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W RITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
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The Process
of Writing
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Poetry for
Young Poets
Through a step-by-step scope and sequence for
developing poetry writing skills, students learn
and practice basic poetry forms, including the
chant, transformation, recipe, simile, and
metaphor. Ideal for individual and cooperative
writing activities.
Tall Tales Writing patterns and story and poetry writing
activities guide you and your students through a
wealth of reading, sharing, and writing activities
in the Tall Tales folder. Exaggeration and
exploration are encouraged when writing about
Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pippi
Longstocking, Paul Bunyan, and many more.
The Me
Activities I
Writing activities focus on a child’s own feelings,
experiences, memories, and values using journal
writing, letters, biography, and poetry. Many
prewriting strategies help students find, sort, and
select writing topics. The activities are for children
to work on independently or in small groups.
Writing is more individual and child-specific than
is generally required in other Write On! exercises.
Writing
Skills
Paragraphs to
Essays Level 1
Files in this folder give practice in writing
paragraphs, beginning with the topic sentence and
progressing through techniques and strategies
such as summarizing, ordering, specifying, and
describing. Files are arranged so that students
begin working with main ideas. However, files
may be used in any order for reinforcement of
skills already taught.
Sentence
Writing
Level 1
Through onscreen activities and modeling,
students practice creating sentences. These
activities provide practice with sentence
fragments, compound sentences, adjectives,
adverbs, and simple paragraphs.
Sentences to
Paragraphs
Level 1
Files in this folder give practice in writing
paragraphs that include the use of our senses,
things we hate/love, sticking to the topic, and
many more themes. Modeling and paragraph
starters are used to help students. Files are
arranged so students begin working with main
ideas; however, files may be used in any order for
reinforcement of skills already taught.
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