Over the last two weeks, third graders have been pushing themselves to write true story (personal narrative) entries in their Writer's notebooks. Lessons have been focused on... -Finding Ideas for True Stories -Writing focused, small moment stories (seed stories) -Doing Your best spelling and punctuation as you write -Storytelling v. Reporting Storytelling is one of the toughest writing skills for young writers. Here's a little more about it: Storytelling v. Reporting--> Writers at this age tend to write like a reporter-- recounting in a list-like fashion what happened in their story. Writing with a storyteller voice takes a lot of practice! Here's what a "reporting" story looks like- One day I went to the park. I played on the swings. I got my swing to go high. Then I jumped off the swing and fell. Soon, I went home to eat dinner. Here's what a storytelling story looks like- I spotted the swing set across the park and ran like the wind to get a spot before they were all taken. I hopped on the sit. I pushed myself back and back and back until my toes were barely touching the ground, so I could get a good starting off swing! "One, two, three!" I shouted and lifted my feet and started swinging forward. I pumped my legs forward and back and I went higher and higher. Storytelling is a challenging skill we work on all year! Students are learning how to use a strategy called "I.A.D.D." This strategy helps students figure out what kind of details to use in their story, so it comes alive. Here's our anchor chart for this strategy: How can you help at home? One way you can help at home is by encouraging your child to tell you about something that happened using a storyteller's voice! So, you might ask, "What did you do at recess?" Instead of your child saying, "Played with my friends." Encourage your child to use a storyteller's voice, and maybe you'll get something like this: Once the recess teacher gave the okay to go play, I took off running like the wind! I raced across the field all the way to the far end by the picnic table. I could feel the sunshine beating down on me, and it felt good. ....etc. Have fun with it! You could do the same when you tell about something that happened in your day, or recount a moment you shared together as a family! Let me know if you try it! :)
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Welcome to Third Grade Writer's Workshop! Last week third graders had the opportunity to check out a sample Writer's Notebook, received their own notebook, and got started collecting ideas and writing true stories!
Our first writing unit is called Crafting True Stories. During this unit, students will collect and write several personal narratives (stories they experienced) and select one (maybe 2!) to take through the writing process (draft, revise, edit, publish). Our first lesson focused on a strategy writers can use when they aren't sure what they want to write about: Think of a person who matters to you! To use this strategy, jot the person you're thinking about on the page and then underneath list moments shared with that person. Finally, when you have 2 or 3 moments, choose one and start writing the story of it! Glimpse into 9/5 week: More strategies for generating ideas and Storytelling v. Summarizing |
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