Just Write Book 1, intended for 2nd graders, begins with planning to write a story and learning about story elements. The first chapter focuses on pre-writing activities: brainstorming, categorizing, and using a web. Chapter 2 studies some of the processes involved in writing the story - selecting a topic, learning about sequencing, planning the basic parts of a storyline (who, what, where, when and why), creating characters, revealing feelings, and choosing a setting. The next chapters hit some of the nuts and bolts of putting words and sentences on paper. Chapter 3 studies capitalization and basic punctuation. Chapter 4 is about using your senses to create more vivid writing. Chapter 5 explores the paragraph - what it is, how to format it, what it's made of. Chapter 6 coaxes children to "tell more" (expand sentences beyond the kernel) and Chapter 7 instructs them to be choosy with their words - to avoid overused words and use creative comparisons (similes). The course closes in Chapter 8 with editing, choosing a title, and publishing. These chapters vary in length and include definitions of concepts, models, and interesting exercises for student practice.
Just Write Book 1
Description
In Book 1, students are first encouraged to “just write” without worrying about spelling and punctuation. Skills addressed include brainstorming, categorizing, topic, sequence, story planning with webs and other graphic organizers, characters, feelings, setting, conclusions, basic punctuation, indenting, topic sentences, overused words, editing and revising, comparisons, and titles. By the final lesson, students will be able to revise and edit their work in preparation for publishing a final draft of their own book! A wide variety of exercises and engaging illustrations keep students focused and interested. Tips for making stories into books are also provided.
The Just Write program helps students become confident, expressive writers. This classroom-tested resource guides students through the writing process from initial idea to final edited and published narrative.
PRODUCT FEATURES- Just Write workbooks help students become confident and expressive writers through un exercises, engaging text, and kid-friendly examples
- Book 1 presents the elements of creative writing, such as brainstorming, characters, topic, sequencing, story planning, and more all while promoting undstructure freeform writing
- Later chapters discuss capital letters, basic punctuation, spelling, indenting, and constructing paragraphs
- Other chapters encourage the use of colorful descriptions, creative word choices, and comparisons
- In the last chapter, students revise and edit their work in preparation for publishing a final draft
- Just Write Books cover 9 weeks of lessons for Grade 2 to 3 writers and is useful for in-class work, homeschooling, or at-home learning
Just Write focuses on story writing and teaches many of the elements and strategies of writing to beginners. It’s a great program for teaching younger children to write and increase their success and pride in writing. Too often at this age students are given assignments to write stories or narratives with very little preparation or specific advice on how to accomplish this. This course is an effective method for teaching younger children to write, especially since there are not many programs that exist for this grade level.
Book 1 begins with planning a story and learning about story elements. It focuses on pre-writing activities, processes involved in writing the story, capitalization, basic punctuation, using one’s senses to create more vivid writing, exploring the paragraph, expanding sentences, being selective with words, editing, choosing a title, and publishing. These chapters vary in length and include definitions of concepts, models, and interesting exercises for student practice.
Book 2 has a slightly different format. It begins with some basic sentence, paragraph, and word skills, then proceeds to composing a story.
Book 3 takes students through the four writing styles necessary in school and in life.
The Teacher’s Guides provide specific teaching instructions, additional resource suggestions, an answer key, and some blackline masters.
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 2 |
| Brand: | Educators Publishing Service |
| ISBN: | 9780838826256 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.4375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6375 |
| Edition: | Student Manual |
| Publication Date: | 1/1/2013 |