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Writing Processes
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1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material, and keep a list of writing ideas.
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2. Conduct background reading, interviews or surveys when appropriate.
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3. State and develop a clear main idea for writing.
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4. Determine a purpose and audience.
Business Letter
Friendly Letter Writing
Types of Writing
Author's Purpose
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5. Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.
Graphic Organizers
Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers
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6. Organize writing, beginning with an introduction, body and a resolution of plot, followed by a closing statement or a summary of important ideas and details.
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7. Vary simple, compound and complex sentence structures.
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8. Group related ideas into paragraphs, including topic sentences following paragraph form, and maintain a consistent focus across paragraphs.
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9. Vary language and style as appropriate to audience and purpose.
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10. Use available technology to compose text.
Kids Magnetic Poetry Page
Riddle Interactive
Write Acrostice Poems
Comic Creator
Write a Diamante Poem
Create a Flip Book
Letter Generator
Letter Poem Creator
Postcard Creator
Printing Press
Shape Poems
Stapeless Book
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11. Reread and assess writing for clarity, using a variety of methods (e.g., writer's circle or author's chair).
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12. Add and delete information and details to better elaborate on a stated central idea and to more effectively accomplish purpose.
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13. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs, and add transitional words and phrases to clarify meaning.
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14. Use resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionaries and thesauruses) to select more effective vocabulary.
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Know Play
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15. Proofread writing, edit to improve conventions, (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization), and identify and correct fragments and run-ons.
Power ProofReading
Great Practice Site --ESL
OnLine Writing Test
ProofReading Makes Perfect
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16. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.
RubiStar
Make a Rubric
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17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others), writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using techniques such as electronic resources and graphics to enhance the final product.
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Writing Applications
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1. Write narratives with a consistent point of view, using sensory details and dialogue to develop characters and setting.
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2. Write responses to novels, stories and poems that organize an interpretation around several clear ideas, and justify the interpretation through the use of examples and specific textual evidence.
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3. Write letters that state the purpose, make requests or give compliments and use business letter format.
ReviseWise - Factual Writings: Letters
Writing a Friendly Letter
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4. Write informational essays or reports, including research, that organize information with a clear introduction, body and conclusion following common expository structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, comparison-contrast) and include facts, details and examples to illustrate important ideas.
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5. Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
How to Write Poems
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Writing Conventions
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1. Spell high-frequency words correctly.
FunBrain Spelling Games
Harcourt Brace Spelling
Online Spelling Test
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2. Spell contractions correctly.
Contraction Quiz
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3. Spell roots, suffixes and prefixes correctly.
Prefix Catch
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4. Use commas, end marks, apostrophes and quotation marks correctly.
Punctuation Marks
Commas
Apostrophes
Commas in a Series
Using Commas
More Using Commas
Punctuation Paintball
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5. Use correct capitalization.
Capitalization Quiz
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6. Use various parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns and verbs (regular and irregular).
Grammer Gorillas
Pronouns
Parts of Speech
Wacky Web Tales
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7. Use prepositions and prepositional phrases.
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8. Use adverbs.
Adjectives and Adverbs
Using Adverbs
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9. Use objective and nominative case pronouns.
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10. Use indefinite and relative pronouns.
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11. Use conjunctions and interjections.
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Research
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1. Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
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2. Locate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
School Library Sites
Infohio
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3. Identify important information found in sources and paraphrase the findings in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables or graphic organizers).
Take Notes
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4. Compare and contrast important findings and select sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
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5. Define plagiarism and acknowledge sources of information.
Bibliography Format
Citation Machine
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6. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
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Communications: Oral and Visual
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1. Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact).
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2. Interpret the main idea and draw conclusions from oral presentations and visual media.
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3. Identify the speaker's purpose in presentations and visual media (e.g., to inform, to entertain, to persuade).
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4. Discuss how facts and opinions are used to shape the opinions of listeners and viewers.
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5. Demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language and select language appropriate to purpose and audience.
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6. Use clear diction, pitch, tempo and tone, and adjust volume and tempo to stress important ideas.
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7. Adjust speaking content according to the needs of the situation, setting and audience.
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8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that:
a. demonstrate an understanding of the topic and present events or ideas in a logical sequence;
b. support the main idea with relevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes;
c. organize information, including a clear introduction, body and conclusion and follow common organizational structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast);
d. use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology; and
e. draw from several sources and identify sources used.
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9. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations recalling an event or personal experience that convey relevant information and descriptive details.
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10. Deliver persuasive presentations that:
a. establish a clear position;
b. include relevant evidence to support a position and to address potential concerns of listeners; and
c. follow common organizational structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution).
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