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Crafting Successful Writers
Presented by ~ Donna Whyte thesmartiezone.com
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The Writing Process Focusing – Brainstorm ~ Strategies for “What will I write about?” - List Ordering – Sequence, Graphic Organizer, Beginning-Middle-End, Transitions Drafting – Draw &/or Write Revising – Read the Writing & Add Detail to Picture and/or Writing ~ Check for Clarity Proofreading – Spelling, Capital Letters, Punctuation, Author’s Name, Grammar Publishing – “to share” ~ Product
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Teaching Writing Modeled Writing Shared Writing Interactive Writing
Writer’s Workshop Independent Writing
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3 Ways to Write Draw a Picture “Smartie” Writing Write the Word
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Identify/ Produce the Sound of the Letter
Letters & Sounds M Write the Letter Identify/ Produce the Sound of the Letter m Utilize the Letter
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Where can we find ideas? Things we find interesting Questions Lists
Other writings (books, poems, music, movies) Things we experience Pictures/Photographs _____________________
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Writing Center Cards Birthday Thank You Letter Friendly/Business
Anniversary Apology Congratulations I Wonder Sheets Writing an Advertisement Writing to convince someone to: read a book, buy something, try something Lost and Found How to – Directions/Charts/Books Recording Sheets Making Labels Graphic Organizers Story Maps Character Outlines Sequence Charts Comparison of Stories KWHL Newspaper Writing Advice Classified Ads Cartoons Sports Page Who's - Who Letter Friendly/Business Invitation/Reply Class Books Complaint/Suggestion – Town Crier Recipes Lists Shopping Things to Do Things to Remember Observations Pen Pals – Class or Individual Buddy Writer Mystery Writer Notes Home Newsletter Journals Science Math Learning Daily Ask a Smartie / Advice Surveys for Graphing Interview Sheets Cafeteria Notes / Checks Class Update (Absent Members)
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How to Persuade Report Describe
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Color Coding Black text Green go Red stop Yellow popcorn
Blue spelling patterns Purple awesome vocabulary
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Who’s in the Cave? Copyright D. Whyte
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Copyright D. Whyte
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Writing Topic Examples/Sub Topics Details Connectors Wrap Up
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Wall Poster – Level 1 Blue Blue Red Blue
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Level 1 As you can see, Learn Play Friends
School is a great place. Learn Friends Play As you can see, School is a great place because we learn, meet friends, and play.
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Wall Poster – Level 2 Blue Blue Green Green Red Blue Green
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Level 2 In addition, Also, First, As you can see, Friends Learn Play
School is a great place. First, Learn Science Also, Friends Buddy Reading In addition, Play On playground As you can see,
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School School is a great place. First, we learn at school. I like to learn about science. We research animals, planets and weather. Also, we meet many friends at school. I like to buddy read with my friends. We choose a book that we both enjoy and find a comfortable place to sit. In addition, there are many opportunities to play during school. I play tag with my friends on the playground. As you can see, school is a great place because we learn, meet friends, and play.
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Wall Poster – Level 3 Blue Blue Green Green Green Green Green Green Red Blue Green Green Green
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Square #1 - Beginning One reason First For example One example
To begin with To start with
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Square #2 & #3 - Middle Second Third Another reason Another example
Also As well as Too In addition Additionally Then Next Furthermore
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Square #4 - Ending Last Finally In conclusion In summary In short
So you can see As one can see To summarize Hence Above all
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Wall Poster Blue Blue Green Green Green Green Green Green Red Blue Green Green Green
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My home is a special place.
Expository Essay One reason Big Kitchen Room to cook Lots of food Big refrigerator Also Fireplace Warm Crackling Smoky smell Third My Porch Screened Relaxing Cool In summary My home is a special place because it has a big kitchen, a fireplace and a porch. My home is a special place.
