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Writing: Show don't Tell

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Gripping Tales narrative writing cover previewing story planning sheets, a character organizer and two writing checklists
Overview of the story-planning and elaboration tools included
Teacher notes on using the sheets whole group, as modeled anchor charts and in strategy groups for students needing help
Read before planning how to roll out the organizers
Small Moment Planning Sheet: students plot character wants, BUT problem, So, And then and Finally along a story arc
Story-mountain planner for drafting a narrative's plot
Small moment plot timeline: students plan five numbered steps from character wants to problem, attempts and resolution
Alternate linear planner for students who prefer a timeline
Meet My Character: students name a character, draw it and note wants, needs, likes, dislikes, traits and story ideas
Character-building organizer before students start drafting
Meet My Character, inside and outside version: students record what the character feels and looks like, likes and dislikes
Variation focusing on inner feelings versus outward looks
Possible Problems cards: students pick a story problem such as lost lunch money, missing pet, getting lost or getting hurt
Print and cut as story-problem prompts for writing folders
Six blank Possible Problems cards where students list their own ideas for problems to use in their stories
Students brainstorm their own conflicts to keep for later
Planning Checklist cards: students check for a main character, a big problem, a failed try, a worse problem and an ending
Self-check before drafting; suits small strategy groups
Elaboration Checklist: students check for big feeling, showing not telling, descriptive words and step-by-step details
Revision tool for adding detail to a finished draft
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Grade 2

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Writing: Show don't Tell - Teaching Resource for Grade 2 Students

Give the young budding writers in your class a boost with this unique teaching resource called Writing: Show don't Tell. This product is designed specifically to foster creativity and improve writing skills among Grade 2 students. Being aligned appropriately to this grade level, it serves as an inspiring encourager of both language arts and creative writing.

What makes Show don't Tell so effective is how it cultivates narrative development from its very roots – planning and elaboration. The tool features a series of detailed graphic organizers and checklists that work flawlessly in a whole group teaching model.

Key Features:

  • Series of detailed graphic organizers

  • Detailed checklists for planning & elaboration.

  • Suitable for whole-group teaching model & strategy group sessions.

As an educator, you can convert these planning sheets into useful anchor charts, thus demonstrating for the entire class how to accurately plan out their story arcs and build upon details. The organizers also function as excellent worksheets during strategy group sessions for those learners who require extra assistance.

Fostering Independence:

Bearing in mind the wide-ranging capabilities of your learners, rest assured that "Showing Don’t Telling" strikes an admirable balance between structure and freedom.

This educational resource comes as a PDF document containing worksheets ready for immediate use within your Language Arts department or homeschool curriculum.

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