Alphasmart NEO 2 User Manual page 95

Poetry and
Building
Word Power
(continued)
The Process
of Writing
AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
2_Middle School (Continued)
Where the By reading and writing poems on themes that have been
Sidewalk developed by some of their favorite poets, students gain
Bends greater control over poetic language, rhythm and
imagery.
Character Activities on Character Sketch I have students practice
Sketch I six strategies for developing a character: description,
setting, dialogue, interaction, action, and narrative.
Files are arranged to give students practice in
recognizing and imitating techniques in the order
shown above. One or more techniques for study and
imitation can appear in any one lesson. Students are
encouraged to use a variety of techniques in their own
writing. All files can be used by students working
individually, in pairs, or in cooperative groups.
Finding a Sentence structure, use of vivid and appropriate
Writing Style language, maintaining and varying tone, using
I metaphor, and the effect of point of view are topics
addressed. Passages from the following novels are used
and become models of writing styles: Island of the Blue
Dolphins; Where the Red Fern Grows; A Wrinkle in
Time; The Red Badge of Courage; The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The
Wind in the Willows; The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe; and My Side of the Mountain.
Letters, Writing a good letter, whether for friendship or
Forms, business, is a skill to be encouraged. Forms for writing
Applications letters are modeled to give practice in writing both
formal and informal letters. Then, too, students in
intermediate grades are on the verge of the form-filled
world that many adults dislike but take for granted.
Filling out a form can be intimidating! To ease anxiety, a
variety of forms are described and students are given
practice in filling out a form for a present or future need.
Forms described range from a form used to obtain a
library card to a form used for reporting a theft.
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