 This is a writer's notebook-friendly lesson! This write-up has been recently revised to incorporate the creation of a writer's notebook page as part of its pre-writing process. A teacher model of the notebook page can be seen at left. On the teacher instructions page for this lesson you can read the step-by-step instructions for this writer's notebook task , which makes use of our webmaster's "Margin Mascot," Mr. Stick.
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Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:
After enjoying two poems about toys by two great, classical poets, students will explore the idea of writing an original poem about the adventures of a lost toy. Children love to use this kind of fantasy in their everyday lives, where inanimate objects--like toys--can come to life. To build multiple ideas for these poems long before writing a rough draft, each young writer will think of favorite toys or stuffed animals that might get lost, and they will create a writer's notebook page that explains where three personal toys might become misplaced; using prepositional phrases, they will also create possible poem introductions. Teachers: click here to read the entire lesson plan.
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