While she gives the basic elements of a story, Little Red sets off to write her story. 2 at pencil school) tells the students they will be writing a story. Theme: Writing, Words (Grammar), and the Mechanics of a Story It demystifies the process of becoming an author, which seems so elusive to children, when they are, in fact, authors themselves! Writing Book 7 – Little Red Writing by Joan Holub I love how she explains the process of becoming a published author and how it takes persistence and practice (as everything does to be good at it!) and she experiences the same things that our students do as they are writing. The author tells the story of her life – how she became a writer. Theme: The Writing Process/Finding Inspiration As Rocket is guided by the little yellow bird, he slowly develops his story, which he shares with Owl, his newly discovered and eventual friend. Then, he decides to use his words to write a story but doesn’t know what to write. Rocket wants to write his very own story. Theme: Finding Inspiration/The Magic of Words Writing Book 5 – Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills As she tries to add all these elements to her story, she discovers that the best story is the one that is your own. The problem is, she keeps getting conflicting information on what makes ‘the best story’ from her family. The main character in this book enters a contest at the library, trying to win for having the best story. I follow it up with a heart map graphic organizer. This is one of the first books I get out each year from my set of books for teaching writing. I love how the teacher and classmates help the little boy continue to develop his story by suggesting ideas – just like we do at school! This is great for emergent writers and has an emphasis on oral storytelling from the few symbols that the boy puts on paper. As she prompts him to add details and move the story along, the little boy realizes that even he can write a story. How do you write a story when you don’t know any words, only letters? The little boy in this story discovers the answer from his sister. Theme: How To Start Writing/Adding Details (for early writers) Ralph avoids writing like the plague because he thinks he has nothing to say, until one day, his classmates help him discover that maybe he does have stories to tell. Ralph can’t write a story because nothing ever happens to him…or so he thinks. A must-read for all primary grades! Writing Book 2 – Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon And they crack up because they know how ridiculous the stories sound when they have few to no details. It is so in-depth and there is so much going on in each of the stories – they’ll never believe it is all in one book. I play it up like I have the BEST new book for the students to hear – they’re going to loooove this story. I absolutely adore this story and it is one of my favorite books for teaching writing. So… here’s my list of 23 books for teaching writing! General Writing 1 – One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories by Rebecca Kai Dotlich Whenever I discover a new picture book, I love to share it with others. Throughout the years, I’ve amassed a collection of mentor texts for teaching writing – books that I love, the kids love, and also perfectly match the skills I want to teach. I was also fortunate enough to observe some master teachers who excel at their craft and learn from them. When it comes to teaching writing, I didn’t learn a whole lot in my teacher prep program.
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