Help your students develop their writing and proofreading skills with hundreds of creative hands-on activities If you are looking for supplemental material for your writing program or are in search of practical exercises to boost your pupils’ proofreading abilities, this invaluable resource has it all! Teach Terrific Writing, Grades 4–5 features 170 activities--including an answer key--versatile enough to be adapted to any existing program or approach. This book provides you with all the guidelines and tools you need to develop a classroom of great writers. With help from Teach Terrific Writing, Grades 4–5 your students will learn how to: Focus their topicsOrganize ideasWrite a draft Construct paragraphsUnderstand the order of ideasRecognize good writing Use proofreading strategiesand much more Soon your students will become masters at producing complete pieces of writing as well as polishing their work.
Author(s): Gary Muschla
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 288
Contents......Page 7
About This Book......Page 17
How to Use This Book......Page 19
Personal Experience: The Source......Page 21
Exercise 1.1 Tapping into Personal Experience......Page 22
The Value of Reading......Page 23
Exercise 1.2 What Are the Details?......Page 24
Exercise 1.3 Focusing Topics......Page 25
Exercise 1.4 Developing Ideas Using the Five Ws and How......Page 26
Exercise 1.5 Brainstorming via a Word Web......Page 28
Exercise 1.6 Basic Organization for Nonfiction......Page 29
Reproducible Worksheets......Page 30
1.1 An Autobiographical Sketch......Page 32
1.2 My Family......Page 33
1.3 Pets and Me......Page 34
1.4 The Future Me......Page 35
1.5 Advice for Younger Students......Page 36
1.6 An Important Lesson......Page 37
1.7 My Greatest Goal......Page 38
1.8 My Favorite Holiday......Page 39
1.9 My Hero......Page 40
1.10 Highlights of the Day......Page 41
1.11 My Greatest Responsibilities......Page 42
1.12 An Exciting Event......Page 43
1.13 Someone I Admire......Page 44
1.14 A Special Talent......Page 45
1.15 One of the Most Important Things in My Life......Page 46
1.16 What's a Friend?......Page 47
1.17 Rules for Getting Along with Others......Page 48
1.18 Fun with Friends......Page 49
1.19 A Friendly Adventure......Page 50
1.20 A Friend in Need......Page 51
1.21 Friendly Letter......Page 52
1.22 A Character Friend......Page 53
1.23 A Biographical Sketch of a Friend......Page 54
1.24 Secrets......Page 55
1.25 When Friends Disagree......Page 56
1.26 My School......Page 57
1.27 How to Improve My School......Page 58
1.28 School Uniforms......Page 59
1.29 Guidelines for Picking a Student of the Month......Page 60
1.30 School Food......Page 61
1.31 Should Students Have Homework?......Page 62
1.32 Favorite Subjects......Page 63
1.33 Should Schools Have Honor Rolls?......Page 64
1.34 A Description of My Classroom......Page 65
1.35 A Review of an Exciting Program......Page 66
1.36 The Best Things About My School......Page 67
1.37 My Classroom Rules......Page 68
1.38 A New Student......Page 69
1.39 My Perfect School......Page 70
1.40 Home Sweet Home......Page 71
1.41 Around City and Town......Page 72
1.42 Traditions......Page 73
1.43 Improvements......Page 74
1.44 The Best Food Around......Page 75
1.45 An Interesting State......Page 76
1.46 My Place......Page 77
1.47 The Best Vacation Ever!......Page 78
1.48 A Travel First......Page 79
1.49 Travel Advice......Page 80
1.50 Travel Calamity......Page 81
1.51 Vacation Mystery......Page 82
1.52 The Lost Puppy......Page 83
1.53 Stranger in Town......Page 84
1.54 My Music......Page 85
1.55 My Favorite Singer......Page 86
1.56 What the Song Says to Me......Page 87
1.57 A Book Review......Page 88
1.58 Video Game Review......Page 89
1.59 A Favorite Thing to Do......Page 90
1.60 A Most Special Day......Page 91
1.61 The Scariest Movie Ever!......Page 92
1.62 TV in My Life......Page 93
1.63 Character Changes......Page 94
1.64 A Fantasy Lunch......Page 95
1.65 A Great Product......Page 96
1.66 Changing Places......Page 97
1.67 The Un-Fun Funhouse......Page 98
1.68 The Game......Page 99
1.69 My Favorite Sport......Page 100
1.70 Superstars......Page 101
1.71 A Perfect Day......Page 102
1.72 Playground Safety......Page 103
1.73 The Best......Page 104
1.74 Talent or Desire......Page 105
1.75 A Thrilling Time......Page 106
1.76 A New Game......Page 107
1.77 Being a Good Sport......Page 108
1.78 Report on a Sports Product......Page 109
1.79 Special Doings......Page 110
