Writing for Readers: Thinking About Spelling, Conventions, and the Sound of Our Writing

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Unit 4

• Writing for Readers Thinking About Spelling,
  Conventions, and the Sound of Our Writing

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• Writers work hard and in new ways so that
  others can read their writing.

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• Writers pull in all they know about spelling when
  they write.

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• Writers know the traffic signs of print.

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• Writers use periods on purpose to help the
  reader understand the story.

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• Writers always use a question mark when asking
  a question.

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• Writers know the power of punctuation
  You can make a reader feel what you want
  through punctuation.

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• Writers always capitalize at the beginning of a
  sentence.

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• Writers know that commas are
  needed when using words or phrases in a series.

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• Writers write in a small moment to keep their
  stories focused.

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• Generating Trouble Stories in
  a Small Moment
• Close your eyes and THINK!
• Tell yourself to think of trouble stories
• List out a few in your head, or out loud
  (whisper)
• Make a movie in your mind to get to a moment
• Pick one to write about

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• Writers write more and more clearly.

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• How to Write for Partners

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• Writers reread each others writings to find and
  fill in missing words or parts.

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• Writers pay extra special attention to
  their partners spelling and help them use the
  word wall whenever they can.

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• To Write Great Stories Writers Should
• reread your stories first checking for every
  word.
• take an extra second to spell words right (use
  the word wall or your private dictionary).
• use spelling techniques when you cant remember
  how to spell a word. Look at the word wall, look
  at the word, notice it, take a picture of it in
  your mind, then look away and try to spell it.
• Break apart the sounds to write hard words.
  Say the word slowly, listen for a sound, write
  that sound down, then reread what youve written
  and say more.
• write with details.

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• Writers edit with a partner on punctuation.

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• Writers punctuate greetings and closings in
  letter writing.

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• Writers know how to address envelopes when
  writing a letter.

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• Unit 4
• Celebration!