Hello, my name is Kimberly
I am apart of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers college at Arizona State University with a heart driven to helping young elementary age kids learn and grow academically. My passion is to show that learning can be fun and encourage participation and excitement for new subjects being taught.
In this activity, students will be given the opportunity to grow on writing skills such as planning, revising, and editing. They will be able to expand their minds and imaginations to help with story efficiency and creativity.
This will meet the Arizona Common Core standard (3.W.5), by teaching students to develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing with guidance and support from peers and adults.
What you will need:
● Provided template
● Piece of cardboard
● Clear tape
● Glue
● Scissors
● String/yarn ● Pencil
- 2 pieces of paper (recommended 1 blank, 1 lined)
- Scissors
- Color markers or pens
- Pencil
Directions:
- Following these dotted lines fold your two outer ends into the center. When you fold them in, they should meet and open up like a door.
2. Now that you have folded it in towards the center, take your scissors and evenly space out 6 tabs. Feel free to use the below photo as a guide. You should be cutting five lines to create 6 flaps (only cut to the outer fold line).
Repeat this for both sides.
3. Now that you have all 12 flaps it’s time to label them. Take out your colored pens or markers and follow the guided photo for labeling. We will first start by titling each section- for the top left, label it “planning” and for the top right, label it “editing”. Then going down, label “who, what, when, where and why.” These will be our story starting questions.
4. Start with the “planning” side. Open up each tab one by one and give a short or one word response to the question. Refer to the example photo for examples. Here you will be starting the story writing process. It is important to plan your story out even if it is just a one word response.
5. Now that the planning side is all filled out, close it up and open the editing side. Here, you will copy what you wrote previously, but with a little more detail. Think of it this way, instead of one word responses, now you can do a small sentence. The photo below will have examples. If you get stuck, ask yourself “what can I add to give more description and paint a better image in the readers’ minds.”
6. Now it’s time to revise. You just planned out your story and edited it. Now go ahead and write it all out on a lined piece of paper. Create full sentences following your guide to create a story while fitting in all your mashed up storylines. Have fun with it, make sure to add connecting words. Oh, and don’t be afraid to add a few extra sentences for detail in too!
Now that we are done, the student will be able to see the process of writing and creating stories and see the needed detail that goes into a final paper, while also at the same time understanding the importance of steps and guidance when it comes to writing. It will expand their writing comprehension and creativity.
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