writing graphic organizers poster set

Congratulations on your purchase of this ReallyGood Stuff® Writing Graphic Organizers PosterSet—a set of posters to help students organizetheir thoughts for various types of writingassignments.

This Really Good Stuff product includes:• 4 Writing Graphic Organizers Posters, Write

Again® wipe-off laminate• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide

Assembling and Displaying the Writing GraphicOrganizers Poster SetBefore displaying the Writing Graphic OrganizersPoster Set, make copies of this Really Good Stuff®

Activity Guide, and the reproducible found on theback of each Poster, and file the pages for futureuse. Or, download another copy of it from our Website at www.reallygoodstuff.com. Hang the Posterswhere students will be able to see and interact withthem easily.

Introducing the Build a Brainstorm PosterPoint to the Build a Brainstorm Poster and remindstudents that brainstorm means thinking about atopic and coming up with lots of good ideas forwriting about it. Demonstrate how to use thisgraphic organizer with a subject that all of thestudents can relate to, such as Sports. Use a dryerase marker to write Sports in the center oval. Askstudents what words come to mind when they thinkabout Sports. Write their answers within the smallerovals until you have filled up the Poster. Use thePoster to discuss all the different things you mightwrite about related to Sports. Choose a fewstudents to talk about the things they might writeusing their own suggestions. For example, if astudent suggested players during the discussion,ask him or her to expand on that thought, and he orshe might say, I would write about Alex Rodriguez,my favorite baseball player.

Or, after you write a topic word in the center oval, fillin the four ovals that are connected to it withsubtopic words in order to guide the brainstormingprocess in the direction you wish. For example, if youlisted Players, Uniforms, Equipment, and Locations,the students discuss and list what they know abouteach subtopic in the smaller connecting ovals.

Build a Brainstorm Before WritingUrge students to refer to the Poster before writingassignments to familiarize themselves with how thebrainstorming strategy can help them with theirwriting. Or, encourage students to use the Build aBrainstorm strategy as individuals, partners, or forsmall groups with copies of the Build a BrainstormReproducible. Have students fill in the ovals beforebeginning a writing assignment to organize theirthoughts about what they want to write on thetopic. Keep extra copies of the reproducible readilyavailable in your writing center.

Creating Lightning-Hot TopicsHave students complete copies of the Lightning-HotTopics Reproducible with their good ideas. Displaythe labeled bolts of lightning on a bulletin boardtitled Lightning-Hot Topics. Encourage students tovisit the bulletin board whenever they need helpthinking of a topic.

Writing Topic Ideas Mini JournalHave students create mini journals to record theirtopic ideas: Make two copies of the Writing TopicIdeas Mini Journal Reproducible for each student.Have students cut out and fold each sheet alongthe dotted line (Fold 1), then lay one folded sheet ontop of the other, fold both pages closed along thesecond dotted line (Fold 2), and staple togetheralong the binding edge to form an eight-pagebooklet. Have each student design a cover out ofconstruction paper, staple the pages inside, andstore the booklet in their writing folder for reference.

Writing Graphic Organizers Poster Set

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Lightning-Hot Topics Reproducibles


Writing Topic Ideas Mini Journal Reproducible


Introducing the Focus Your Topic PosterPoint to the Poster and remind students thatfocusing their topics when they write will allow themto pick a manageable one and that sometimestopics are too general or broad to cover in a writingassignment. To demonstrate how to use this Posterto focus a topic, use a dry erase marker to writeSchool along the top line. Explain that the topic ofSchool, however, is too big to know what to writeabout. So they need to focus in on a more specifictopic to write about. Ask students to think of amore specific topic to write about than School andwrite a student suggestion on the next line or guidethem with a more-targeted choice, such as FavoriteSubject, Lunch, or Music Class. Then tell them tonarrow that topic down even further and ask fortheir suggestions, like Math, Pizza for Lunch, orBand Instruments. Continue to reduce the topic to amore specific one, writing each one on the Poster.Reinforce with a discussion about how the focusedtopic is easier to manage when writing.

