LITERACY: Reading. Writing, and Word Work WorkshopsLITERACY: Reading. Writing, and Word Work Workshops
Our Reading Workshop mini lessons:
REALISTIC FICTION STORIES
- Comparing realistic fiction to fantasy stories
- Retelling realistic fiction stories
- Story elements- “ingredients” of the story: characters, setting, problem, solution
- Characteristics of realistic fiction stories
HOW to CHOOSE a GOOD FIT BOOK
- How to get ready to read
- Readers reread
- Working on reading stamina- 15 minutes! Our goal 30 minutes.
Writing Workshop: Mini lessons help us with becoming a better writers.
WRITING OPINION
- Lead Sentences (“In my opinion…I think….I like…I prefer)
- Reasons to support opinion
- Transition Words (because, and, also, finally)
- Conclusion
- Polite ways to disagree with another person’s opinion (I disagree because..)
- Writing a good sentence
WRITING REALISTIC FICTION STORIES
PLANNING
- Planning realistic fiction stories: character, setting, problem, and solution
- Planning the story events using transition words
DRAFT PAPER
- Strong beginnings
- Characters Talk- use dialog (speech bubbles and quotation marks)
- Making the characters come to life (move, think, feel, talk)
- Stretching the problem
- Stretching the solution (details)
- Write a strong ending
WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVE STORIES
- Our illustrations tell the stories
- Writers use words and pictures to tell the stories
- Writers stretch words like a rubber band
- Writers add “talking bubbles” and “labels” to the pictures
- Writers write “Good Sentences” (who/what-did what-where)
- Writers use transition words
- Writers use dialog
- Writers create a good beginning
- Writers create a good ending
- Writers add more details: what you see and what you hear
- Writers choose a “catchy” title
- Writers edit and publish stories
Our Word Work Workshop mini lessons
- long vowels: a,e i
- ending blends: first, strong, lamp
- Short vowels: e and u
- Review the letters’ name and sound
- Short vowels: a, i, and o
- Blends with “l” (clean, glad, flip, sleep…)
- Word families: -at, -an, -in, -ot, -og, -all
- Printing the letters
Our Reading Workshop mini lessons:
REALISTIC FICTION STORIES
- Comparing realistic fiction to fantasy stories
- Retelling realistic fiction stories
- Story elements- “ingredients” of the story: characters, setting, problem, solution
- Characteristics of realistic fiction stories
HOW to CHOOSE a GOOD FIT BOOK
- How to get ready to read
- Readers reread
- Working on reading stamina- 15 minutes! Our goal 30 minutes.
Writing Workshop: Mini lessons help us with becoming a better writers.
WRITING OPINION
- Lead Sentences (“In my opinion…I think….I like…I prefer)
- Reasons to support opinion
- Transition Words (because, and, also, finally)
- Conclusion
- Polite ways to disagree with another person’s opinion (I disagree because..)
- Writing a good sentence
WRITING REALISTIC FICTION STORIES
PLANNING
- Planning realistic fiction stories: character, setting, problem, and solution
- Planning the story events using transition words
DRAFT PAPER
- Strong beginnings
- Characters Talk- use dialog (speech bubbles and quotation marks)
- Making the characters come to life (move, think, feel, talk)
- Stretching the problem
- Stretching the solution (details)
- Write a strong ending
WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVE STORIES
- Our illustrations tell the stories
- Writers use words and pictures to tell the stories
- Writers stretch words like a rubber band
- Writers add “talking bubbles” and “labels” to the pictures
- Writers write “Good Sentences” (who/what-did what-where)
- Writers use transition words
- Writers use dialog
- Writers create a good beginning
- Writers create a good ending
- Writers add more details: what you see and what you hear
- Writers choose a “catchy” title
- Writers edit and publish stories
Our Word Work Workshop mini lessons
- long vowels: a,e i
- ending blends: first, strong, lamp
- Short vowels: e and u
- Review the letters’ name and sound
- Short vowels: a, i, and o
- Blends with “l” (clean, glad, flip, sleep…)
- Word families: -at, -an, -in, -ot, -og, -all
- Printing the letters
