On Friday we extended our share chair time because our authors were using some powerful craft moves in their stories! Check out the below samples to see how we are adding details and helping our readers create mental movies in their minds. In a story about Mindcraft, this author added in a sentence using our post-it note strategy... "After my house blew up, I sighed. I said "Better luck next time!" This author used a craft move from our read aloud book: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic. She started out with a description of how she felt when we arrived at school and then flashed back to when her mom woke her up 50 minutes earlier...how creative! This author made sure to answer the following questions before he started writing his story: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How. This pre-writing strategy allowed him to organize his thoughts and details. As we was writing his story he added in a wonderful sound effect that made the reader feel as if they were shoe shopping with this author. Sound Post-it = "I jumped into the car. Vroom, vroom, the car engine roared!" Students are trying out this new pre-writing strategy. The circle allows students to get a visual of how their story will stay on one topic. The numbers then help the students write down events and details in order.
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