Introduction

Some Ideas to Think About

A Group-Authored Poem

Some Tools You Could Use

An Important Reminder

Content Standards

References & Acknowledgements

Does your writing

paint a picturein the mind of your

reader?

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Do you use GREAT

ADJECTIVES?Do you write DETAILS?

Do you write with the SENSES in mind?

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Descriptive writers can writePROSE

orPOETRY

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Let’s think about……how you can PREPARE to do

either oneand then,

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You could think of interesting language about your subject before you start

writing. Think about how each of your senses is stirred!

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Getting ideas from each other is a

good start! You could brainstorm

ideas with your class, and you or

your teacher could write them on

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Writing a group poem can be great! This poem was written by

moms, dads, and kids during a Descriptive

Writing Night. Can you read some great

sensory language in their poem?

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When it is time to put your own piece on paper, you can organize your thoughts before you write your paragraph (or poem).

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When you are

1) finished with your own paragraph,

and

2) have typed it into Canvastic©

and

3) have illustrated your slide

you can score yourself on each of the 6+1

Writing Traits®. Write what you liked most

about your piece in the comments section, and

write something you think you might need more help or practice

with.

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Third Graders in California can

Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places,

things, or experiences. (California Language Arts Standards)

Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation,Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

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Clipart from Broderbund ClickartDiscovery School

Photography by Terie Cota and Kevin Cota

“The Grocery Store” by assorted students and parents at Ontiveros Elementary School during workshop presented by Terie Cota

Canvastic: http//:www.canvastic.com

Northwest Regional Educational LaboratoryGo back to where I was