Student's Can Right If You Give Them a Chance

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Student's Can Right If You Give Them a Chance
Write
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What do we look for in good writing?

• Mechanics capitalization, spelling, punctuation,
  legible handwriting
• Language use correct order, tense agreement,
  number and function - articles, pronouns,
  prepositions, meaning not obscured by grammatical
  errors
• Vocabulary uses correct words - variety -
  appropriate word for topic
• Organization sequences ideas, topic sentence,
  body, conclusion
• Content main idea - details - knowledge of
  subject

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Vocabulary Grammar Writing

• Basics numbers, colors, cognates, classroom,
  homes,
• travel, communication,
  environment, current events
• Prepositions articles in, on, under, up,
  down, over, above,
  the, a, some, many
• Proper Noun Substitutions Dan is home. / He is
  home.
• Singular - plural dog / dogs picture /
  pictures baby / babies
• Prepositional phrases (chunking) on the chair,
  under the desk, in the tree, between the cars

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• Grammar chunks
• There are /There isI am/ He is / She / It is -
  You/We/They are He/She/It has I/You/We/They
  haveI/He/She was You/We/They were
• Tenses sit / sits am/is/are ing sat/walked
  will sit/is going to sit
  has/have prepared
• Question chunks
• Am I - Is he/she/it Are you/we/they?
• Do I/you/we/they Does he/she/it?
• Will I/you/he/she/it/we/they?
• Was I/he/she/it Were you/we/they?
• Connectors and / or / but / because

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You need to teach. . .

• when to use a capital letter.
• when to use a period or question mark.
• which subject and verb go together.
• where to add adjectives and adverbs.

• what is a complete sentence /question.
• how to add prepositional phrases.
• how to sequence sentences.
• how to write 1 topic sentence and 4 supporting
  sentences.

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Guide them to writing

• Use their background knowledge
• Use pictures they recognize
• Use series of pictures that tell a story
• Make up different stories with different outcomes
  from pictures elicit ideas from them
• Read stories to them
• Teach them to how to use a dictionary
• Guide them one step at a time dont assume

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What can you do?

• Read Read Read
• Write examples on the board
• Always have the students answer and write in
  complete sentences.
• Give them lots of sequencing activities
• Give them lots of guided-writing activities

• Teach beginning / middle / end
• Give each student a list of general writing
  rules.
• Prepare a poster of these rules for the class.

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Have fun with writing
(Guided)

• Show / describe / write / read You write,
  then they copy and read.
• Write poetry
• Create comic strips / dialogues / plays (perform
  them)
• Write radio news / weather script
• Write and/or present short plays (short or
  extended dialogues)
• Write letters, movie or television reviews

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What do you see?
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I see. . .

• I see a girl with a _______ shirt.
• I see a blue _______________.
• I see a _______________ chair.
• I see pink _________________.
• I see a _________ __________.
• I ___________________________.
• red, book, red, notebook, red, lamp, skates,
  pink, chair

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Describe your bedroom

• List at least 10 things in your bedroom.
• What color are they?
• What is your favorite thing in your bedroom?My
  favorite thing is __________________
• Draw is picture/layout of your bedroom.
• What 10 things would you like in your bedroom?I
  would like _________.

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What are they talking about?
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What do you say to a new friend?Complete the
conversation

• Hi! Im Dan. What is your name?
• I go to Ramot School. Where do you go?
• I live in _____________._________________________
  ?
• Yes, I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.How
  many_________________?
• Thanks, Id like that.
• ________________________.

• Hi! Im __Anya__.
• I go to ______________.Where
  ___________________?
• I live in _____________._______________________
  ____?
• I have ____ brothers and ____ sisters.Do
  ___________________________?
• What time?
• _______________________

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When writing expect

• complete, clear and organized sentences
• correct grammar
• good spelling
• relevant vocabulary
• sequence of ideas

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You can also teach that. . .

• writing is a form of self-expression.
• writing is a form of visual art.
• writing is a form of developing imagination.
• writing is . . .

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