Day 1 Ice Breaker
1. Trace your hand inside of your Writer's Notebook
2. In each finger, write ONE thing you "NEED" everyone to know about yourself.
3. On the palm of the hand, write your first and last name and what you like to be called
Trade hands (notebooks) with someone you don't really know. Explain your hand to him or her, and allow him or her to do the same. Keep your new friend's writer's notebook, and prepare for part TWO of the activity…
Third-Person Narrative… wait for it ;)
Mini-Lesson: "Read Your Writing Like it is GOLD"-- How to share what you wrote EVERY time!
1. Trace your hand inside of your Writer's Notebook
2. In each finger, write ONE thing you "NEED" everyone to know about yourself.
3. On the palm of the hand, write your first and last name and what you like to be called
Trade hands (notebooks) with someone you don't really know. Explain your hand to him or her, and allow him or her to do the same. Keep your new friend's writer's notebook, and prepare for part TWO of the activity…
Third-Person Narrative… wait for it ;)
Mini-Lesson: "Read Your Writing Like it is GOLD"-- How to share what you wrote EVERY time!
Narrative Writing Pre-Write Activity
Sketch your neighborhood….
Sketch your neighborhood….
Sacred Writing Time (S.W.T.)-- Based on work by Harrison Corbett
Some time will be designated for student writing each day. This will be part of your daily bell-ringer activities, and you will maintain a Writer's Notebook that will house all of your writing (formal and informal brainstorming) for possible later use. Sometimes you will be given a prompt; sometimes you will be asked to select something from your Writer's Notebook on which to expand; sometimes you will be given a picture prompt; sometimes you will be asked to just free write. Hopefully, you will learn to LOVE writing as you realize it can take MANY, MANY forms. Your WRITER'S NOTEBOOK will house very important work-- some of the work inside MAY turn into a formal, published, finished piece. LOTS will NEVER be polished. You will have pieces of mentor texts taped in there that we have looked at together, so that you can go back and emulate
"GREAT" writing. You will have free writes and responses to prompts. You will sometimes just have doodles and other lists.
An early SWT assignment will be to fill in a GIANT letter "I" with words and ideas that represent WHO YOU ARE…
Sample above left... (not mine)
Below is the "Alpha Genres" chart we will start out with this year to brainstorm some possible writing genres for you to explore. I will model this for you with my own example.
Some time will be designated for student writing each day. This will be part of your daily bell-ringer activities, and you will maintain a Writer's Notebook that will house all of your writing (formal and informal brainstorming) for possible later use. Sometimes you will be given a prompt; sometimes you will be asked to select something from your Writer's Notebook on which to expand; sometimes you will be given a picture prompt; sometimes you will be asked to just free write. Hopefully, you will learn to LOVE writing as you realize it can take MANY, MANY forms. Your WRITER'S NOTEBOOK will house very important work-- some of the work inside MAY turn into a formal, published, finished piece. LOTS will NEVER be polished. You will have pieces of mentor texts taped in there that we have looked at together, so that you can go back and emulate
"GREAT" writing. You will have free writes and responses to prompts. You will sometimes just have doodles and other lists.
An early SWT assignment will be to fill in a GIANT letter "I" with words and ideas that represent WHO YOU ARE…
Sample above left... (not mine)
Below is the "Alpha Genres" chart we will start out with this year to brainstorm some possible writing genres for you to explore. I will model this for you with my own example.
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Below is a list of some writing genres you can experiment with.
A Brief List of Genres:
A Brief List of Genres:
- Journal Entries
- Personal Letter
- Greeting Card
- Schedule/Things to Do List
- Inner Monologue Representing Internal Conflicts
- Classified or Personal Ads
- Personal Essay or Philosophical Questions
- Top Ten List/Glossary or Dictionary
- Poetry
- Song Lyrics
- Autobiographical Essay
- Contest Entry Application
- Business Letter or Correspondence/Persuasive or Advocacy Letter
- Biographical Summary
- Critique of a Published Source
- Speech or Debate
- Historical Times Context Essay
- Textbook Article
- Science Article or Report/Business Article or Report
- Lesson Plan
- Encyclopedia Article
- Short Scene from a Play with Notes for Stage Directions
- Short Scene from a Movie with Notes for Camera Shots
- Dialogue of a Conversation among Two or More People
- Short Story
- Adventure Magazine Story
- Ghost Story
- Myth, Tall Tale, or Fairy Tale
- Talk Show Interview or Panel
- Recipe and Description of Traditional Holiday Events
- Classroom Discussion
- Character Analysis or Case Study
- Comedy Routine or Parody
- Liner Notes
- Picture book
- Chart or Diagram with Explanation and Analysis
- Brochure or Newsletter
- Time Line or Chain of Events
- Map with Explanation and Analysis
- Magazine or TV Advertisement or Infomercial
- Restaurant Description and Menu
- Travel Brochure Description
- How-To or Directions Booklet
- Receipts, Applications, Deeds, Budgets or Other Documents
- Wedding, Graduation or Special Event Invitation
- Birth Certificate
- Local News Report
- Pop-Up book
- Review and Poster for a Movie, Book, or TV Program
- Board Game or Trivial Pursuit with Answers and Rules
- Comic Strip or Graphic Novel excerpt
- Power Point Presentation
- Informational Video
- Web Site
- Future News Story
- Letter to the Editor
- Newspaper or Magazine Feature/Human Interest Story
- Obituary, Eulogy or Tribute
- News Program Story or Announcement
- Tabloid Article