Persuasive writing is writing where you try to convince someone to take a particular issue on a point of voice. Persuasive writing may be designed to convince the reader to take your position on a particular issue or may be designed to convince the reader to take a certain action. Persuasive writing is very common …
In descriptive writing, the author does not tell the reader what was seen, felt, tested, smelled, or heard. Rather, he describes something that he experienced and, through his choice of words, makes it seem real. In other words, descriptive writing is vivid, colorful, and detailed. Bringing Words to Life Descriptive writing creates an impression in …
Images are part of the story – sometimes they are only in your imagination: and sometimes you get lucky – and find the work of Children’s Illustrator Angela Padron. Angela magically captured the beautiful writing of Ellis Paul’s historic characters in “The Hero in You,” by doing her own research and bringing their unique qualities …
It’s shocking how loud the empty blank page can scream at you. Deafening. How do we start? One word at a time. Slowly. Just look at the blank page, and conquer it. Write one word. It doesn’t have to be on a line, or small or big. It is just a word. It is your …
There are so many brilliant teachers who are committed to sharing their great ideas that motivate students to write. This idea from Lisa Storm Fink also offers a full step-by-step lesson plan. So, let your students know it’s time to write about their favorite subject – themselves!! http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/alphabiography-project-totally-937.html
Pets make great subjects for stories. Especially your pet, who is the best pet in the world. But…where and how do we start a story? First, you need an idea…and maybe you should take a moment and follow your pet around the house or take him for a walk. What is he thinking about? Does …
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Ashley loves animals, and wanted to write about so many of them. When she said down to write a story, she could not decide which one to write about. Would it be a dog? Would it be a bird? Maybe a raccoon? But if it’s a dog, then what breed ? Big or small? Long …
Talking propels reading and writing development. “It is through talk that children learn to follow and tell stories, understand logical sequences, recognize causes, anticipate consequences, explore options and consider motives… It is through talk that our children learn that their observations, hunches, and insights are interesting and worth developing. It is through talk that our …
In her book Raising Lifelong Learners Lucy Calkins states, “Teachers know the value of talking about books… helping children to have conversations about texts, will help them to have conversations in their minds’ eyes as they read silently. This sort of learning into the story makes for active, powerful reading.” Powerful reading broadens the mind …
By investigating junk mail, students learn to think about and question texts in ways that develop their analytical capacities and critical reading practices. Students work in small groups to investigate and sort junk mail into categories of their choice using a Venn diagram. They discuss the purpose of junk mail and compose a class definition. …