1.80 Great Competition......Page 111
1.81 Hey, Coach......Page 112
1.82 The Big Game......Page 113
1.83 UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects)......Page 114
1.84 Unexplained!......Page 115
1.85 Nightmare!......Page 116
1.86 Do You Believe in Magic?......Page 117
1.87 It's a Dog's Life......Page 118
1.88 Reporter in the Past......Page 119
1.89 Coming Disaster......Page 120
1.90 Extraterrestrials in My School......Page 121
1.91 Video Game Hero......Page 122
1.92 Oh, No! Enchanted!......Page 123
1.93 Me—Home Alone......Page 124
1.94 A Big Switch......Page 125
1.95 Super Running Shoes......Page 126
1.96 Back to the Past......Page 127
1.97 Talking Teddy......Page 128
1.98 Fantasy Pet......Page 129
1.99 Ancient Artifact......Page 130
1.100 Invisible Me......Page 131
Part 2 Writing the Draft......Page 133
Exercise 2.2 Sentence Structures......Page 134
Exercise 2.3 Combining and Varying Sentences......Page 135
Exercise 2.4 Constructing Paragraphs......Page 136
Exercise 2.6 Show, Show, Show......Page 137
Using Adjectives and Adverbs Wisely......Page 138
Using Active Constructions......Page 139
Exercise 2.8 Strong Verbs......Page 140
Verb Tenses......Page 141
Point of View......Page 142
Exercise 2.10 Comparing and Contrasting Pets......Page 143
Exercise 2.11 The Power of Figures of Speech......Page 144
Reproducible Worksheets......Page 145
2.1 Kinds of Sentences......Page 146
2.2 Expanding Sentences......Page 147
2.3 Combining Sentences......Page 148
2.4 Varying Sentences......Page 149
2.5 Understanding Paragraphs......Page 150
2.6 Writing Topic Sentences......Page 151
2.7 Writing Supporting Details......Page 152
2.8 Showing and Not Telling......Page 153
2.9 Choosing Adjectives......Page 154
2.10 Choosing Adverbs......Page 155
2.11 Writing Descriptions......Page 156
2.12 Understanding the Order of Ideas......Page 157
2.13 Using Active Constructions......Page 158
2.14 Using Strong Verbs......Page 159
2.15 Using Verb Tenses Correctly......Page 160
2.16 Subject-Verb Agreement......Page 161
2.17 First Person Point of View......Page 162
2.18 Third Person Point of View......Page 163
2.19 Comparison and Contrast......Page 164
2.20 Figures of Speech......Page 165
What Is Revision?......Page 167
Nurturing Skills in Revision......Page 168
Plan for Revision......Page 169
Exercise 3.1 Recognizing Good Writing......Page 170
Exercise 3.2 Revision Consultants......Page 171
Reproducible Worksheets......Page 172
Guidelines for Revision......Page 174
3.1 The Moon......Page 175
3.2 Geysers......Page 176
3.3 The Beginnings of Roller Coasters......Page 177
3.4 Healthy Teeth......Page 178
3.5 The Importance of Exercise......Page 179
3.6 The Wandering Albatross......Page 180
3.7 Doomed City......Page 181
3.8 The Oregon Trail......Page 182
3.9 Laura Ingalls Wilder......Page 183
3.10 Moving In......Page 184
3.11 The Messy Room......Page 185
3.12 The Monster Coaster......Page 186
3.13 The Game......Page 187
3.14 The Sun......Page 188
3.15 The Bear Facts......Page 189
3.16 Smokey Bear......Page 190
3.17 Johnny Appleseed......Page 191
3.18 The Ice......Page 192
3.19 Giant Squid......Page 193
3.20 The Earl of Sandwich......Page 194
3.21 Little Dinosaurs......Page 195
3.22 An Early Flyer......Page 196
3.23 A Busy Day......Page 197
3.24 Platypus......Page 198
3.25 The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus......Page 199
Proofreading Strategies......Page 201
Proofreading and Computer Screens......Page 202
The Value of Proofreading Partners......Page 203
Reproducible Worksheets......Page 204
Guidelines for Proofreading......Page 206
4.1 The Gila Monster......Page 207
4.2 How to Study for Tests......Page 208
4.3 The Family Picnic......Page 209
4.4 Frogs and Toads......Page 210
4.5 Why Plants and Animals Become Extinct......Page 211
4.6 The Test......Page 212
4.7 Deserts......Page 213
4.8 Earthquakes......Page 214
4.9 The Race......Page 215
4.10 A Business Letter......Page 216
4.11 Best Friends......Page 217
4.12 Arbor Day......Page 218
4.13 Play Ball!......Page 219
4.14 Reading......Page 220
4.15 The Big Slope......Page 221
4.16 Sound......Page 222
4.17 Checkers......Page 223
4.18 Safety First......Page 224
4.19 Whale-Watching......Page 225
4.20 Colors......Page 226
4.21 Sasha, Come Down......Page 227
4.22 Rainbows......Page 228
4.23 Babysitting......Page 229
4.24 Summer Challenge......Page 230
4.25 Travelers......Page 231
Answer Key......Page 233
D......Page 251
G......Page 252
P......Page 253
R......Page 254
W......Page 257