Focus Your Topic ReproducibleCopy and distribute the Focus Your TopicReproducible to encourage students to practicenarrowing their topics. After allowing students totry a few on the Poster, give them a topic to narrowdown on their reproducible. Have them fill in the lineson the triangle to focus the topic to a manageableone, then choose a few volunteers to fill in thePoster with their focused topics and have the classcritique the listings. Direct students to write aboutthe topic each of them listed on the reproducible.Keep extra copies of the Focus Your TopicReproducible in your writing center for students touse throughout the year to help them decide whatto write about for assignments.

From General to FocusedEncourage cooperation and compromise amongstudents while narrowing writing topics: Divide your

class into small groups and give each group a copyof the Focus Your Topic Reproducible. Choose aRecorder for each group to complete thereproducible as each group works. Label index cardswith general topics, such as food, hobbies, places,and friends, and put in a basket. Have a member ofeach group choose a card and work with his or hergroup to narrow the topics for possible writingpieces. Ask each group to share its general andfocused topics with the class. Place the completedFocus Your Topic Reproducibles in the basket, haveeach group draw a sheet, and tell each student towrite about the focused topic on his or her group’sreproducible.

Choosing Focused TopicsAs students are focusing their topics, have them fillin copies of the Focused Topics Reproducible to showhow they moved from a general topic to a morefocused one. Then display the binocular patterns ona bulletin board titled Clearly Focused Topics.Encourage students to visit the bulletin boardwhenever they need help narrowing down their topicsbefore writing.

Focused MobilesHave students create simple mobiles to show howthey have focused a topic: Copy and distribute theFocused Mobile Patterns Reproducible. Give eachstudent a length of yarn long enough to create amobile with the pattern pieces. Have students labelthe patterns from a general topic to a focusedtopic, color them, and cut them out. Then showstudents how to arrange the pieces in order, flipthem over, and tape the yarn to the back of eachpiece to create the mobile. Finally, tell students totie a loop on the top end and use pushpins to hangthem on a bulletin board titled We’re Focused.



Focus Your Topic Reproducible


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Focused Topics Reproducible


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Introducing the Order Up a Sequence PosterPoint to the Poster and remind students that a

sequence is the order of something. Explain that a

waiter writes down a person’s order in a list and the

cook follows it to make sure he or she cooks

everything and the waiter checks the list to make

sure he delivers all the person ordered. In the same

way, when students plan the sequence of their

writing, it will help them to make sure that they

remember to write about everything they wanted to

include.

Use a dry erase marker to write My Special

Saturday as the topic on the Order Up a Sequence

Poster. Fill in the Poster with fictional events

describing a special Saturday in chronological order.

After you have presented your sequence of events,

explain how you would embellish each event and the

types of information you would include in a story.

Ask students to think of other topics that have a

sequence, then challenge volunteers to fill in the

Poster. Have each volunteer review his or her

sequence with the class and share what he or she

might include for each event in a story.

Order Up a Sequence ReproducibleCopy and distribute the Order Up a SequenceReproducible. Have students use the Order UpSequence Reproducible to plan the sequence beforethey write: Encourage them to think of the eventsthey wish to include for the beginning, the middle,and the end of their story as you model how to usethe top row of boxes for beginning events, the centertwo rows for middle events, and the last row forending events. Keep extra copies of the reproduciblereadily available in your writing center.

Picture Mix-up Sequence CenterCut apart comic strips, cartoon pictures, orillustrations from a story (without words) and placethem in envelopes at your writing center. Havestudents choose an envelope, place the pictures inorder, fill in a copy of the Order Up a SequenceReproducible to match the completed sequence, andwrite a story to go with the pictures. Collect thestories and bind them into a booklet with a covertitled Picture Mix-up Stories. Place the booklet atyour reading center for all to enjoy. Challenge yourstudents to use a copy of a story strip from theStory Strips Reproducible to create their owncartoons to cut apart and add to the center forother students to write a story about.

