Small moments
Subtitle: writing with focus, detail, and dialogue
By: Lucy Calkins, Abby Oxenhorn Smith, and Rachel Rothman ; photography by Peter Cunningham
Contributors: Smith, Abby Oxenhorn, author; Rothman, Rachel, author
Publisher: Firsthand, an imprint of Heinemann
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780325047249
Subjects: Books and reading; Composition and exercises; English language; Study and teaching (Primary); Children
Notes: "Grade 1, Unit 1, narrative" --Cover.
Table of contents: title: Lives are full of stories to tell; title: Planning for writing : writers touch and tell, sketch, then write; title: Using pictures to add on; title: Stretching words to spell them : hearing and recording all sounds; title: Zooming in : focusing on small moments; title: Partnerships and storytelling; title: Reading our writing like we read our books; title: Unfreezing our characters and our writing; title: Telling stories in itsy-bitsy steps; title: Bringing what's inside out : making characters think and feel; title: Using drama to bring stories to life; title: Using familiar words to spell new words; title: Editing : capital letters and end marks help readers; title: Studying a story to learn ways the author makes it special; title: Trying out a craft move from a mentor text : writing with exact actions; title: Trying out a craft move form a mentor text : writing with pop-out words; title: Turning to other mentor texts; title: Using all we know to revise; title: Editing with a checklist; title: Making books ready for the library; title: A celebration.