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W RITE ON ! LESSONS FOR NEO
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
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The Process
of Writing
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Poetry for
Young Poets
Through a step-by-step scope and sequence for
developing poetry writing skills, students learn and
practice basic poetry forms, including the chant,
transformation, recipe, simile, and metaphor. Ideal
for individual and cooperative writing activities.
Tall Tales Writing patterns and story and poetry writing
activities guide you and your students through a
wealth of reading, sharing, and writing activities in
the Tall Tales folder. Exaggeration and exploration
are encouraged, when writing about Johnny
Appleseed, John Henry, Pippi Longstocking, Paul
Bunyan, and many more.
The Me
Activities I
Writing activities focus on a child’s own feelings,
experiences, memories, and values using journal
writing, letters, biography, and poetry. Many
prewriting strategies help students find, sort, and
select writing topics. The activities are for children to
work on independently or in small groups. Writing is
more individual and child-specific than is generally
required in other Write On! exercises.
Writing
Skills
Paragraphs to
Essays Level 1
Files in this folder give practice in writing
paragraphs, beginning with the topic sentence and
progressing through techniques and strategies such
as summarizing, ordering, specifying, and
describing. Files are arranged so that students begin
working with main ideas. However, files may be used
in any order for reinforcement of skills already
taught.
Sentence
Writing
Level 1
Through onscreen activities and modeling, students
practice creating sentences. These activities provide
practice with sentence fragments, compound
sentences, adjectives, adverbs, and simple
paragraphs.
Sentences to
Paragraphs
Level 1
Files in this folder give practice in writing
paragraphs that include the use of our senses, things
we hate/love, sticking to the topic, and many more
themes. Modeling and paragraph starters are used to
help students. Files are arranged so students begin
working with main ideas; however, files may be used
in any order for reinforcement of skills already
taught.
1_Elementary School