Welcome to Writer’s Workshop

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Welcome to Writers Workshop
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Heart Mapping

• We will use
• the heart
• maps we
• create for
• writing
• ideas.
• We will use
• the map
• after
• each time
• we publish
• a story.

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PrewritingHatching new ideas.

• SOURCES OF INSPIRATION - How do I get ideas in
  the first place?
• magazines/newspapers/periodicals/CD-ROM
• media - radio, TV, internet
• experiences
• film - movies
• music
• visual art - observing or creating
• dreams
• memories
• discussion and brainstorming
• responding to literature
• role playing
• research
• imagination
• personal interest inventories
• class interest inventory

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Prewriting

• TIPS - What ways can I prewrite?
• free writing
• journaling
• image streaming (transplant yourselfto another
  place or time and describe from a first person
  point of view)
• lists
• visualization
• brainstorming - individually or as a group
• webbing/mapping/clustering
• graphic organizers
• topic or word chart

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PrewritingMapping
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WritingTime to write.

• NOW THAT IT'S TIME TO WRITE . . . What do I do?
• Sloppy Copy Suggestions
• Name and date on top right hand corner of all
  pages Number all your pages One staple in
  the top left hand corner Double space Margin
  to margin Single sided
• WRITE!  WRITE!  WRITE!  Don't stop once you
  start writing.  Revising and editing come
  later.  Just let the ideas flow.
• HOLD IT!  Before going to the next stage, make
  sure you have enough content to work with.

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RevisingSearching for things to fix.

• Revising is . . .
• making decisions about how you want to improve you
  r writing
• looking at your writing from a different point of
  view
• picking places where your writing could be
  clearer, moreinteresting, more informative and
  more convincing.

ARRR
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Revising

• REVISING TIPS - Ask yourself these questions . .
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• Can you read it out loud fluently?
• Does every word make sense?
• Is the series of events logical?  Do they relate?
  
• Is it clear what your main idea is throughout the
  piece of writing?
• Are vivid words used to describe characters and
  events?
• Is your train of thought clear?
• Do you use a variety of verbs (action words)
  throughout the piece?  
• Are you using the same words and phrases over and
  over again? DONT!
• Is there a catchy introduction?  Does the
  conclusion leave the reader thinking?
• Do details support the topic of each paragraph?
• Are all the sentences complete thoughts?
• Is a vivid mental picture created in the reader's
  mind?  

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EditingGet out your fine tooth comb.

• Editing is . . .
• spelling
• capitalization
• punctuation ( . , ? ! )
• grammar (How we talk.)
• sentence structure
• subject/verb agreement (2 parts to every
  sentence)

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Editing What to do

• Use your dictionary.
• Does each sentence make sense when you read it
  alone?
• Have a friend read it.

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PublishingDo the Done Dance!

• Give your finished product to the teacher and she
  will type it for you.

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Now the fun begins!!!

• Take the Publishing Tub to your seat.
• Place the CAUTION CONES around your space.
• Begin illustrating and coloring your story, using
  the materials from the tub.
• Only publishing kids are allowed to TOUCH the
  box!
• Illustrate and color EVERY page.

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PublishingYour cover

• Show the teacher your completed story.
• Choose a cover for your book.
• Add a title and your name as author and
  illustrator.
• Illustrate the cover (cut, draw, color).
• Be sure to put ALL materials back PERFECTLY!
• YOU ARE NOW A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!!

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CELEBRATE!

• Share your story with the class!

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CONGRATULATIONSYoure ready for your next story.

• Now you begin the writing process all over again.
• Get out your Heart Map.