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Storybird Rubric
Writing Lab Rubric #1
Writing Lab Rubric #2
Storybird Rubric
Writing Lab Rubric #1
Writing Lab Rubric #2
Lab #10 Focus: Working with parts of speech and using imagery
Get creative with Piclits!
1) Create a Piclit folder in your Google Drive.
2) Read the adjective and verb choices. Create several Piclits using the "Drag-n-Drop" feature.
3) Take a screenshot and move them to your Piclit folder.
4) Create several freestyle piclits. Use vivid adjectives and strong verbs.
5) Take a screenshot and move them to your Piclit folder.
6) Add your favorite Piclits to our collaborative slideshow.
Get creative with Piclits!
1) Create a Piclit folder in your Google Drive.
2) Read the adjective and verb choices. Create several Piclits using the "Drag-n-Drop" feature.
3) Take a screenshot and move them to your Piclit folder.
4) Create several freestyle piclits. Use vivid adjectives and strong verbs.
5) Take a screenshot and move them to your Piclit folder.
6) Add your favorite Piclits to our collaborative slideshow.
Lab #9 (narrative) Now is your time to shine. Make this your best writing. THink critically about every word choice. Review every sentence.
Lab #8 (Expository) Writing descriptive paragraphs that reinforce the meaning of friendship.
How much do we treasure our friends? Friends are so important that there is even a National Friendship Day (August 7th). We are going to celebrate early this year!
1) Watch this clever video about the power of friendship and working together.
How much do we treasure our friends? Friends are so important that there is even a National Friendship Day (August 7th). We are going to celebrate early this year!
1) Watch this clever video about the power of friendship and working together.
2) Imagine that you are in the Friendship Business! Create a machine for your business.
3) Write a descriptive paragraph explaining what your machine does. Details!!
4) Illustrate the machine. Be sure to name both your machine and your company.
5) Naturally you are the owner, president, CEO of your company. You'll need business cards.
6) Create your business cards and save to your Google Drive. You'll use a template to print.
3) Write a descriptive paragraph explaining what your machine does. Details!!
4) Illustrate the machine. Be sure to name both your machine and your company.
5) Naturally you are the owner, president, CEO of your company. You'll need business cards.
6) Create your business cards and save to your Google Drive. You'll use a template to print.
Lab # 7 The Persuasive Essay- It's time to take a stand.
You feel strongly about a topic and you want others to feel the way you do. Convince them with a persuasive essay. What should you include in your essay? Click here to find out. What do you think about these essays?:
Krystyn Jordan Shannon
1) Choose from the following topics (Read the article before you begin planning your essay. Remember to log into Newsela before you click on the link.:
School uniforms:
https://newsela.com/read/lib-procon-school-uniforms/id/23826/
Cursive handwriting:
https://newsela.com/read/handwriting-champion/id/31944/
Homework:
https://newsela.com/read/no-homework/id/12822/
Fidget Toys:
https://newsela.com/read/school-ban-fidget-toys/id/30306/
Recess:
https://newsela.com/read/recess-law/id/17730/
Snow days:
Click here to read the article.
2) What is your opinion about the topic? Spend some time thinking about the topic.
3) Jot down notes about your opinion. Can you give good examples that would convince a reader to agree with you? You may want to use this graphic organizer. Your notes will build your persuasive essay. Include opinion words and phrases. Here are a few more.
4) Begin with a strong assertion/thesis statement.
5) Write your essay (the document is in Google Classroom). Make the reader believe that your opinion should be the only correct solution.
Krystyn Jordan Shannon
1) Choose from the following topics (Read the article before you begin planning your essay. Remember to log into Newsela before you click on the link.:
School uniforms:
https://newsela.com/read/lib-procon-school-uniforms/id/23826/
Cursive handwriting:
https://newsela.com/read/handwriting-champion/id/31944/
Homework:
https://newsela.com/read/no-homework/id/12822/
Fidget Toys:
https://newsela.com/read/school-ban-fidget-toys/id/30306/
Recess:
https://newsela.com/read/recess-law/id/17730/
Snow days:
Click here to read the article.
2) What is your opinion about the topic? Spend some time thinking about the topic.
3) Jot down notes about your opinion. Can you give good examples that would convince a reader to agree with you? You may want to use this graphic organizer. Your notes will build your persuasive essay. Include opinion words and phrases. Here are a few more.
4) Begin with a strong assertion/thesis statement.
5) Write your essay (the document is in Google Classroom). Make the reader believe that your opinion should be the only correct solution.
Lab # 6 Writing with sentence variety and using conjunctions.
Spend some time identifying and making compound sentences.
1) BBC -Is this compound?
2) Fun grammar-Choosing the right conjunction.
3) IXL-Which is compound?
Let's watch compound sentences in action:
Spend some time identifying and making compound sentences.
1) BBC -Is this compound?
2) Fun grammar-Choosing the right conjunction.
3) IXL-Which is compound?
Let's watch compound sentences in action:
4) Get ready to practice writing with compound sentences. Your job:
First- Interview your partner. Find out about her interests, hobbies, likes, dislikes, challenges, etc.
Second- Use your notes to write a well developed paragraph about your partner. Your paragraph should contain several compound sentences. Go to Google Classroom to get your document. Practice editing and revising with your partner. Print in 14pt, readable font, and double spaced.
Third- Design a magazine cover that features your partner. Use the planning sheet. Include at least 3 article titles. What clever name will you give your magazine?
Fourth- Take a few pictures of your partner. Upload them to your Google Drive. One of the images will be the cover of your magazine.
