Preface |
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Introduction To Let Them Write |
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How to Implement This Program |
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The Aims and Objectives of This Program |
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How to Implement Let Them Read |
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Writing a Literary Essay |
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The Aims and Objectives of Let Them Read |
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Setting Up a Writer-Friendly Classroom |
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Authors Need a Writing Plan |
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Publishing Students' Work |
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Nccs Table 1 Setting The Scene |
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Nccs Table 2 Including Sensory Detail |
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Nccs Table 3 Including Figurative Detail |
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SECTION 1 Setting The Scene |
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Skill 1 Describing An Indoors Setting |
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Students will practice using their descriptive writing skills to create a realistic indoor setting for a scene or story, in the process becoming more observant about their real-life surroundings |
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Str 1 My Setting Details Worksheet |
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Str 2 Setting Purposes Worksheet |
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Skill 2 Describing An Outdoors Setting |
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As students practice using their descriptive writing skills to create a realistic outdoor setting for a scene or story, they may become more aware of the natural world around them |
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Skill 3 Describing An Occasionally Visited Location |
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Students will practice creating a realistic story setting using a variety of sensory detail, in the process increasing their bank of descriptive vocabulary |
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Skill 4 Describing A Mode Of Transportation |
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As students practice describing the interior of a transportation vehicle, they will also be expanding their active vocabulary |
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Skill 5 Revealing Setting To The Reader |
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Young authors will learn about and practice one effective way to include setting details in the introduction to a scene or story |
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Str 3 Revealing Setting To The Reader |
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SECTION 2 Including Sensory Detail |
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Skill 1 Using The Sense Of Smell |
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As young authors become aware of and familiar with a variety of different smells, they will also increase their active vocabulary by practicing different ways to describe them |
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Str 4 Example Paragraphs Sheet |
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Str 5 Sense Of Smell Chart |
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Skill 2 Using The Sense Of Touch |
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In order to make their writing come alive with sensory details, students will experience a variety of different textures and practice ways to describe them |
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Str 6 Example Paragraphs Sheet |
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Str 7 Sense Of Touch Chart |
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Skill 3 Using The Sense Of Taste |
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Young authors will learn about and practice making their writing more vivid by including interesting descriptions of taste where appropriate |
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Str 8 Example Paragraphs Sheet |
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Str 9 Sense Of Taste Chart |
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Skill 4 Using The Sense Of Hearing |
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Students will practice listening to and describing a variety of sounds in order to enrich their writing with authentic auditory details. In the process, they will become more aware of their everyday environment |
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Str 10 Example Paragraphs Sheet |
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Str 11 Sense Of Hearing Chart |
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Skill 5 Using The Sense Of Sight |
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Young authors will hone their observational skills as they learn how to select those details that will help a reader to visualize what an author is describing |
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Skill 6 Action Description |
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As students practice using colorful verbs to make action scenes come alive for a reader, they will also be learning how to use a thesaurus and dictionary to expand their active vocabulary |
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Str 12 Action Description Pattern A Worksheet |
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Str 13 Action Description Pattern B Worksheet |
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SECTION 3 Including Figurative Language |
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Skill 1 Similes To Describe Appearances |
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Young authors will learn about and practice making their descriptive writing more interesting and powerful through the use of simile, a figurative comparison |
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Str 14 Similes To Describe Appearances Worksheet |
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Skill 2 Similes To Describe Actions |
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Young authors will practice using simile to make a character's actions easier for a reader to visualize, in the process adding strength and drama to their writing |
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Str 15 Similes To Describe Actions Worksheet |
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Students will learn about and practice using metaphor to paint vivid language pictures in a reader's mind |
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Str 16 Metaphors Worksheet |
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Skill 4 Using Onomatopoeia |
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As young authors practice including in their descriptions words that are interesting to listen to as well as read, they will increase their sensitivity to the music of language |
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Skill 5 Using Synesthesia |
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Students will learn how to make their descriptions memorable by substituting one sense for another |
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Str 17 Synesthesia Worksheet |
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