Better than Good!
Selecting Precise and Interesting Words for Writing (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
6-10
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4thFood Groups:
Primary: Writing Processes & Strategies Secondary: Oral Language & ELL, Classroom Tips
Transcript
These are a great little portable classroom tool. So often, and I'm sure many teachers can relate, when students are writing the word "good" or "nice" or "mad" or "sad" come up over and over and over again. Sometimes students don't always know the options they have. So, by creating this mini thesaurus of words you can use other than "good" really helps students enhance their writing and has words right at their fingertips that they can change and have the correct spelling and it's different than a poster because they can take it right to their desk and once again decide on what sounds the best in their writing.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Better than "Good"!: Selecting Precise and Interesting Words for Writing (Virtual Tour) is to give students an easily accessible and portable tool that helps them choose interesting and varied words that best convey their ideas in writing.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Make portable cards that students can bring to their desks during writing activities.
- Create new sets of cards throughout the year and keep all sets available for students to use.
- Provide access to word processors, speech-to-text technology, and picture dictionaries for students to make their own cards.
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