| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 140 pages) |
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Let them write series |
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Marks, Arlene, 1947-
Let them write series.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 Setting The Scene -- Skill 1 Describing An Indoors Setting -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 1 My Setting Details Worksheet -- Str 2 Setting Purposes Worksheet -- Skill 2 Describing An Outdoors Setting -- 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 -- Skill 3 Describing An Occasionally Visited Location -- Students will practice creating a realistic story setting using a variety of sensory detail, in the process increasing their bank of descriptive vocabulary -- Skill 4 Describing A Mode Of Transportation -- As students practice describing the interior of a transportation vehicle, they will also be expanding their active vocabulary -- Skill 5 Revealing Setting To The Reader -- Young authors will learn about and practice one effective way to include setting details in the introduction to a scene or story -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 3 Revealing Setting To The Reader -- SECTION 2 Including Sensory Detail -- Skill 1 Using The Sense Of Smell -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 4 Example Paragraphs Sheet -- Str 5 Sense Of Smell Chart -- Skill 2 Using The Sense Of Touch -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 6 Example Paragraphs Sheet -- Str 7 Sense Of Touch Chart -- Skill 3 Using The Sense Of Taste -- Young authors will learn about and practice making their writing more vivid by including interesting descriptions of taste where appropriate -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 8 Example Paragraphs Sheet -- Str 9 Sense Of Taste Chart -- Skill 4 Using The Sense Of Hearing -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 10 Example Paragraphs Sheet -- Str 11 Sense Of Hearing Chart -- Skill 5 Using The Sense Of Sight -- 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 -- Skill 6 Action Description -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 12 Action Description Pattern A Worksheet -- Str 13 Action Description Pattern B Worksheet -- SECTION 3 Including Figurative Language -- Skill 1 Similes To Describe Appearances -- Young authors will learn about and practice making their descriptive writing more interesting and powerful through the use of simile, a figurative comparison -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 14 Similes To Describe Appearances Worksheet -- Skill 2 Similes To Describe Actions -- 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 -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 15 Similes To Describe Actions Worksheet -- Skill 3 Using Metaphors -- Students will learn about and practice using metaphor to paint vivid language pictures in a reader's mind -- Reproducibles/Media -- Str 16 Metaphors Worksheet -- Skill 4 Using Onomatopoeia -- 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 -- Skill 5 Using Synesthesia -- Students will learn how to make their descriptions memorable by substituting one sense for another -- Reproducibles/Media |
| Summary |
Setting and Description focuses on the effective use of descriptive writing techniques to depict a story setting. Students practice first-drafting, editing, polishing and sharing original scenes and stories set in realistically described times and places |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
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Creative writing (Elementary education)
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Creative writing (Middle school)
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Setting (Literature)
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Description (Rhetoric)
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setting (surroundings)
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description (activity)
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Creative writing (Elementary education)
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Creative writing (Middle school)
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Description (Rhetoric)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
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Setting (Literature)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Walker, Bette, author
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| LC no. |
2021677364 |
| ISBN |
9781475818437 |
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1475818432 |
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