Here are 45 complete model lessons for introducing the writing process to beginning writers in grades 2-6. Each lesson gives step-by-step instructions including examples of what to write on the chalkboard and how to respond to student writing in a way that will motivate and encourage them. Modifications for students with special needs are supplied at the end of each lesson for those who need extra encouragement as well as those who need more challenge. Reproducible pages throughout provide patterns for projects or supply writing formats and checklists to help students assess their writing. Each lesson also shares tips and techniques that will help introduce young writers to a process that will serve them throughout their lives.
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"Wow! Really Writing! is Really Fun! Model lessons, based on national and state standards, include basic steps of the writing process with delightfully creative activities."
--Shirleen S. Wait, Ph.D., author, Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
--Shirleen S. Wait, Ph.D., author, Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Here are 45 complete model lessons for introducing the writing process to beginning writers in grades 2-6. Each lesson gives step-by-step instructions including examples of what to write on the chalkboard and how to respond to students' writing in a way that will motivate and encourage them.
Designed as models that you can adapt to the needs of your classroom, the lessons/activities in REALLY WRITING! are arranged developmentally into seven sections. Here's just a sample of what each section has to offer:
- I. Easy Writings to Get Students Started: "Name Tags" ... "Coupons" ... "Memories" ... "Tongue Twisters" ...and more
- II. Narrative: "Comic Strips"... "Play Dialogue" ... "'Very Bad Day' Stories" ... "Tall Tales" ... and more
- III. Descriptive: "Wanted Posters" ... "Fortunes" ... "'Mystery Bag' Riddles" ... and more
- IV. Informative (direction and how-to paragraphs): "Art Project" ... "Science Project" ... and "How to Play My Favorite Game"
- V. Persuasive: "Unbelievable Excuses" ... "Thank-you Notes" ... "Advertisements" ... and "Campaign Speeches"
- VI. Informative (reports): "Formulating Field Trip Questions" ... "Choosing a Topic" ... "Creating an Outline" ... and "Using Your Outline to Write the Report"
- VII. Expressive (poems, cheers, songs): "Shape Poems" ... "Rhythm Poems" ... and others as well as "Group Cheers" ... "Folk Songs" ... and "Lullabies"
Reproducible pages throughout provide patterns for projects or supply writing formats and checklists to help students assess their writing. Each lesson also shares tips and techniques you will find helpful as you introduce young writers to a process that will serve them throughout their lives.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent reference for teachers looking for fun and educational writing projects. All the book's ideas can be used for 1st to 6th graders. The book has a great layout and it includes objectives,and ideas for both the more challenged and gifted learners. The lessons are well layed out, easy to use and it has great reproducibles. I would highly recommend this book to any teacher. Both teachers and the students enjoy the lessons in this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to help my son practice writing. The author has broken down the steps of writing to include brainstorming, organizing, and the usual plan, draft, edit, and write pieces. She emphasizes the last step which is "publishing" making the writing work worthwhile for the children to do. The activities are designed to be done by groups of children in a classroom setting but can be done one-on-one, too. She has easier steps for beginning writers and more advanced activities for advanced writers.
The pages in the book may be copied to hand out to the children and the binding is supposed to work that way. I found the binding a bit cumbersome and would have preferred spiral binding.
The book could be improved by better cross-reference or organizational helps so that activities can be selected more quickly and easily. The teacher needs to spend some prep time to use the activities, too. But otherwise, the author's extensive experience shines through to make useful writing exercises for children in grades 2 through 6.
The pages in the book may be copied to hand out to the children and the binding is supposed to work that way. I found the binding a bit cumbersome and would have preferred spiral binding.
The book could be improved by better cross-reference or organizational helps so that activities can be selected more quickly and easily. The teacher needs to spend some prep time to use the activities, too. But otherwise, the author's extensive experience shines through to make useful writing exercises for children in grades 2 through 6.
Format:Spiral-bound
Instead of repeating the other reviews, I'd like to just say that I used this extensively in my 3rd and 5th grade classes. The children enjoyed the activities and it really helped them improve their wriing.
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Use these steps to teach students a composing process that will serve them throughout their lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
revising assistants, composition that the class, experience writing independently, item off the checklist, being addressed change, imaginative fortunes, holding brief conferences, slap legs, valuable alone, responding methods, three sentences that tell, more advanced writers, question asking the reader, teach the persuasive, uninvolved student, teach the descriptive, cinquain poems, descriptive compositions, teach the narrative, word search puzzle, persuasive compositions, group composing, checkbook cover, comparison poem, beginning writers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Revising Assistant, Really Writing, Date Signature of Author, Cherlyn Sunflower, Label Paper, Read Prompt, Submit Turn, Drafting Tell, Brainstorming Assistant, Motivators Motivator, Publishing Tell, Cheer-Up Checklist, Medical Guide, Publishing Explain, Art Project Directions, Creator's Name, Mother's Day, Mystery Bag Riddles, Coupon Gifts, Drafting Step-The, Editing Step-The, Humorous Captions, Judith Viorst, Mad Lib Adventure, Prewriting Step-The New!
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Use these steps to teach students a composing process that will serve them throughout their lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
revising assistants, composition that the class, experience writing independently, item off the checklist, being addressed change, imaginative fortunes, holding brief conferences, slap legs, valuable alone, responding methods, three sentences that tell, more advanced writers, question asking the reader, teach the persuasive, uninvolved student, teach the descriptive, cinquain poems, descriptive compositions, teach the narrative, word search puzzle, persuasive compositions, group composing, checkbook cover, comparison poem, beginning writers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Revising Assistant, Really Writing, Date Signature of Author, Cherlyn Sunflower, Label Paper, Read Prompt, Submit Turn, Drafting Tell, Brainstorming Assistant, Motivators Motivator, Publishing Tell, Cheer-Up Checklist, Medical Guide, Publishing Explain, Art Project Directions, Creator's Name, Mother's Day, Mystery Bag Riddles, Coupon Gifts, Drafting Step-The, Editing Step-The, Humorous Captions, Judith Viorst, Mad Lib Adventure, Prewriting Step-The New!
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- Real-Life Writing Activities for Grades 4-9 by Cherlyn Sunflower in Front Matter
- Wordplay: Fun games for Building Reading and Writing Skills in Children with Learning Difficulties by Lori Goodman in Back Matter
- Let's Write!: A Ready-to-Use Activities Program for Learners with Special Needs by Cynthia M. Stowe M.Ed. on page 145
- Really Writing!: Ready-to-Use Writing Process Activities for the Elementary Grades by Cherlyn Sunflower in Front Matter
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