Really Writing: Ready-to-use Writing Process Activities For The Elementary Grades - Softcover

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Cherlyn Sunflower, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., has been actively involved in elementary/middle school education for over 43 years. Her professional career includes experience as a classroom and as a special education teacher. She has also authored a number of practical teaching/learning resources, including 75 Creative Ways to Publish Students' Writings and Real-Life Writing Activities for Grades 4-9.

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Ready-To-Use Writing Process Activities for the Elementary Grades, Second Edition

The second edition of Really Writing! provides 40 real-life writing activities that capture the attention of young authors (grades 2 through 6) who are just learning the composing process. This book is also a valuable resource for teaching advanced writers who are ready to experiment with a variety of writing and speaking genres.

Each of the Really Writing! activities is based on state and national standards and assists teachers in providing for the wide range of writing abilities that exist in most classrooms. At the end of each lesson are practice Writing Prompts that are ready to use in preparing students for success.

Descriptive Composition: Name Tags, Word Searches, Coupon Gifts, Check Writing, Tongue Twisters, Riddles, Time Capsules, Writing Prompts

Poems and Songs: Shape Poems, Chants, Folk Songs, Rhythm Poems, Cinquain Poems, Comparison Poems, Writing Prompts

Narrative Compositions: Stories, Humorous Captions, Comic Strips, Mad Lib Adventures, Play Scripts, Very Bad Day Stories, Writing Prompts

"How to" and Directional Compositions: Advice for Younger Children, Art Project Directions, Science Reports, Travel Directions, Game Directions, Cheer Up Checklists, Medical Guide, Writing Prompts

Persuasive Compositions: For Sale Ads, Thank You Notes, Unbelievable Excuses, Apologies, Compliments, Letters of Complaint, Letters to Our Troops, Thoughts to the President, Writing Prompts

Really Writing! activities teach students the writing process effective writers use including Motivators, Group Brainstorming, Group Composing, Drafting, Revising, and Publishing and guide them to see writing as an exciting and rewarding form of communication.

Really Writing! also includes reproducible pages to support your teaching.

"Wow! Really Writing! is Really Fun! Model lessons, based on national and state standards, include basic steps of the writing process with delightfully creative activities."
—Shirleen S. Wait, Ph.D., author, Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades