Jan 29, 2016
Introduction
Some Ideas to Think About
A Group-Authored Poem
Some Tools You Could Use
An Important Reminder
Content Standards
References & Acknowledgements
Does your writing
paint a picturein the mind of your
reader?
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Do you use GREAT
ADJECTIVES?Do you write DETAILS?
Do you write with the SENSES in mind?
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Descriptive writers can writePROSE
orPOETRY
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Let’s think about……how you can PREPARE to do
either oneand then,
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You could think of interesting language about your subject before you start
writing. Think about how each of your senses is stirred!
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Getting ideas from each other is a
good start! You could brainstorm
ideas with your class, and you or
your teacher could write them on
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Writing a group poem can be great! This poem was written by
moms, dads, and kids during a Descriptive
Writing Night. Can you read some great
sensory language in their poem?
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When it is time to put your own piece on paper, you can organize your thoughts before you write your paragraph (or poem).
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When you are
1) finished with your own paragraph,
and
2) have typed it into Canvastic©
and
3) have illustrated your slide
you can score yourself on each of the 6+1
Writing Traits®. Write what you liked most
about your piece in the comments section, and
write something you think you might need more help or practice
with.
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Third Graders in California can
Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places,
things, or experiences. (California Language Arts Standards)
Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation,Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
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Clipart from Broderbund ClickartDiscovery School
Photography by Terie Cota and Kevin Cota
“The Grocery Store” by assorted students and parents at Ontiveros Elementary School during workshop presented by Terie Cota
Canvastic: http//:www.canvastic.com
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