Writing

=Belief Statement  = Students need to write every day for an intended audience with an authentic purpose.

"It is terribly important for kids to read and write for the reasons that people the world over read and write, which is to communicate, to be delighted, to laugh." Lucy Calkins

=Practices =

Writing Workshop
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Writing Process
Most writers go through a predictable set of stages as their work evolves. The writing process gives young writers a simple, dependable structure they can follow. By helping students with the process of writing, we free them up to put more effort into executing their ideas. 
 * [|Prewrite]
 * [|Draft]
 * [|Revise]
 * [|Edit]
 * [|Publish]

Writing Genres

 * Descriptive
 * Labels
 * Captions
 * Lists
 * Plays
 * Poems
 * Response log
 * Songs


 * Expository
 * Essays
 * Directions
 * Explanations
 * News stories
 * Research reports
 * Summaries
 * How-to
 * Narrative
 * Personal narrative
 * Stories: Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Fables, Mysteries,
 * Biographies
 * Autobiographies
 * Letters
 * Persuasive
 * Ads
 * Editorials
 * Essays
 * Letters
 * Opinions
 * Posters

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