Marvelous Minilessons for Teaching Beginning Writing, K–3

About the Author

Preface

Discovering How to Teach Writing

The Purpose of This Book

An Overview of This Book

What Makes This Book Unique?

Chapter 1
Writing Instruction in K–3 Classrooms

The Developmental Stages of Writing

The Six Traits of Effective Writing

The Writing Workshop and Minilessons

Chapter 2
Topics and Details: Getting Started With Writing
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How to Write in Kindergarten

Tuck a Topic in Your Pocket

Writing Ideas Bingo

Topic Tree

“I Can Write a Book”

Sticky Dot Details

Five-Finger Planner

Storm and Sort

3-2-1 Planner

Turn It Into a Story

Chapter 3
Substance and Style: The Writer's Craft

Painting Word Pictures

Show, Don't Tell

Five-Senses Descriptions

Hook the Reader

Wrap-Around Endings

Traffic-Light Words

Linking Words

Stretching Sentences

Add Some Talking

Notice It, Name It, Try It

Chapter 4
Conventions: The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

Count the Words

Bubble Gum Writing

Borrowing Words From the Wall

Tricks for the Tricky Parts

Shortcut Words

Capital-Letter Word Sort

Silly Stories

Name Part and Doing Part Sentences

Talking Marks

Be Your Own Editor

Chapter 5
Revision: Making Good Writing Even Better

Adding On at the End

Pushing In

Trading Words

Stretching the Paper

Exploding a Moment

Cutting and Sorting

Chopping Out What You Don't Need

Revising as You Write

The Ice-Cream Cone Rubric

A Star and a Wish

References

Index