Arlene F. Marks, Bette J. Walker

Setting and Description

Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Writing and Literary Analysis Skills in Grades 4 to 8

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Setting and Description focuses on the effective use of descriptive writing techniques to depict a story setting. Students practice first-drafting, editing, polishing and sharing original scenes and stories set in realistically described times and places.

Produktdetails

• Let Them Write: Building Literacy Skills
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818420
• ISBN-10: 1475818424
• Artikelnr.: 42749577

Autorenporträt

Arlene F. Marks has been writing since the age of 6, and she has no plans to stop. A veteran teacher of the craft, she has authored two popular literacy programs for the classroom. Her short stories have appeared online and in print, notably in an anthology of reimagined fairy tales, Grimmer Tales Volume One. She is also the author of the Sic Transit Terra space opera series (from Edge Publishing) and Adventures in Godhood, her first of several recent releases from Brain Lag Publishing. The Stragori Deception, the next instalment of Sic Transit Terra, will be released later this year. Arlene lives with her husband on the shore of beautiful Nottawasaga Bay, where she spends time exploring imaginary worlds, collecting interesting-looking owls, and dreaming of one day having a tidy, well-organized office. www.thewritersnest.ca

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION TO LET THEM WRITE Messages from the authors How to implement
this program The aims and objectives of this program How to implement Let
Them Read Writing a literary essay The aims and objectives of Let Them Read
Setting up a writer-friendly classroom Authors need a writing plan
Publishing students' work NCCS Anchors addressed SECTION 1: SETTING THE
SCENE SKILL 1: DESCRIBING AN INDOORS SETTING Students will practice using
their descriptive writing skills to create a realistic indoor setting for a
scene or story, in the process becoming more observant about their real
life surroundings. Reproducibles/Media: STR 1--MY SETTING DETAILS Worksheet
STR 2-SETTING PURPOSES Worksheet SKILL 2: DESCRIBING AN OUTDOORS SETTING As
students practice using their descriptive writing skills to create a
realistic outdoor setting for a scene or story, they may become more aware
of the natural world around them. SKILL 3: DESCRIBING AN OCCASIONALLY
VISITED LOCATION Students will practice creating a realistic story setting
using their descriptive writing skills, in the process increasing their
bank of descriptive vocabulary. SKILL 4: DESCRIBING A MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION As students practice describing the interior of a
transportation vehicle, they will also be expanding their active
vocabulary. SKILL 5: REVEALING SETTING TO THE READER Young authors will
learn and practice one effective way to include setting details in the
introduction to a scene or story. Reproducibles/Media: STR 3--REVEALING
SETTING TO THE READER SECTION 2: INCLUDING SENSORY DETAIL SKILL 1: USING
THE SENSE OF SMELL As young authors become aware of and familiar with a
variety of different smells, they will also increase their active
vocabulary by practicing different ways to describe them.
Reproducibles/Media: STR 4--EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS SHEET STR 5--SENSE OF SMELL
CHART SKILL 2: USING THE SENSE OF TOUCH In order to make their writing come
alive with sensory details, students will experience a variety of different
textures and practice ways to describe them. Reproducibles/Media: STR
6--EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS SHEET STR 7--SENSE OF TOUCH CHART SKILL 3: USING THE
SENSE OF TASTE Young authors will learn about and practice making their
writing more vivid by including interesting descriptions of taste where
appropriate. Reproducibles/Media: STR 8--EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS SHEET STR
9--SENSE OF TASTE CHART SKILL 4: USING THE SENSE OF HEARING Students will
practice listening to and describing a variety of sounds in order to enrich
their writing with authentic auditory details. In the process, they will
become more aware of their everyday environment. Reproducibles/Media: STR
10--EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS SHEET STR 11--SENSE OF HEARING CHART SKILL 5: USING
THE SENSE OF SIGHT Young authors will hone their observational skills as
they learn how to select those details which will help a reader to
visualize what an author is describing. SKILL 6: ACTION DESCRIPTION As
students practice using colorful verbs to make action scenes come alive for
a reader, they will also be learning how to use a thesaurus and dictionary
to expand their active vocabulary. Reproducibles/Media: STR 12-ACTION
DESCRIPTION PATTERN A WORKSHEET STR 13-ACTION DESCRIPTION PATTERN B
WORKSHEET SECTION 3: INCLUDING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SKILL 1: SIMILES TO
DESCRIBE APPEARANCES Young authors will learn about and practice making
their descriptive writing more interesting and powerful through the use of
simile, a figurative comparison. Reproducibles/Media: STR 14--SIMILES TO
DESCRIBE APPEARANCES Worksheet SKILL 2: SIMILES TO DESCRIBE ACTIONS Young
authors will practice using simile to make a character's actions easier for
a reader to visualize, in the process adding strength and drama to their
writing. Reproducibles/Media: STR 15-SIMILES TO DESCRIBE ACTIONS Worksheet
SKILL 3: USING METAPHORS Students will learn about and practice using
metaphor to paint vivid language pictures in a reader's mind.
Reproducibles/Media: STR 16--METAPHORS WORKSHEET SKILL 4: USING
ONOMATOPOEIA As young authors practice including in their descriptions
words that are interesting to listen to as well as read, they will increase
their sensitivity to the music of language. SKILL 5: USING SYNESTHESIA
Students will learn how to make their descriptions memorable by
substituting one sense for another. Reproducibles/Media: STR
17--SYNESTHESIA WORKSHEET