. waz mrs brown youre teecher last year
DAY 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:
waz mrs brown youre teecher last year
If you could be a super hero, who would you be?
What super power would you want to have? Would you rather have the ability to fly or to be invisible? Why?
Watch this video clip:
Purple word of the day: explore – to travel to a place to discover what it is like. It is a verb Try using it in a sentence.

8. Was Mrs. Brown your teacher last year?
DAY 38 –ANSWER KEY
Was Mrs. Brown your teacher last year?
Share:
What super power do you want to have?
Did you explore the pasture of your grandpa’s property?

9. Write about the picture:
DAY 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:
three uv my frends are coming to my sleepover on friday night
Write about the picture:
Purple word of the day: notice – to see something or become aware of it. It is a verb Try using it in a sentence.

10. Share your description of the giant bowl of food you chose.
DAY 39 –ANSWER KEY
Three of my friends are coming to my sleepover on Friday night.
Share your description of the giant bowl of food you chose.
I wonder if anyone will notice my new haircut.

11. Write about the picture: Tell the story. What happened?
DAY 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:
i went to kline whitis elementary school last year when i were in first grade
Write about the picture: Tell the story. What happened?
Purple word of the day: compare – to point out how things are alike and different. It is a verb Try using it in a sentence.

12. Share what you wrote. What happened to these kids?
DAY 40 –ANSWER KEY
I went to Kline Whitis Elementary School last year when I was in first grade.
Share what you wrote. What happened to these kids?
My grandma likes to compare my height to my brother’s to see who is taller.

13. Happy Writing!