Lesson 32Good Writers Introduction

Expectations:1. Listen carefully2. Work hard3. Be responsible

Review

Good readers ask questions, make predictions, determine a purpose, make connections, think about the author's choices, read for a purpose, and draw conclusions.

Good readers know what to do when they get stuck on a word!

Spelling

What sound do we hear when we read the letters /ew/?

Stew drew chew

–Screw grew

Spelling

The ew spelling pattern makes the long /u/ vowel sound! Read the words out loud.

Stew drew chew

–Screw grew

Good Writers

I want to writegood stories!

What do I write?

Where do Istart?

Good Writers

Think about some of the good writers that we know.

What made their stories good?

What kinds of words did they use?

What did they write about?

Good Writers

Mary Pope Osborne- Magic Treehouse

Her father was in the army and she moved to a different state or country every two years. She loves to travel and writes books that take you to different places and times!

Let's read this segment from Afternoon on the Amazon to get some writing tips.

Good Writers: Mary Pope Osborne

“Hurry, Jack!” shouted Annie.Annie ran into the Frog Creek

woods. Jack followed her.“It's still here!” Annie called.Jack caught up with Annie. She

stood beside a tall oak tree.Jack looked up. The magic tree

house was shining in the afternoon sunlight.

“We're coming, Peanut!” Annie called.

She grabbed the rope ladder and started up.

Good Writers: Mary Pope Osborne

What do you like about Ms. Osborne's writing?

Do you think her childhood played a role in her stories? How?

How does she write exciting stories?

Good Writers

Kate DiCamillo- The Magician's Elephant

Kate DiCamillo went to college, or university, to become a writer. She has no children of her own. One of her teachers said the following in response to an essay she turned in, "The person who wrote this actually took the time to see the person she was describing. That's what writing is all about. Seeing. It is the sacred duty of the writer to pay attention, to see the world." http://www.katedicamillo.com/

onwrit1.html

“They are all the kind of people that, too often, get lost in the mainstream rush of life. Spending time with them was a revelation for me. What I discovered is that each time you look at the world and the people in it closely, imaginatively, the effort changes you. The world, under the microscope of your attention, opens up like a beautiful, strange flower and gives itself back to you in ways you could never imagine. What stories are hiding behind the faces of the people who you walk past everyday? What love? What hopes? What despair?” -Kate DiCamillo

Good Writers: Kate DiCamillo

What do you like about Ms. DiCamillo's writing?

Where does she look for stories to write?

How does she write exciting stories?

Good Writers

Write about what

they know

Use the writing process

Paint apicture

Use their5 senses

Good Writers

We can use our journals to practice writing.

Watch as I think about and write a journal entry about my day. (document camera)

Good Listener

Eyes are watching.

Ears are listening.

Lips are closed.

Hands are still.

Feet are quiet.

Read Aloud:

Book: The Magician's ElephantBy: Kate DiCamillo

Chapter Twelve :Bartok Whynn used to carve gargoyles but fell one day and broke his back. He laughed when he fell and all the while afterwards. He was not supposed to survive and now he stands behind the elephant. Peter finally saw the elephant. When he looked in her sad eye he knew she had to go home.

Read Aloud:

Remember the strategies good readers use while I read aloud to you!

Book:The Magician's ElephantBy: Kate DiCamillo

Chapter Thirteen

Assignment:

1. Choose one of the authors we've studied and read about them on their website:Kate DiCamillo:Mary Pope Osborn:Roald Dahl:Shel Silverstein:

2. In your journal think about a part of your day and then write about it. (5 sentences or more)

http://www.katedicamillo.com/onwrit3.html

http://marypopeosborne.com/

http://www.roalddahl.com/http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html