Writing a How-to SpeechBrainstorm the types of how-to speeches thatstudents might like to write, suggesting a couple ofexamples, such as how to e-mail a friend or how tomake a bacon and egg breakfast. Tell students touse the Order Up a Sequence Reproducible toorganize their thoughts and plan out the steps oftheir how-to speech and urge students to refer tothe completed reproducible as they write theirspeech. Give students time to practice the speechbefore they share it with their classmates.

Transition WordsIntroduce students to transition words to helpthem with sequencing in their writing: Make a copy of the Transition Words for Sequencing Card Patterns on colored paper and cut them apart. As you introduce each word, display the cardaround the Order Up a Sequence Poster for easyreference. Remind students to use the transitionwords while they complete writing assignments withsequential elements.



Order Up a Sequence Reproducible


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Story Strips Reproducibles


Transition Words for Sequencing Card Patterns


Introducing the Delve Into Sensory Details PosterPoint to the Poster and remind students thatsensory means something related to their fivesenses and that a sensory detail is one thatdescribes something they have heard, seen, smelled,tasted, or touched. Explain that using sensorydetails when writing will help readers to see, hear,smell, taste, and touch the things described in theirwriting. Label the event line on the Poster with atopic, such as a trip to the beach, watching a movie,or a basketball game. Guide a discussion about theevent, helping students to describe sensory details,and list them on the Poster.

Copy and distribute the Delve Into Sensory DetailsReproducible. As you record students’ sensorydetails of the event on the Poster, have yourstudents write them on their own reproducible. Oncestudents have practiced using this organizer,encourage them to complete a reproducible beforewriting any piece. Keep extra copies of the Delve IntoSensory Details Reproducible in your writing center.

Real-life Sensory DetailsGive each student a pencil, clipboard, and a copy ofthe Delve Into Sensory Details Reproducible. Havethem write Taking a Walk on the event line at thetop. Take students outside and have them quietlywalk around the school, reminding them to look,listen, smell, and touch their surroundings: Tell themthat often there will be nothing available to tastefor an event. If you would like them to add a tastesensory detail, provide a snack at the end of thewalk, such as trail mix or an apple. Once you are backin the classroom, ask the students to share theirsensory details so that you can write some on theDelve Into Sensory Details Poster. Instruct studentsto use the Delve Into Sensory Details Reproducible

before they write a story about the walk. Urgestudents to share their completed story with the class.

Good Story and Better StoryCopy and distribute the Good Story and BetterStory Labels Reproducible and have students colorthe labels and cut them out. Ask students improvea story they have written by adding sensory detailsto it. Then instruct students to glue the labels andthe old story and the improved story side-by-sideonto a large piece of construction paper. Display thestories for students to read, then discuss how thestories have improved.

Sensory Words Mini DictionaryMake two copies of the Sensory Words MiniDictionary Reproducible for each student. Havestudents cut out and fold each sheet along thedotted line (Fold 1), then lay one folded sheet on topof the other, fold both pages closed along thesecond dotted line (Fold 2), and staple togetheralong the binding edge to form an eight-page bookletin which to record sensory words throughout theyear. Have each student design a cover out ofconstruction paper, staple the pages inside, andstore the booklet in their writing folder for reference.

Delve Into Your Senses at Home Give students a copy of the Delve Into SensoryDetails Reproducible to take home over a weekend.Have them pick an event to observe and record thesensory details about the event on the reproducible.Some suggestions include a karate practice,baseball game, piano lesson, eating dinner, or ridinga bike. Then ask students to use the graphicorganizer to write a story about their experience.



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Good Story and Better Story Labels Reproducible


Sensory Words Mini Dictionary Reproducible


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