GOOD-BYE! HAPPY WRITING!
It's the sixth and last day of our Narrative Writing Series. Thank you, Students, for the smiles, laughs and great times we've enjoyed together in the Rasmussen Learning Room on Skyline Court. I hope you continue to write and have a good time with both your Creative Bird and your Editing Bird. Remember that they are your friends.
Scroll down this blog post for a little walk down your
writing-memory-lane!
Thank you to Mrs. Rasmussen and her family for inviting us to have our
writing classes in their great Learning Room.
writing classes in their great Learning Room.
Remember the Short Story Plot Mountain?
Our Second 3rd-5th Grade Class
The Second Class for 6th-9th Graders
A special "thank you" to Mrs. Kutz for helping us each week.
FIVE STEP WRITING PROCESS--ALWAYS!
- Pre-writing/brainstorming
- Rough draft
- Revising
- Editing
- Presenting/Publishing
The Autobiographical Incident Frame that you can adapt for other writing assignments.
Writing Wisdom
(Helps, Dress-Ups, Tips and Devices to Empower Your Stories)
- Alliteration. Peter Piper picked a peck. OR Fun in the
- Sensory Detail: Feelings. 5 Senses: Sight/Sound/Smell/Taste/Touch
- DETAIL: Who? What? Where? When? How? (in the yard, kitchen, at the beach, on the mountain, “doctor from South African”, names, colors
- Onomatopoeia: CRASH! BANG! POOF!
- Clauses: Phrases to start sentences-rather than each sentence with noun/verb.
- Write “tight.” Delete “to be” passive verbs when you can.
Was, Were Am.Also, reduce sentences when too many words and prepositional phrases. - Reduce repetition, redundancy, duplication. Look for it.
- Be clear about what you’re writing. ASK: WHAT ARE YOU REALLY TRYING TO SAY? Read it as the reader and not the author: Where does it feel like sandpaper? Ask the Q of another person?
Your Writing Bird-Friends
Creative
Bird
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Editing
Bird
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Your Creative Bird’s Name:
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Your Editing Bird’s Name:
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Tweets during the
Brainstorming, Rough Draft and Revising Steps
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Tweets mostly during the
Editing Step
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He/she is a fun friend who helps
you experience and develop your imagination, ideas, feelings and ability to
be honest, authentic and to identify with your readers.
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He/she is a caring friend
who helps you improve your writing so that your readers will want to read and
learn from your stories. He/she also helps you develop a sense of
accomplishment and joy in writing well while sharing what you’re really
trying to say.
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My Editing Checklist
Name ________________________________________Date
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Title of My Writing ________________________________________
1.
I read my writing myself to see
if it made sense. __________
2.
I read my writing to another
person (or asked someone else to read my writing) to see it if made sense to
him/her. ______________
3.
My writing is focused on one
important incident/happening in my life. __________
4.
My opening attracts a reader's
attention. __________
5.
The title fits the piece and gets a reader interested.
__________
6.
I replaced weak words (went, nice) with powerful
words. __________
7.
I deleted over used words (then, and, so).
__________
8.
I checked for correct punctuation. (. ? ! ,
" " ') __________
9.
I checked for correct capitalization. __________
10.
I indented or used a paragraph symbol ( ) to begin
a new paragraph. _________
Writing this piece was: hard
work______not so hard______easy ______
Editing this piece was: hard work______not so hard______easy ______
Next time I would change
__________________________________________________
So, have fun with your writing!
