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Title: Welcome to Writer’s Workshop


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Welcome to Writers Workshop
http//www.opencourtresources.com
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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.

3
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

4
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

5
PrewritingMapping
6
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.

7
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
8
Revising
  • REVISING TIPS - Ask yourself these questions . .
    .
  • 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?  

9
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)

10
Editing What to do
  • Use your dictionary.
  • Does each sentence make sense when you read it
    alone?
  • Have a friend read it.

11
PublishingDo the Done Dance!
  • Give your finished product to the teacher and she
    will type it for you.

12
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.

13
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!!!

14
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.
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