Writing Across Curriculum
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WRITING ACROSS CURRICULUM
TRAITS OF WRITING
- Ideas
- Organization
- Voice
- Word Choice
- Sentence Fluency
- Conventions
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WHAT IS GOOD DESCRIPTIVE WRITING?
- 5 Senses
- Adjectives, adverbs, and vivid verbs
- Specific details
- Using sticky notes, Mark where descriptive writing would be in traits.
ACTIVITY
- Look for examples of descriptive writing.
- Highlight examples.
- Code each example. S for senses; A for adj., adv., or action (vivid) verb; and D for specific detail
- Share
How would descriptive writing be used in social studies?
- How would descriptive writing be used in social studies?
- How would descriptive writing be used in science?
- How would descriptive writing be used in math?
How would descriptive writing be used in science?
How would descriptive writing be used in math?
How would descriptive writing be used in ELA?
How would descriptive writing be used in art?
STRATEGY
- Senses
- Adjectives, adverbs, vivid verbs
- Specific details
SHOW, DON'T TELL ACTIVITY
- Elaboration
- Move from sketch writing to portrait writing to painting writing
- Add time, place, emotion
SPECIFIC DETAIL MATRIX
- Specific activity & behavior
- Name characters
- Identify setting
- List attributes
- Use dialogue
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