Description
3 creative resources for teaching descriptive writing:
---------------------CHARACTER FACTORY WRITING PROJECT ---------------------
THEME: Create your own character and write an essay introducing him or her to the class.
THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES:
- 3 student activities to guide students through creating their own personal characters (family backgrounds, hobbies/interests, physical description, etc)
- 1 activity that focuses on creating interesting adjectives and using synonyms
- a full-scale writing project focused on descriptive writing
- Levels of Writing outline (a simple resource to help students create a 5 paragraph
story)
- Student Writing Checklist (prompts students when to come conference with your
during the writing process.
***This packet includes detailed teacher instruction pages to help you implement each worksheet and activity.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS PACKET:
- descriptive writing
- adjectives
- synonyms
- brainstorming
- creating a main idea (topic sentence)
- creating supporting details
- revising
- editing
See the list of all current Character Factory resources and the writing topics they cover here!.
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--------------------- JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS ---------------------
4 weeks of daily journal prompts that help students practice their descriptive writing skills! All prompts were created to be appropriate for elementary AND secondary. They were also created to get kids using their imaginations- after all, writing should be fun!
--------------------- DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES MINI-LESSON ---------------------
Print & use mini-lesson on creating more descriptive sentences.
This mini-lesson is split into 3 sections:
1. LEARN IT: Teaching the concept
- Use this section to guide students through the concepts practiced in this lesson.
2. PRACTICE IT: Guided practice
- Students can practice the skills covered in the LEARN IT section.
3. MASTER IT: Independent practice
- This section is designed for students to work independently.
Skills taught in this mini-lesson:
- adding adjectives and adverbs
- adding more specific information
- adding more details
- editing a story to create more descriptive sentences
Ways to use this mini-lesson:
- in-classroom instruction and practice
- distance-learning / at-home work
- ready-to-go substitute's lesson
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Get notified by email when I post new resources by following my store!.
----------------------------- WRITING RESOURCES -----------------------------
Character Factory: students create characters that star in their writing all year long
---Full list of Language Arts products.
------------------------------- SOCIAL STUDIES -------------------------------
---Full list of Social Studies products.
------------------------ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ------------------------
Classroom Management Tips- Part 1
Classroom Management Tips- Part 2
Fun End-of-Year Activity- ABC Days
---Full list of Classroom Management products.
------------------------PRE-K / KINDERGARTEN ---------------------------
---Full list of preschool & kindergarten products.
---------------------------------- VISIT MY BLOG -----------------------------------
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Description
3 creative resources for teaching descriptive writing:
---------------------CHARACTER FACTORY WRITING PROJECT ---------------------
THEME: Create your own character and write an essay introducing him or her to the class.
THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES:
- 3 student activities to guide students through creating their own personal characters (family backgrounds, hobbies/interests, physical description, etc)
- 1 activity that focuses on creating interesting adjectives and using synonyms
- a full-scale writing project focused on descriptive writing
- Levels of Writing outline (a simple resource to help students create a 5 paragraph
story)
- Student Writing Checklist (prompts students when to come conference with your
during the writing process.
***This packet includes detailed teacher instruction pages to help you implement each worksheet and activity.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS PACKET:
- descriptive writing
- adjectives
- synonyms
- brainstorming
- creating a main idea (topic sentence)
- creating supporting details
- revising
- editing
See the list of all current Character Factory resources and the writing topics they cover here!.
(Click the product icon to see a more detailed description and additional images)
--------------------- JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS ---------------------
4 weeks of daily journal prompts that help students practice their descriptive writing skills! All prompts were created to be appropriate for elementary AND secondary. They were also created to get kids using their imaginations- after all, writing should be fun!
--------------------- DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES MINI-LESSON ---------------------
Print & use mini-lesson on creating more descriptive sentences.
This mini-lesson is split into 3 sections:
1. LEARN IT: Teaching the concept
- Use this section to guide students through the concepts practiced in this lesson.
2. PRACTICE IT: Guided practice
- Students can practice the skills covered in the LEARN IT section.
3. MASTER IT: Independent practice
- This section is designed for students to work independently.
Skills taught in this mini-lesson:
- adding adjectives and adverbs
- adding more specific information
- adding more details
- editing a story to create more descriptive sentences
Ways to use this mini-lesson:
- in-classroom instruction and practice
- distance-learning / at-home work
- ready-to-go substitute's lesson
(Click the product icon to see a more detailed description and additional images)
Get notified by email when I post new resources by following my store!.
----------------------------- WRITING RESOURCES -----------------------------
Character Factory: students create characters that star in their writing all year long
---Full list of Language Arts products.
------------------------------- SOCIAL STUDIES -------------------------------
---Full list of Social Studies products.
------------------------ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ------------------------
Classroom Management Tips- Part 1
Classroom Management Tips- Part 2
Fun End-of-Year Activity- ABC Days
---Full list of Classroom Management products.
------------------------PRE-K / KINDERGARTEN ---------------------------
---Full list of preschool & kindergarten products.
---------------------------------- VISIT MY BLOG -----------------------------------