Finally- Create your magazine. Check with your teacher before printing.
First- Interview your partner. Find out about her interests, hobbies, likes, dislikes, challenges, etc.
Second- Use your notes to write a well developed paragraph about your partner. Your paragraph should contain several compound sentences. Go to Google Classroom to get your document. Practice editing and revising with your partner. Print in 14pt, readable font, and double spaced.
Third- Design a magazine cover that features your partner. Use the planning sheet. Include at least 3 article titles. What clever name will you give your magazine?
Fourth- Take a few pictures of your partner. Upload them to your Google Drive. One of the images will be the cover of your magazine.
Finally- Create your magazine. Check with your teacher before printing.
Lab #5 Writing a procedure paragraph and working with transitions. (Expository)
Transition words link ideas together. Spend a few minutes thinking about what you enjoy. What do you know well?
1) Choose a topic. It can be anything- planning for a party, making a craft, mastering a dance move, serving the perfect pitch, studying for a play part. The sky's the limit.
2) Plan your paragraph (your events will be in chronological order).
3) Study the transition list. Which transition words will work in your writing?
4) A strong opening sentence is important.
Transition words link ideas together. Spend a few minutes thinking about what you enjoy. What do you know well?
1) Choose a topic. It can be anything- planning for a party, making a craft, mastering a dance move, serving the perfect pitch, studying for a play part. The sky's the limit.
2) Plan your paragraph (your events will be in chronological order).
3) Study the transition list. Which transition words will work in your writing?
4) A strong opening sentence is important.
Lab #4 Focus: Using specific verbs, adjectives, adding imagery. (Descriptive)
1) Let's understand imagery:
* Definitionwww.softschools.com/examples/grammar/imagery_examples/141/
* Listen to " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
* More examples
2) Close your eyes and focus on the beauty of FALL! Imagine what you love to do during this crisp, fresh air season.
3) Log into your Storybird account. Spend some time looking for images that will help you use imagery in a short story about the season of fall.
4) Keep your short but paint a picture with your words.
1) Let's understand imagery:
* Definitionwww.softschools.com/examples/grammar/imagery_examples/141/
* Listen to " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
* More examples
2) Close your eyes and focus on the beauty of FALL! Imagine what you love to do during this crisp, fresh air season.
3) Log into your Storybird account. Spend some time looking for images that will help you use imagery in a short story about the season of fall.
4) Keep your short but paint a picture with your words.
Lab #3 Focus: Sentence editing, using specific verbs, descriptive adjectives (Narrative)
Watch out Fourthies! The witch will cast a spell on you!
1) Create your before and after picture in Photobooth/Pages (no Chrome Books for this step). Remember to use a cubby door for the background. Write a clever caption (the caption will be the title of your story explanation) above your before and after pictures. Get creative with shadowing and borders. Enhance with a smidge of clip art. Here's a sample.
2) Explain how the witch was able to cast the evil spell on you.
3) Include specific and strong verbs and descriptive adjectives.
4) Carefully read your writing and EDIT.
5) Color code your writing- choose 3 of your best verbs and make them RED, choose 3 of your best adjectives and make them BLUE.
6) When you are proud of your writing, print it (14 pt., double spaced, plain font, dark color).
Watch out Fourthies! The witch will cast a spell on you!
1) Create your before and after picture in Photobooth/Pages (no Chrome Books for this step). Remember to use a cubby door for the background. Write a clever caption (the caption will be the title of your story explanation) above your before and after pictures. Get creative with shadowing and borders. Enhance with a smidge of clip art. Here's a sample.
2) Explain how the witch was able to cast the evil spell on you.
3) Include specific and strong verbs and descriptive adjectives.
4) Carefully read your writing and EDIT.
5) Color code your writing- choose 3 of your best verbs and make them RED, choose 3 of your best adjectives and make them BLUE.
6) When you are proud of your writing, print it (14 pt., double spaced, plain font, dark color).
Lab #2 Focus: Sentence expansion,editing practice, choosing verbs and adjectives. (Descriptive)
It starts with a cup of tea.
1) Now you have seen how a simple sentence can expand into a descriptive paragraph that really lets the reader see, hear, and feel what is happening.
2) Examine the images and choose one to use for your expanded paragraph.
3) Edit your writing.
4) Make 3 of your most descriptive adjectives red.
5) Make 3 of your strongest verbs blue.
6) Download your image and drag it into your document.
It starts with a cup of tea.
1) Now you have seen how a simple sentence can expand into a descriptive paragraph that really lets the reader see, hear, and feel what is happening.
2) Examine the images and choose one to use for your expanded paragraph.
3) Edit your writing.
4) Make 3 of your most descriptive adjectives red.
5) Make 3 of your strongest verbs blue.
6) Download your image and drag it into your document.
Lab #1 Focus: Sentence structure and punctuation editing. (Expository)
Mystery Fourthie- Your writing will be on display in the hall:)
1) Describe yourself in 6-10 well thought out sentences. Include your hobbies, passions, interests, and personal traits about yourself. Focus on who you are NOT what you look like. Each sentence should begin in a unique way. Write your paragraph in first person point of view (saintscs, library).
2) Take a picture in Photo Booth and choose the pixilate effect.
Mystery Fourthie- Your writing will be on display in the hall:)
1) Describe yourself in 6-10 well thought out sentences. Include your hobbies, passions, interests, and personal traits about yourself. Focus on who you are NOT what you look like. Each sentence should begin in a unique way. Write your paragraph in first person point of view (saintscs, library).
2) Take a picture in Photo Booth and choose the pixilate effect.