By Mrs. Jacki Scholze

Hi, I’m Perky Pencil! I work in this school to help kids like you be

better writers.

My big job is to help you think like a

writer.Today I will

help you think about

Organization.

Organization meansto keep your ideas

in order or sequence.

Some writers start to

plan with a

picture…

and othersuse a

graphic organizer.

Your picture or graphic

organizer should help you plan the order of your

story.

After making a plan, writers start

a sloppy copy. They must keep thinking about using special words to keep their ideas in

order.

These words are

called transitio

nwords.

They are words like first, next, and last.

As you write, keep reading

your story and ask yourself

these questions...

Does my story have abeginning?

Is the middle of my story in

order?

Does my story have an ending?

Good writers are always looking for interesting ways to organize their ideas. Keep a list

of beginnings, transition words, and endings in your notebook.

That’s all for now, friends.

Remember… you become

more organized by writing every

day.