Writers are Readers

Good Writing

·        Interesting

·        Good lead/beginning (read beginning again to see how it opens)

·        Interesting title (think of it at the end)—alliteration…

·        Details

·        5 senses

·        Feelings

·        Thinks about the reader (variety)

·        Great words—not baby words (synonyms)

·        Storyboard (a picture for each finished page)

·        Variety of illustrations

Ideas

·        Embarrassing (Munsch book—mom likes hair down), difficult or sad situation

·        Fear of something (Franklin scared of the dark)

·        Favorite play place (Munsch Playhouse)

·        Friends, siblings

·        Bad hair day

·        Fact

·        Own life

·        Imagination (most difficult)

·        Based on TV, book, stories you are familiar with

·        Animal as characters

·        Start with a recount add a problem and solution character and setting

Revising

·        Peer Questions for more detail

·        Peer start with encouragement (specific)

·        Cover text showing only 1 line at a time

·        Read text aloud

·        Use editor’s marks

·        Post short paragraphs to praise then edit as a class

Illustrations

·        Bird’s eye view

·        Ant’s eye view

·        Horizontal

·        Vertical

·        Close-up

·        Change fonts to suit text

·        Borders

Said

Exclaimed

Whispered

Explained

Told

Sighed

Roared

Laughed

Asked

Read

Giggled

Yawned

Wondered

Dreamed

Chanted

Inquired

Screamed

Shouted

Questioned

Lied

Cried

Yelled

Rhymed

Bellowed

Thought

Announced

Stated

Sang

Answered

Steps of Writing

1.                  Beginning

Get an idea

Jot notes/thoughts/sketches or possible ideas (characters, setting, problem, solution)

Ship → forest → pick good spot → cut down trees → build log cabin → plant crops

Research or interview people to learn more about the topic you are writing about

2.         Write a rough draft

3.         Edit

Fix it, rewrite it, improve it, change it, take out parts, add words/parts, check spelling, punctuation, does it make sense?  MESSY!

4.         Rewrite it to make it easier to read

5.         PUBLISH

Perfect no spelling/punctuation errors, add pictures, text features....