Are you looking for a step-by-step guideline to teach young writers how to write a good paragraph? Learning to write paragraphs takes time and patience. Paragraph of the Week provides a step-by-step approach to writing a good paragraph. This would be suitable for second graders who are learning to write a topic paragraph, adding details and writing a closing sentence that sums it up. Space for illustration to add more understanding of the topic for their readers. Paragraph of the week can easily be used as an independent work packet and school-at-home assignments.
Tuesday - Complete a 4-square for your topic
Wednesday - Write a topic sentence, details and a closing sentence
Thursday - Check Wednesday's writing with the writer's checklist; make a sketch and think of two possible titles for your writing
Friday - Writing the Final Copy
Directions are given each day at the left side of the page...students write on the right side of the page. On Friday, trim the pages and pass in your revised, edited and final copy of the paragraph. These pages are 'free writes' where students brainstorm their own topics.
Friday page has three pages to choose from:
1. Page with mid-line for beginning writers2. Page with space for illustration and no mid-line
3. Page with no mid-line and student illustrates on the back of the page.
BONUS: Anchor Chart for
"Hook Your Reader" - this is an anchor chart that gives strategies for writing a beginning sentence that 'hooks the reader'. Colorful and descriptive anchor chart that teaches how you can hook your reader!
Find this teaching resource that saves YOU time and gives students the
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