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What Can Writers Add? Poster © 2014 Really Good Stuff ® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #162474 All activity guides can be found online. Helping Teachers Make A Difference ® This Really Good Stuff ® product includes: What Can Writers Add? Poster , laminated • This Really Good Stuff ® Activity Guide Congratulations on your purchase of this Really Good Stuff ® What Can Writers Add? Poster —a handy resource for showing students what they can add to their writing to make a piece more exciting to read. Meeting Common Core State Standards This Really Good Stuff ® What Can Writers Add? Poster is aligned with the following Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: Text Types and Purposes W.K.3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. W.2.3 Write narratives in which they recount a well- elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Production and Distribution of Writing W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed. W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. Displaying the What Can Writers Add? Poster Before displaying the What Can Writers Add? Poster , make copies of this Really Good Stuff ® Activity Guide, and file the pages for future use. Or download another copy of it from our Web site at www.reallygoodstuff.com. Hang the Poster where students will be able to see it easily. Introducing the What Can Writers Add? Poster Gather students around the Poster . On a piece of chart paper or on a whiteboard, write several simple sentences. (For example, Sam left the house.) Then add items from the Poster . (For example, Sam left the small, red house and met Chris at the candy store down the street.) Ask the students to identify which sentences are more interesting. While pointing to the Poster , explain that writers add these details to make their writing more engaging to readers. Give a brief definition and example for each addition on the Poster . (For example, Memories are thoughts about things that have happened already. Jamie remembered learning to tie his shoe in preschool.) Elicit from student volunteers additional examples of each add-on. Copy and distribute the What Can Writers Add? Poster Reproducible for students to put in their writing journals as a reference tool. Have them complete the thought bubbles (with words or pictures) the next time they have to write or revise their stories. Guess the Additions Copy and distribute the Guess the Additions Fill- in Reproducible. Ask students to use the Poster to fill in the blank lines. Students should use each word or phrase only once. Answers: 1) a sign of things to come, 2) facts, 3) dialogue, 4) a surprise ending, 5) memories, 6) who else was there, 7) thoughts, 8) describing words, 9) details, 10) a lesson learned, 11) action, 12) questions

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What Can Writers Add? Poster

© 2014 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #162474

All activity guides can be found online.

Helping Teachers Make A Difference®

This Really Good Stuff® product includes:•What Can Writers Add? Poster,laminated •ThisReallyGoodStuff®ActivityGuide

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisReallyGoodStuff®What Can Writers Add? Poster—ahandyresourceforshowingstudentswhattheycanaddtotheirwritingtomakeapiecemoreexcitingtoread.

Meeting Common Core State StandardsThisReallyGoodStuff®What Can Writers Add? PosterisalignedwiththefollowingCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts:

Text Types and PurposesW.K.3 Useacombinationofdrawing,dictating,and

writingtonarrateasingleeventorseverallooselylinkedevents,tellabouttheeventsintheorderinwhichtheyoccurred,andprovideareactiontowhathappened.

W.1.3 Writenarrativesinwhichtheyrecounttwoormoreappropriatelysequencedevents,includesomedetailsregardingwhathappened,usetemporalwordstosignaleventorder,andprovidesomesenseofclosure.

W.2.3 Writenarrativesinwhichtheyrecountawell-elaboratedeventorshortsequenceofevents,includedetailstodescribeactions,thoughts,andfeelings,usetemporalwordstosignaleventorder,andprovideasenseofclosure.

W.3.3 Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusingeffectivetechnique,descriptivedetails,andcleareventsequences.

Production and Distribution of WritingW.K.5 Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,respond

toquestionsandsuggestionsfrompeersandadddetailstostrengthenwritingasneeded.

W.1.5 Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,focusonatopic,respondtoquestionsandsuggestionsfrompeers,andadddetailstostrengthenwritingasneeded.

W.2.5 Withguidanceandsupportfromadultsandpeers,focusonatopicandstrengthenwritingasneededbyrevisingandediting.

W.3.5 Withguidanceandsupportfrompeersandadults,developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,andediting.

Displaying the What Can Writers Add? PosterBeforedisplayingtheWhat Can Writers Add? Poster,makecopiesofthisReallyGoodStuff®ActivityGuide,andfilethepagesforfutureuse.OrdownloadanothercopyofitfromourWebsiteatwww.reallygoodstuff.com.HangthePosterwherestudentswillbeabletoseeiteasily.

