Category Archives: Writing Ideas
Giving Peer Writing Feedback
Kid Writing Critiques
Indie Writing Workshops invite students to write fiction, non fiction, poetry and whatever else they think of to express themselves. Here are a few questions they might answer when they read another student’s work. Does the story have a beginning, a middle and an ending? Did the author use strong, action verbs? Did the… Read More »
Writing Strategies for Young Writers
When working with young writers, keep your ideas simple and easy to remember. One of the best is making a chart and using their fingers to count off the steps in writing: rough draft, revision, write out or type, share, evaluation. Rough Draft: Encourage them to draw 8 simple pictures to show how their idea… Read More »
An Extra Blog – Writing: Sharing and Evaluations
Writing is a year-long activity, but by now students should be involved in making and hearing evaluations of their and others work. It’s important to encourage student writers of all ages to share their work and take feedback from peers as well as adults. There are numerous ways to share written work. Formally the writing… Read More »
Student Writing – Vocabulary
It’s important to help students understand that thoughtful word choice makes their writing stronger and more clear. Create a mini lesson. Share samples of good and less successful writings. Ask students: Do the writer’s words describe the main characters so we can almost see them? Do the verbs show specific actions? (race instead of went… Read More »
Hand-y Writing Work Tips
Create a poster like the hand to the right as a quick reminder of a short Writing Process: Rough Draft (first collecting and organizing of your ideas) This will include your characters, setting, problem and solution. Primary Format Use a folder paper to create 4 squares on one side and 4 on the other as… Read More »
A 6-Step Elementary Writing Guide
Writing skills are needed across all grade levels and usually follows these six steps with an ever-escalating expectation that students will become more detail while also becoming more independent. Starred items may have a variety of “looks” depending on student ages and class goals. 1. Pre-Write Capture your ideas in an outline or sequential listing… Read More »