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Writing Skill 2

“I organize my ideas based on my purpose for writing.”

Good writers are aware of a variety of purposes for writing (e.g. to tell, to describe, to explain, to persuade, to entertain, to inform). They are also cognizant of the audience for whom they are writing (e.g. family, class, adults, teacher, best friend). They choose an appropriate form to express their ideas (e.g. report, poem, letter, essay, story).

Header-Writing-Activities

  • Circular Stories
  • Collaborative Character Sketch
  • Concept Maps
  • Files and Folders
  • Gallery Walk
  • Journalists’ Questions
  • Poetry With a Purpose
  • PWIM: What’s in a Picture?
  • Research Report
  • Seeing Both Sides
  • Summarizing Text
  • W4
  • What’s in a List?

Header-Reading-Writing-Connect-Activities-2Primary
  • 12 Ways to Get to 11
  • Bats at the Library
  • Dooby Dooby Moo
  • Emu
  • Frisson l’écureuil
  • In My Heart
  • Le corbeau
  • One Is a Snail Ten Is a Crab
  • Peace Is an Offering
  • Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!
  • Special Delivery
  • The BFG
  • The Most Magnificent Thing
  • Who Is the Forest For?
  • You Call That Brave?

Intermediate
  • Baseball Saved Us
  • Crickwing
  • Duncan’s Way
  • Frog Girl
  • La belle lisse poire
  • Le livre des petits pourquoi
  • One Grain of Rice
  • Out of My Mind
  • The Man Who Counted
  • The Rabbits (Intermediate)

Secondary
  • Childhood Obesity
  • The Emperor of Maladies
  • One Hen
  • Thank You, M’am
  • The Trouble with Testosterone
  • Vaccine Effectiveness
  • Way Home
  • We Are All Born Free

 

coaching phrases
"What is the purpose of your piece of writing?"

"Who is your audience?"

"What Graphic Organizer could assist you in organizing your thoughts?"

"What do you want your audience to take away?"

assessment
Look for a voice that aligns with the purpose of the writing.

With the class, create a rubric to establish the essential elements of each type of writing.

Check that the voice is consistent with the purpose of the writing.

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