Introducing the What Can Writers Add? PosterGatherstudentsaroundthePoster.Onapieceofchartpaperoronawhiteboard,writeseveralsimplesentences.(Forexample,Sam left the house.)ThenadditemsfromthePoster.(Forexample,Sam left the small, red house and met Chris at the candy store down the street.)Askthestudentstoidentifywhichsentencesaremoreinteresting.

WhilepointingtothePoster,explainthatwritersaddthesedetailstomaketheirwritingmoreengagingtoreaders.GiveabriefdefinitionandexampleforeachadditiononthePoster.(Forexample,Memories are thoughts about things that have happened already. Jamie remembered learning to tie his shoe in preschool.)Elicitfromstudentvolunteersadditionalexamplesofeachadd-on.CopyanddistributetheWhat Can Writers Add? Poster Reproducibleforstudentstoputintheirwritingjournalsasareferencetool.Havethemcompletethethoughtbubbles(withwordsorpictures)thenexttimetheyhavetowriteorrevisetheirstories.

Guess the Additions CopyanddistributetheGuess the Additions Fill-in Reproducible.AskstudentstousethePostertofillintheblanklines.Studentsshoulduseeachwordorphraseonlyonce.

Answers:1)asignofthingstocome,2)facts,3)dialogue,4)asurpriseending,5)memories,6)whoelsewasthere,7)thoughts,8)describingwords,9)details,10)alessonlearned,11)action,12)questions

What Can Writers Add? Poster

© 2014 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #162474Helping Teachers Make A Difference®

What Did the Writer Add?GatherstudentsaroundthePosteralongwithastoryorbook.Beforereadingthestoryorbook,askstudentstofocusonwhatthewriteraddstothestorytomakeitmoreinteresting.Afterreadingthestory,pointtoeachthoughtbubble,oneatatime,andaskstudentvolunteerstoascertainifthewriterhasincludedthatdetail.Discussanswerswiththeclass.

Extension:Keeparunningtallyofadditionsinthestoriesorbooksreadintheclassroom.Weresomeadd-onsmorepopularthanothers?Ifso,why?Discussanswerswiththeclass.

Tell Me More—Peer ReviewAssignatopicorallowthestudentstowriteastoryoftheirchoosing.Whentheyarefinished,dividetheclassintogroups.UsingthePosterorWhat Can Writers Add? Poster Reproducible,askeachstudenttoexchangehisorherstorywithsomeoneinthegrouptocritiqueandthenreturntotheauthorforrevisions.

Variations:Forthosestudentswhohavetroublecomposinganentirestory,askthemwriteafewsentencesordrawapicture.Forstudentswhohavefinishedtheirinitialcritiques,askthemtoexchangetheirworkwithotheravailableclassmates.

Add-onMakecopiesoftheWhat Can Writers Add? Poster Reproducibleandcutoutthethoughtbubbles.Putallthethoughtbubbles,withthe

exceptionofASurpriseEnding,upsidedowninapile.Gatherstudentsaroundthepile.Suggestastorystartertothegroup.Havestudentstaketurnspickingoneofthethoughtbubblesfromthepileandaddingittothestory.Transcribethestoryontoapieceofchartpapertohangintheclassroom.

Variations: Forthosestudentswhomayhavedifficultyaddingtothestoryonthespot,sharethestorystarteranddistributethethoughtbubblesbeforetheactivitysothattheycanthinkaboutwhatdetailstoaddinadvance.

Same Subject, Different DetailsOnapieceofchartpaperoronawhiteboard,writeastorystarterortopic.AssignorallowstudentstochooseoneormoreoftheadditionsfromthePoster.Instructstudentstowriteaboutthegivenstorystarterortopicusingtheselecteddetail(s).Whentheyarefinished,askstudentstocompareandcontraststoriestofindsimilaritiesand/ordifferences.

School/Home Connection:Stories from HomeRequestthatstudentscollectstoriesathome.Theycanchoosetheirfavoritebookorsearchnewspapers,magazines,ortheInternetforstoriestocopy,cutout,orprintinordertosharewiththeirclassmates.UsingthePoster,havestudentsdiscusswhatadd-onstheauthorincludedandwhatdetailsweremissing.Encouragestudentstowritetotheauthorsforanswerstotheirquestions.

© 2014 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #162474Helping Teachers Make A Difference®

What Can Writers Add? Poster Reproducible

© 2014 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in USA #162474Helping Teachers Make A Difference®

Guess the Additions Fill-in Reproducible