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My home is a special place
My home is a special place. It is special because it has a fireplace, a big kitchen, and a porch. It is a wonderful place to live. One reason my home is special is because I love my big kitchen. It has plenty of room to cook. There is a lot of room for all the food I like to eat. I like my large refrigerator most of all. Also, my fireplace is wonderful. On chilly nights it keeps my warm as a mitten. I love to listen to the crackling. The smoky smell reminds me of the days when I go camping. Third, my home has a terrific porch. The porch is screened, which is lucky for me. I am a bug magnet! My porch is a great place for relaxing. Even on warm nights the porch is cool because you can enjoy the evening breezes. In summary, my home is special because it has a big kitchen, a fireplace and a porch. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
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Narrative In the beginning Cat food commercial came on Dancing cats
Singing about food I said “How cute” During the commercial My cat got angry Arched his back His hair stood up Hissed aloud Just then He spoke to me Called the commercial foolish Said the food was gross Told me never to buy it again Since that day Never spoken again Stopped buying food My cat is not allowed to watch TV. The day my pet spoke to me Who? My cat and I What? Relaxing Where? At home When? In the evening Why? It had been a long day
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One evening I was relaxing at home
One evening I was relaxing at home. My cat and I were watching television. It had been a long day, and I needed some time to wind down. In the beginning of our favorite show, a commercial came on for a brand of cat food I usually buy. This commercial had adorable little dancing cats. The cats were singing about the cat food. I thought it was cute, and I laughed out loud. During this commercial my cat got angry. He stood up and arched his back. The hair on his back was standing up. He let out an ear-splitting scream. Just then, he started talking. He called the commercial foolish and snarled at the television. My cat told me that brand of cat food was gross. Then he told me never to buy it again. I had always thought that he liked the stuff! Since that day my cat has not spoken again. I did stop buying that brand of cat food. But because of his ill-mannered hissing and growling, my cat has had a limit placed on his television time.
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Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place.
Descriptive Essay One reason The grass Green Neat No weeds Another reason Memorial Park Plaques Jerseys Baseballs Too The electricity Always there Shouting fans Memory of greatness As one can see Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place because of the grass, Memorial Park and the electricity in the air. Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place.
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Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place
Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place. The beauty can be seen in the grass and Memorial Park, and it can be felt in the electricity in the air. I love to visit there. One reason it is so beautiful is the grass. It is always frog-green. The lawn is manicured and perfectly cut. Weeds are prohibited from entering. Also, Memorial Park is a special place. One can view the plaques that have so delicately engraved in remembrance. There are jerseys to view that were well-worn by the greats. They have tattered, old baseballs which have priceless signatures. The electricity in the air is beautiful, too. It is always there, and you can see it in the eyes of the children visiting. The shouting of the fans sounds like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to the ears of a baseball lover. One can sense the memory of greatness because their spirits live in the air at Yankee Stadium. As one can see, Yankee Stadium is a beautiful place because of the grass, Memorial Park and the electricity in the air. You should catch a game today.
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Kids should get bigger allowances.
Persuasive Essay One reason Chores Trash Walk dog Do dishes Also Study Hard Spelling Math Science In addition Use Manners Please Thank you Cover mouth when I yawn Hence Kids should get bigger allowances because we do chores, study hard and use our manners. Kids should get bigger allowances.
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Kids should get bigger allowances because we do chores
Kids should get bigger allowances because we do chores. Kids are always studying hard. We even use manners! It isn’t easy being a kid, and we deserve a little reward. One reason for a larger allowance is all the chores we do. We take out stinky trash every night. Walking the dog is really not fun. And who likes doing dishes? Also, kids study hard, and that should be worth something. Spelling words take a long time to learn. For math we have to add and subtract. Science homework keeps us busy, too. In addition, kids use their manners, so they should get something in return. Why do you think we say “please”? “Thank you” is another way we are polite. Let’s face it, we don’t cover our mouths while yawning for nothing. Hence, kids should get bigger allowances because we do chores, study hard and use our manners. How can you disagree?
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