Received: from [209.75.187.203] (HELO ) by MDCCLXXVI.com (Stalker SMTP Server 1.8b6) with SMTP id S.0000324474 for <6Tarchive@CyberSpaces.net>; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:10:11 -0700 Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:10:01 -0700 Subject: 6Traits Digest #74 - 09/17/99 From: "SixTraitsMailring" <6Traits@> To: "SixTraitsMailring" <6Traits@> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Sender: <6Traits@> Precedence: Bulk List-Software: LetterRip Pro 3.0.6 by Fog City Software, Inc. List-Subscribe: List-Digest: List-Unsubscribe: Message-Id: 6Traits Digest #74 - Friday, September 17, 1999 Writing lesson by "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> writing url by "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Writing lesson From: "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 16:03:02 -0700 Hello, all, I thought I'd share this with you, as it is something we didn't talk about this summer - since I didn't know about it! We used a writing prompt this week from the reading book. After reading about stars, and talking about them and doing all kinds of things with them, the students were to write a story called "A Trip to the Stars." We started with an idea web on the board, title in the middle. Some of the 'arms' coming out were: time of blast off; what to take; who is going; what to see and do; how to end the trip. I decided this might be a good story to try Rick Morris' idea on writing strips. http://www.newmanagement.com/ is the main page, and the sentence strips idea is on http://www.newmanagement.com/sentence.html , though I actually bought the book. Anyway, the first day, I passed out sentence strips and the students wrote the first sentence, about blasting off. I modeled things I didn't want and pointed out how boring they sounded. Then I modeled the type of sentence that would be a good hook into a story and make people want to keep reading. After they wrote their sentences, we shared. Most of the students did exactly what I asked them not to do, but a few were very creative about getting the blast off time in, without saying, "We will blast off at 7 a.m." I praised those efforts, and didn't pan the others. Next day, we were writing who was coming along on the trip. Again, I modeled boring and exciting, exaggerating greatly. Many of the student sentences sounded a lot like mine. =3D) That's a step in the right direction! I was pleased. I thought you might get a kick out of one little girl. She wrote, "Bridget is in the kitchen cooking and Elizabeth is doing the laundry before we go." Some stereotypes just never quit! =3D) =20 We are editing each strip, instead of making it an overwhelming task at the end. I love this idea! We are working on voice still, but a few conventions are creeping in. =3D:= =DE Susan Nixon 2nd Grade Phoenix, Arizona ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: writing url From: "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 18:48:14 -0700 http://209.79.64.33/ctapla/student01/index.html Yeah! I found it again! A while back, I posted a url for writing, and then none of us could get it. Try this address. This is the home page, and you can see where to click on the 4 domains of writing. Some examples are given, and other things of interest, such as graphic organizers, are = on the site. If you click on lesson plan, you will find the letter writing plan. = Scroll down further and you will find the letter writing rubric. Susan Nixon 2nd Grade Phoenix, AZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- End of 6Traits Digest -- To unsubscribe, send any message at all to: 6Traits-off@. Archive of past digests is at: