Written by Gary Kass and Len Tomasello, the Discover student writing
book, suggested for grade levels 2 and 3, covers the major writing
modes: narrative, persuasive, expository, and descriptive, plus a
research project. Each phase of the writing process – prewriting,
drafting, revising, editing, conferencing, and publishing – is taught
in a style that makes sense to young children.
Key Features:
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An opening unit that enables students to see themselves as writers with
many stories to tell as they examine their lives by drawing pictures,
creating a ME WEB, and list making
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Five prewriting strategies – talking to a friend, drawing pictures, making a list, using a story web, and writing questions
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Practical strategies for writing the first draft, revising, proof-reading, and editing
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Mini-lesson pages for capitalization and punctuation
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A place for students to record their personal wordbank
The Discover the Deck Teacher Resource Book is an easy-to-follow book
that allows flexibility and choice but also enough structure for the
teacher who is a “novice” in using the writing process.
Key Features:
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Seven principles for teaching process writing
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Organizing, managing, and beginning a writing process classroom
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Guidelines for regular and frequent writing conferences
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Forms of publishing
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Teaching skills through writing – mini-lessons
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Letters to parents explaining writer’s workshop, responding to your
child’s writing, teaching skills through writing, helping your child
become a better writer, spelling, and assessment
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Two forms of assessment: holistic scoring guide and analytic scoring guide
**Special mini-lessons insert for teaching sentence writing skills and establishing a simple writer’s vocabulary
Scope and Sequence
Oral Language:
Oral sharing – prewriting strategy
Share Chair = Author’s Chair
Reading aloud – all stages or the writing process
Sentence Combining – Sentence Fluency:
**Mini-lession using:
There is a puppy.
The puppy is small.
There is a pond.
The puppy fell.
- exercise from Herb Hrebic
Establish Writer’s Vocabulary
Special Handout
The Writing Process:
Narrative writing
Expository writing
Descriptive writing
Persuasive writing
Research project
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