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We use :

Mr. D’s Class Parts of Speech iBook

Mr. D’s Class Punctuation iBook

Mr. D’s Class Sentence Help iBook

Core Knowledge Curriculum – Amplify

Edulastic

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Student Forms:

Book Review Examples

Before writing a book review, you need to have your parent sign an Independent Reading Slip. You can either print it off or just write down the same information on lined paper.

Indep Reading slip

Our Writing Checklist

Our Writing Rubric

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Handwriting –

from https://usefulcharts.com/blogs/charts/evolution-of-the-english-alphabet

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/uppercase.htm

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/lowercase.htm

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Our Revising & Editing Procedure

1. Read it

2. Sub-vocalize it

3. Spelling – finger-point backwards

4. Use the checklist!

5. Slow down!

6. Double-check your work

When to Start a New Paragraph:

Start a new paragraph whenever you change the time, person, topic, or place.

Remember TiPToP:

Time

Person

Topic

Place

Types of Writing:

Expository Writing – writing to inform or explain

Expository writing is structured writing. Writers use expository writing to give directions, sequence steps, compare things, explain causes and effects, or describe things. Students following an organized structure, as we do, will create better writing.

Our Expository format:

One Paragraph:

T.S. – Topic Sentence

K. I. – Key Idea

E- Explains

More K. I. & E

C – Conclusion Sentence

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Multi-paragraph:

Intro. paragraph – Topic sentence & plan sentence

K. I. paragraph

– Explains

More K.I. & E. paragraphs

Concluding paragraph – Use a concluding starter word ( In conclusion, All in all, Clearly, …). Restate topic sentence & plan sentence

Persuasive/Opinion Writing – Writing to convince the reader – nonfiction with opinions

Similar to the expository format. The topic sentence will let the reader know the writer’s purpose and opinion on a topic.

Persuasive writing prompts

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing/writing-persuasive-essays/

Persuasion Essay Writing Format/Plan

1^st Paragraph –

– Attention catcher

– Topic Sentence (Thesis) – Opinion

– Plan Sentence (Preview)

2^nd Paragraph – (KI & Explains)

– Explain one view with supporting explains

3^rd….. Paragraphs – Same as 2^nd

Concluding Paragraph –

– Restate your opinion

– Restate the plan sentence in a different way

– Clinching Statement – Call to action

Narrative Writing – writing to tell a story – fiction or nonfiction

Narrative writing is more free form and less structured than expository multi-paragraph writing. Students retell familiar stories, write stories about their own lives, or create original stories. These stories can be fiction or nonfiction. They include a beginning, middle, climax, and end in the narratives to develop the plot and characters.

Our Narrative format:

O – Opening – Where the characters and setting is revealed

M – Middle – Where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed.

C – Climax – The highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not?

E – Ending – The part of the plot that concludes the falling action and reveals the outcome of the conflict. Characters grow from experiences.

Story Starters

Words to use instead of SAID

Example of great narrative writing:

Tooth_Trouble

Personal Narrative Writing

Tips for writing a personal narrative

Writing a personal narrative example

Autobiography:

5th Grade Autobiography Project

http://vosgear.com/anthony2005/autobiography.html#ch1

Poetry Writing

Writers create word pictures and play with rhyme and figurative language. Through unstructured wordplay, students learn that poetic language is powerful and concise.

What is the difference between a poem and a paragraph? Click: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/p-as_docs/PoetryandProse.pdf

25 Most Popular Poems for kids

50 Must-Share Poems

Analyzing a Poem:

Letters & Journals

Students write to themselves and to specific audiences. Their writing is personal and often less formal than other genres. They share news and explore new ideas. Students learn the special formatting that letters and envelopes require.

Business Letter & Friendly Letter examples – http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1083/lettersamples.pdf

Journals – Personal and informal writing

Answering Questions

RACE

Restate

Answer

Cite

Explain

1. Read the whole question carefully more than once.

2. Think about what the question is really asking you, and where the information is in the text.

3. Write your answer:

Write in complete sentences
Restate the question
Include evidence from the text ( In paragraph two it stated, for example, according to the text, the author stated, based on what I read, the graphic showed,…)
Reread the question to make sure you fully answered it
Reread your answer to be sure you fully covered it and edited it