Teacher's College Writing
Where are we now:
Unit:1 Launching Writing Workshop
Bend 1: We are all Writers
Bend 2: Writing Teaching Books
Bend 3: Writing Stories
Bend 4: Preparing for Publication
Looking Closely: Write like a Scientist
Bend 1: Observe many Fall objects you collected from nature. Write and draw your observations.
Bend 2: Add MORE labels to your pictures. Put 'like' pages together
Bend 3: Make a Your Own Pattern Book ( Ex.: I see a brown leaf. I see a yellow leaf.)
Unit 2: Writing for Readers
Bend 1: Writing Stories that People can Really Read
Bend 2: Tools Give Writers Extra Power
Bend 3: Partnering for Revision: Making Stories More Fun to Read
Bend 4: Preparing for Publication
Unit 3: How-To Books: Writing to Teach Others
Bend 1: Writing How-To Books, Step by Step
Bend 2: Using Mentor Texts for Inspiration: Revising Old How-To Books and Writing New Ones
Bend 3: Keeping Readers in Mind
Bend 4: Giving How-To Books as Gifts
Unit 4: Persuasive Writing
Unit 5: f/Then Unit: All About Books
Good Writing Habits (These are habits and routines that are practiced and modeled daily in writers workshop)
***Please remind your children that they are "writers".
***Please remind your children that good writers put their ideas on paper.
***Please remind your children that good writers writer about what they know.
***Please remind your children that good writers use tools to write (pen, crayons, markers, etc.)
***Please remind your children that good writers revise. This can be in the form of drawing another picture, adding color, adding labels or writing sentences that tell about their writing.
***Please remind your children that good writers reread their work to make sure if makes sense.
***Please remind your children that good writers ask questions to add more detail.
Adjectives/
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