1. Writing Can be Easy as ABC Union Elementary November 2014 Parent Meeting Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com1

2. What is the ABCD Pattern? A– Main Idea B – supporting detail Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com2

3. Start out using a simple main idea A: Pets A: Colors A: Holidays B : Cats B: Pink B: ? B: Dogs B: ? B: ? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com3

4. A: ? A: ? A: ? B: baseball B: summer B: ice cream B: football B: fall B: cake Phase two - Create the Main Idea

5. Phase three - turn words into phrases  A. Nice house pets B. Golden retriever dog B.Fluffy, white cat A. Vibrant colors B. Hot Pink B. Calypso Blue A. Favorite holidays B. Christmas at Grandmas B. Halloween and candy

6. A: I like two types of house pets B: One kind is the Golden retriever B: Another type of house pet I like is a white, fluffy cat. A: I have two favorite, vibrant colors B: One is hot pink. B: Another color I like is calypso blue A: I have two favorite holidays B: One is Christmas at Grandmas house B: Another holiday I like is Halloween and candy. Phase four – transition key phrases into key sentences and paragraphs

7. A: I have many favorite holidays. B: One holiday I enjoy is Christmas at Grandmas house. B: I also like Halloween and all the candy you can eat. Using the Word “Many “ in your Main Idea (A)

8. A : Main idea B: supporting detail C: specific detail about the B sentence B: supporting detail C: specific detail about the B sentence Phase five - Making your paragraph grow Add a (C)

9. A: I have many favorite holidays. B: One holiday I enjoy is Christmas at Grandmas house. C: We decorate Christmas cookies together. B: I also like Halloween and all the candy you can eat. C: ?

10. A: I have many favorite holidays. B: To begin with, I enjoy is Christmas at Grandmas house. C: For example, we decorate Christmas cookies together. B: In addition to Christmas, I also like Halloween and all the candy you can eat. C: To be specific, I love to eat tootsie rolls and Chocolate. Phase six – add transition words to your B and C sentences

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13. A: Main idea B: supporting detail C: specific detail about the B sentence B: supporting detail C: specific detail about the B sentence D: closing sentence Final phase, add a D sentence

14. A: I have many favorite holidays. B: To begin with, I enjoy is Christmas at Grandmas house. C: For example, we decorate Christmas cookies together. B: In addition to Christmas, I also like Halloween and all the candy you can eat. C: To be specific, I love to eat tootsie rolls and chocolate. D. As you can see Halloween and Christmas are my two favorite holidays.

15. I have many favorite holidays. To begin with, I enjoy Christmas at Grandmas house. For example, we decorate Christmas cookies together. In addition to Christmas, I also like Halloween and all the candy you can eat. To be specific, I love to eat tootsie rolls and Chocolate. As you can see, Christmas and Halloween are my two favorite holidays. Putting it all together

16. Peep inside the Classroom Listen for the writing pattern and how students are learning how to edit and revise their writing! Writing video ARMS/CUPS Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com16

17. StopLight Writing Green=Go! Write a beginning, or topic sentence. Make it interesting. HOOK your reader! Yellow=Slow Down! These are supporting sentences. Give a reason or fact. Be sure to use transition words. Red= Stop! These are your details. Explain. Tell more- they make your writing interesting! Green= Go Back! Write a closing sentence that is similar to your beginning. Be sure it wraps it all up!

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