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Who Am I? Creating And Editing Descriptive Writing Lesson PlanWho Am I? Creating And Editing Descriptive Writing Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Presentation
Video
Year
2020
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Who Am I? Creating And Editing Descriptive Writing

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This Who Am I? Creating And Editing Descriptive Writing lesson plan also includes:
  • Who Am I? (.pdf)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • My Life in a Photograph (.pdf)
  • My Life in a Photograph (.docx)
  • Peer Revision Checklist (.pdf)
  • Peer Revision Checklist (.docx)
  • Sensory Details and Memoirs Excerpt (.pdf)
  • Sensory Details and Memoirs Excerpt (.docx)
  • Sensory Word List (.pdf)
  • Sensory Word List (.docx)
  • 3-2-1 Exit Ticket Handout (.pdf)
  • 3-2-1 Exit Ticket Handout (.docx)
  • Study Music
  • Show. Don't Tell. A How T0
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With descriptive writing, the pleasure is in the details. Young writers learn how to add sensory details to a paragraph about themselves. They read a short paragraph and identify the sensory details used. After revising their draft paragraph, they share their work with a partner for peer editing. As an exit ticket, reviewers list three things they learned about their classmates from peer editing their partner's work.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

descriptive writing, sensory details, the writing process, peer editing, Writing

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide a small block of aged sharp cheddar cheese for each group
  • Use at the beginning of the school year as a way to build classroom community

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies of multiple documents and projection device with speakers for the slideshow, video, and music

Pros

  • Includes a list of sensory words

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.8.3.d

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