Last week in class we focused on story leads. Story leads are when you get the reader interested right from the beginning of your story. There are a variety of ways to accomplish this, however in class we talked about the following four:
1. Question Lead: Do you have a fear of dogs? Well I do, it began on a hot summer day when I was 6 a big dog bit me in the leg.
2. Action Lead: Whoosh I hit that ball so far into the air it disappeared into the sky. That' s when I knew I had made the play of my life. That morning when I woke up...
3. Talking Lead: "Mom" I screamed, "there's a giant green spider living under my bed". Of course she didn't believe me and said I was "only dreaming", but that night when I heard my mom's scream I knew exactly what she was looking at...
4. Jump Right In: In the blink of an eye my the wheels of my bike were spinning above my head and I knew I was in trouble...
Please encourage your writers to use these leads in their writing in order to get the reader excited right from the start.
We are also learning about pronouns. Take a minute to ask your student what the following types of pronouns are: Personal Pronoun, Possessive Pronoun, and Indefinite Pronoun. If they can't tell you take a stroll through their binder and review their pronoun sheet from writing time.
GARDEN CLUB IS TOMORROW AND IT IS GOING TO BE COLD! PLAN TO DRESS YOUR CHILD WARM FROM HEAD TO TOE!
1. Question Lead: Do you have a fear of dogs? Well I do, it began on a hot summer day when I was 6 a big dog bit me in the leg.
2. Action Lead: Whoosh I hit that ball so far into the air it disappeared into the sky. That' s when I knew I had made the play of my life. That morning when I woke up...
3. Talking Lead: "Mom" I screamed, "there's a giant green spider living under my bed". Of course she didn't believe me and said I was "only dreaming", but that night when I heard my mom's scream I knew exactly what she was looking at...
4. Jump Right In: In the blink of an eye my the wheels of my bike were spinning above my head and I knew I was in trouble...
Please encourage your writers to use these leads in their writing in order to get the reader excited right from the start.
We are also learning about pronouns. Take a minute to ask your student what the following types of pronouns are: Personal Pronoun, Possessive Pronoun, and Indefinite Pronoun. If they can't tell you take a stroll through their binder and review their pronoun sheet from writing time.
GARDEN CLUB IS TOMORROW AND IT IS GOING TO BE COLD! PLAN TO DRESS YOUR CHILD WARM FROM HEAD TO TOE!