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Title: 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 sequencing, topic sentence, body,
    conclusion
  • Content main idea - details - knowledge of
    subject

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Getting them to write
  • 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

4
When writing expect
  • complete, clear and organized sentences
  • correct grammar
  • good spelling
  • relevant vocabulary
  • chunks of language / vocabulary
  • use the dictionary

5
Vocabulary and Writing
  • Basics numbers, colors, cognates, classroom,
    homes,
  • travel, communication,
    environment, current events
  • Prepositions in, on, under, up, down, over,
    above, the, a, some, many
  • Singular - plural dog / dogs picture /
    pictures baby
    / babies
  • Chunking on the chair, under the desk, in the
    tree

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Grammar and Writing
  • Basic grammar chunks There are / There is
    He / She / It has They haveHe is / She is
    / It / They are I /He/She was
    You/We/They were
  • Proper Noun Substitutions Dan is home. / He is
    home.
  • Connectors and / or / but
  • Chunking There are some / There is a/an
  • Present Tenses sit / sits am/is/are ing
  • Past Tenses was / were walk/walked
    write/wrote
  • Future Tense will ride
  • Perfect Tenses has / have seen

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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.
  • Lots of sequencing activities
  • Teach beginning / middle / end
  • Give them lots of guided-writing activities
  • Give each student a chance to do every writing
    assignment a second time - correct their
    mistakes.
  • 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
  • Show / describe / write / read You write,
    then they copy.
  • Introduce poetry
  • Create comic strips /stories/dialogues
    (scripts)
  • Write radio news / weather script
  • Write and/or present plays

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Using Poetry
  • Rain by Shel Silverstein  
  • I opened my eyesAnd looked up at the
    rain,And it dripped in my headAnd flowed into
    my brain,And all that I hear as I lie in my
    bedIs the slishity-slosh of the rain in my
    head.I step very softly,I walk very slow,I
    can't do a handstand--I might overflow,So
    pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--I'm
    just not the same since there's rain in my head.

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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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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?
  • Im _______ years old.How old are you?
  • I live in _____________._________________________
    ?
  • Yes, I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.How
    many_________________?
  • Thanks, Id like that.
  • ________________________.
  • Hi! My name is _____Anya__.
  • I am _______ years old.Where___________________
    ?
  • I live in _____________._______________________
    ____?
  • I have ____ brothers and ____ sisters.Do
    ___________________________?
  • What time?
  • _______________________

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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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