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Lesson: Writers use juicy words to describe things
- Bring
out a puppet. The puppet is very sad. As you interact with the puppet you discover that he is sad because he had
to take a bath. He was out picking berries and they were delicious. He ate and ate berries and got covered in
berry juice. He begins to describe the berries using very descriptive language.
- Explain to the puppet
that you are so glad he came because he has just modeled something very important. Ask the kids if they noticed
the words that the puppet used to describe the berries.
- He used juicy words to describe those berries. He
really had our attention with all those great juicy words.
- Writers use juicy words to describe things. Juicy
words are words that make the writing interesting and appealing to read. Dry words are boring words. We don't
want to use dry boring words. We want to use juicy exciting words.
- Ask the kids to think of a juicy word that
describes the puppet that came to visit and share it with their talking partner.
- Before sending kids off to write,
remind them to use juicy words when they write.
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Juicy words make the reader hungry for more
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Juicy words can be color or size words
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Juicy words make the imagination sizzle
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Juicy words paint pictures in the reader's mind
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Lesson 9
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Lesson: Writers use power verbs to tell their stories - Bring out a regular screwdriver and a power screwdriver and a
board with a screw in it.
- Show the kids the two tools. Model how to use the regular screwdriver to remove
the screw. Note how long it takes.
- Next use the power screwdriver to remove the screw, making sure to use the
word power tool.
- Discuss the difference in the two tools. One is much more powerful in how it does its job.
- Verbs are action words like walk, run, jump... anything that you can do.
- Some verbs are more powerful
than others. Run- jogged, trotted, raced, etc. Have the kids help you brainstorm more powerful verbs for the word
run or walk.
- Just like a writer wants to use juicy describing words, a writer should use powerful action words to
make their writing more powerful.
- Remind the kids to try to use one powerful verb in their writing today.
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Lesson 10
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Power words are action packed
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Lesson 11
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Power words are explosive
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Lesson 12
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Power words bring a piece to life
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Lesson 13
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Power words aren't wimpy
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Lesson 14
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Lesson: Tired words...
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Lesson 15
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Lesson: Add a little SPLASH to your piece
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Back to writer's workshop mini lessons
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