Writing - Q1 Week 5 Day 3
Today we wrote the first draft of one of our flashdrafts - making sure to find the deeper meaning in the story being told. Students tried to include "again and again" moments, "aha moments", and any other signposts that they thought might help convey what their narrative is really about.
After students wrote the drafts and shared with their writing partners, we looked at examples and strategies for writing introductions. We looked at some ideas for how to write a first sentence - just to get started. Then we looked at some examples from narratives. Partners discussed whether they could tell what the lesson might be in those narratives from the introduction.
Lastly, students wrote three different introductions to the draft they had written yesterday. They shared with Writing Partners and got feedback about which one to use in their essay.
After students wrote the drafts and shared with their writing partners, we looked at examples and strategies for writing introductions. We looked at some ideas for how to write a first sentence - just to get started. Then we looked at some examples from narratives. Partners discussed whether they could tell what the lesson might be in those narratives from the introduction.
Lastly, students wrote three different introductions to the draft they had written yesterday. They shared with Writing Partners and got feedback about which one to use in their essay.