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Writing Skill 5

“I carefully choose the most effective words to express my ideas.”

Good writers ensure that they have chosen the most effective words to make their meaning precise, to evoke the desired emotional response and to create visual images for the reader.

Header-Writing-Activities

  • Amazing Alternatives
  • Evoking Emotion
  • Free Write
  • Great First Lines
  • Heart Maps
  • PWIM:What’s in a Picture?

  • Research Report
  • Swatch Tower Poetry Image
  • Visceral Poems
  • Walk on the Wild Side
  • What’s in a List?
  • Write Like a Writer
  • Writing in a Role: The Pitch
Header-Reading-Writing-Connect-Activities-2Primary
  • Emu
  • Frisson l’écureuil
  • In My Heart
  • My Blue Is Happy
  • One Is a Snail Ten Is a Crab
  • Salmon Creek
  • The Bravest of the Brave
  • Who Is the Forest For?
  • You Call That Brave?

Intermediate
  • La belle lisse poire
  • Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden
  • Shi-shi-etko
  • Sparrow Girl
  • The One and Only Ivan
  • Une Figue de Rêve
Secondary
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Les mystères de Harris Burdick
  • Thank You, M’am
  • The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
  • The Trouble with Testosterone
  • Vaccine Effectiveness
  • Way Home
  • We Are All Born Free

coaching phrases
"Is that a nickel word or a toonie word?"

"What other words could you substitute for ________ to create a clearer picture for the reader?"

"Where have you used rich vocabulary?"

"Where in your work have you used figurative language (metaphor, simile etc.)?"

"Where can you make your writing more concise or clear?"

assessment
Look for clear and varied language.

Check for redundancy of content and varied vocabulary use.

Look for evidence that the student has used words correctly in context.

Look for evidence that the student has taken risks with new vocabulary.

Look for ways the vocabulary enhances the writing.

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