Writing Across Curriculum

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WRITING ACROSS CURRICULUM

LOOKING AT TRAITS, STANDARDS, AND DESCRIPTION
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TRAITS OF WRITING

  • Ideas
  • Organization
  • Voice
  • Word Choice
  • Sentence Fluency
  • Conventions
  • + publish + presentation

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
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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?

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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
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SPECIFIC DETAIL MATRIX

  • Specific activity & behavior
  • Name characters
  • Identify setting
  • List attributes
  • Use dialogue
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Your turn!

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REFLECTION

MAKE CONNECTIONS - HOW CAN THIS TRAINING HELP YOU TEACH WRITING?
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