Title: REWARDS WRITING:
1REWARDS WRITING
2- Anita Archer, Ph.D.
- Mary Gleason, Ph.D.
- Steve Isaacson, Ph.D.
- Published by Sopris West
- Go to www.rewardsreading.com or
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3REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement
- Multi-module writing program
- Intermediate and Secondary Students
- Modules on
- Sentence Refinement
- Informational Writing
- Persuasive Writing
- and other genres
- Procedures consistent with Writing Next (Graham
Perin, 2007)
4REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement
- Sentence Refinement
- Supplementary program
- 75 mini-lessons
- 20 to 30 minutes a day
5REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement
- Goals
- Students will be assisted in
- 1. selecting more precise, interesting words,
(Word choice) - 2. improving the quality, sophistication, and
variety of their sentences, and - (Sentence Fluency)
- 3. editing sentences and paragraphs.
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7REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement (Paragraph
of 6th grader)
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- My father and I wanted to go fishing. We went to
the campgrounds. We put up a tent. We put out our
sleeping bags. We set up a camp kitchen. Then we
went fishing. We fished every day. I caught 11
trout. My father caught 24 trout. It was a good
trip. - Little variety in sentence length or complexity,
good deal of repetition, limited word choice.
8REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement (Desired
outcome)
- For several years, my father and I had dreamed
of fishing together. In August, we traveled to
the Cascade Mountains to fulfill our dream. My
father reserved a campsite at a beautiful,
secluded lake. When we arrived at our spot, we
quickly assembled a small pup tent, spread out
our warm down sleeping bags, and fashioned a
temporary outdoor kitchen. When we finished
creating our camp, we headed for the lake with
our sturdy fishing poles. By the end of the week,
I caught 11 humongous trout by using marshmallows
for bait. My father is an experienced fisherman,
so he caught 24 trout that week. The highlights
of the trip were spending a whole week in the
mountains with my father and catching my first
trout. - Better word choice, additional information,
sentences combined, more sophisticated
sentences.
9REWARDS WRITINGSentence Refinement
- Three major strands
- 1. Sharpening Your Word Choices
- 2. Polishing Your Sentences
- 3. Editing Your Paragraph
10- See the Tour of Book page.
11REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
- Goal--
- Students will
- select more precise words,
- move away from overused words, and
- match subjects and verbs.
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12REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
- Students select words that are more precise,
grammatically correct, and more interesting by
using the Word Choice Help Book. - He walked into the big building.
- He wandered into an enormous department store.
13REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
- Students edit sentences by replacing common,
overused adjectives. - nice, big, bad, pretty, hot, little, smart, cold,
good, happy, terrible, funny, dirty, wonderful,
scared, sad, old, clean, mean, hard
14REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
- Students edit sentences by replacing common,
overused verbs. - made, liked, walked, ran, ate, took, grew, got,
went, saw, knew, used, gave, let, said, had,
lived, talked, found, stayed, wanted, put,
helped, build, thought
15REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
- Students will also
- replace general nouns with specific nouns
(building vs. department store) and - check subject-verb agreement.
16REWARDS WRITINGSharpening Your Word Choices
17REWARDS WRITINGPolishing your Sentences
- Goal --
- Students will polish sentences
- by combining ideas into one sentence
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- by expanding sentences through answering
questions such as when, where, why, and how.
18REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Sentence-Combining Activities
- Recommended in Writing Next
- (Graham Perin, 2007)
- Have positive effect on students writing
- (Evans, Venotozzi, Bundrick, McWilliams, 1988
Howie, 1979 Kanellas, Carifio Dagostino, 1998
Pedersen, 1977 Saddler Graham, 2005 Stoddard,
1982)
19REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Sentence-Combining Activities
- Students start with a stem sentence and combine
it with one to four other sentences. - Try out the following items with your partner.
20REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Start Linda grabbed a seat.
- Add Bobby grabbed a seat.
- Add The seats were adjoining.
- Add The seats were on the bus.
- Add The bus was crowded.
- Create
21REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Start As the cubs grow fur, they spend periods
of time outside the den. - Add The fur is thicker.
- Add The periods of time are short.
- Add The den is warm.
- Add The den is protective.
- Create
22REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Start Jared will finish shopping for school
supplies. - Add He will shop this afternoon.
- Add He will shop at the mall.
- Create
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23REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Start Everyone ate birthday cake.
- Add The birthday cake was chocolate.
- Add Everyone ate vanilla ice cream.
- Add Everyone ate candy.
- Create
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24REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
- Start Porcupine caribou are large mammals.
- Add Porcupine caribou are hoofed mammals.
- Add They live in northern Canada.
- Add They live in eastern Alaska.
- (Use that to make one sentence.)
- Create
25REWARDS WRITINGPolishing Your Sentences
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27REWARDS WRITINGEditing your Paragraph
- Goal -- Students will edit paragraphs by using a
strategy called SCORE. - Sense (sounds good)
- Combining ideas
- Omitting unnecessary words or sentences
- Replacing overused words, less precise words, or
grammatically incorrect words - Expanding sentences through questions such as
when, where, why, and how
28REWARDS WRITINGEditing Your Paragraph
- Revising The writer focuses on the big picture
by asking questions such as Did I include all
the necessary information or arguments? Is my
product well-organized? Do I need to move or
delete any sections of my product? - Editing The writer focuses on the quality of the
sentences. - Proofreading The writer carefully checks the
conventions, including punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization.
29REWARDS WRITINGEditing Your Paragraph - SCORE
Strategy
- S Sound good? (Does your paragraph sound good?
Do your sentences sound good?) - C Combine? (Could you combine sentences into
one sentence so that the paragraph is more
interesting and has fewer repeated words?) - O Omit? (Could you omit words, phrases, or
sentences because they dont go with the topic or
add to the quality of your paragraph?) - R Replace? (Could you replace overused words,
less precise words, or grammatically incorrect
words?) - E Expand? (Could you create more complete,
interesting sentences by answering some of the
following questions in when, where why, and
how?)
30REWARDS WRITINGEditing Your Paragraph