Includes drawing tasks and making a commercial. Peanutty Fun Writing - Activity cards with writing, drawings, lists on a peanut theme. Tales of the Talking Toothbrush - Several activities centered on toothpaste. Magic Mirror - Write about a student s life and times. It s in the Can - Story titles from topics of humor, sports and mystery.
Students use folk tales to compose letters from various points of view.
Done as a group, then individually. Nursery Rhyme Expansion - Develop known nursery rhymes into stories from another character s view. Prewriting The prewriting stage of process writing is the organizing stage. Ideas are brainstormed, topics are defined and graphic organizers are generally used to guide young writers towards a cohesive piece. Technology is useful for this stage.