In the Classroom This past week in writing, we developed our sentences by asking the questions: Who?, What?, Where?, Why?, When?, and How? We brainstormed many examples of each in class. We discussed being creative in the way we combine some of these ideas, such as, putting certain people or animals in a strange place doing something they would not normally do, in order to create an interesting story line that will draw in the reader.
Student example: A couple of minutes ago, three unicorns were waiting in line for bus so they could get some chocolate ice cream. After we practiced developing our ideas by asking questions, we focused in on our language, specifically our adjectives or describing words. We practiced using a thesaurus to transform our "boring" words with super synonyms! At Home Connection Encourage your child to develop their ideas when writing at home with Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?, and How? questions. Also, encourage your child to underline bland words in their writing and replace them with super synonyms using an online thesaurus.
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