PRE-WRITING STRATEGIES

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Focus on

Webs Venn Diagrams 5 W’s Chart Flowchart

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WEBS The main topic is put in the middle. Facts about the main topic are

connected

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WEB EXAMPLE Bear’s Friends Find a Way

Bear

Big and strong Likes honey

Good sense of smell

Good friend to everyone

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VENN DIAGRAMS Compare and contrast two things Outside parts of circle = Differences Middle (where circles connect) =

Similarities

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VENN DIAGRAM EXAMPLE Bear’s Friends Find a Way

Big Small

Can’t fit through trees

Can’t swim

Need help from friendsHas good sense

of smellHas good sense of hearing

Helps Friends

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FIVE W’S CHART Asks about

What? Who?When? Where?Why?

FIVE W’S CHART EXAMPLE Bear’s Friends Find a Way

Bear could not fit through the trees.

This was happening to Bear.

This happened on their way to the pond.

This happened in the forest.

Bear was too big to fit through the trees.

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FLOWCHART Main topic at the top Events throughout story in boxes below Events in order from beginning to end

FLOWCHART EXAMPLE Bear’s Friends Find a Way

Bear

Bear wakes up in the morning and gets breakfast.

Bear’s friends visit and tell him about the pebble game.

Bear cannot fit through the path because it is too small.

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RECAP: WEBS Talk about a specific topic The middle includes the main topic Connected lines include facts about

main topic

RECAP: VENN DIAGRAMS Compares and contrasts two different

things Outside parts of circles have differences The center is where similarities are

written

RECAP: 5 W’S CHART Asks about

What is happening?Who is it happening to?When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why did it happen?

RECAP: FLOWCHARTS Includes main topics and events Main topic in top box Events in boxes below Events in order from beginning to end

Happy Writing

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WORKS CITED Ape Lad, Bear in Ill-Fitting Hat, January 17 2008,

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs GreyArea, Smiley Face, February 5 2004, Attribution-

NonCommercial Jmm Kazi, Colmeia, July 17 2007, Attribution-

NonCommercial-ShareAlike Leo Reynolds, Rabbit, July 23 2007, Attricbution-

NonCommercial-ShareAlike Luisa Uribe, Bear, July 26 2008, Attribution-

NonCommercial-NoDerivs Tech4Learning, Inc., venn2.png, 11/6/2009,

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