In this writing activity, students experiment by changing words in a story to make it more interesting or meaningful. Beginning writers are learning to play with and choose familiar, favourite and new words to make their writing more expressive.
Strategies/Skills Used
Writing Skill 5: I carefully choose the most effective words to express my ideas.
(1) Introduce the concept of synonyms by presenting a simple sentence and providing a think-aloud 
as you model enhancing the sentence by changing one of the words. Here is a list of sample words.
(2) Prepare a copy of the story with words missing, and have students create their own version of the story.
(3) Share student stories with the class.
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