What strategy did I use today when I was writing? I mimicking authors to write an ABC book.
What do I do well as a writer? I am concise and use rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration.
What could I improve on as a writer? Grammar, more detail.
9/6/2012
2. Write a reflection in your Writer's notebook during a time of writing in your classroom this week. You could include what the activity is that students are partaking in, what type of instruction the students receive prior to independent work, how the students seem to respond/behave during this time, etc.
For the lesson, Mrs. Martin followed the general outline eliminating one step: time to share. First she asked her students what was a narrative. Someone mentioned it could be fiction or nonfiction. She then asked them what kinds of sentences do they write which then lead to asking them why they enjoyed certain books. On of the boys shared a book he was reading and said that he related to it. Then Mrs. Martin read, “ When I was Young in the Mountains,” to her students, asking questions as she went through the book. She pointed out that sometimes writers use reputation of phrases to give it rhythm. She suggested to them that they could use this in their writing as well. Once she was done, she had them come up with a rake drawing that had their main idea or topic at the top (in this case it was were they (are) going/went) and three supporting details using actions thoughts and feelings. Mrs. Martin led an example on the SMART board using one of her student’s topics to model it. As the students got to work, I walked around and noticed that not everybody was following directions, but instead were beginning to write the narrative. It seemed like Mrs. Martin was conferencing with some students but I cannot be certain. There was no time for sharing however because time had run to its limit before Mrs. Martin noticed it was up.
8/23/2012
Mentor Text for Genre Study: Narratives
- "Thank You, Mr. Falker" by Patricia Polacco
- www.storylineonline.net
What characteristics of personal narrative does this story illustrate?
- lots of dialogue
- begins with a prologue (foreshadowing)
- about a life event
- full of emotion which brings the reader in
- first point of view
- good use of descriptive words
- written in chronological order
What about the craft is done well?
- You get a good sense of how this little girl felt about reading and her family. The book allowed the reader to feel the same emotions that were in the book.
- The use of descriptive words help bring the emotion come alive for the reader.
- The story was so personal that there was no doubt that it was a personal narrative.
- I really felt bad for Trisha during this book and was so excited when she learned to read!
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