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Writing 5
Writing 5
Title of Strategy
TEKS
II.A.
(7)Evaluate the use of both literal and figurative language to inform and
shape the perceptions of readers.
Detailed
Description of the
Writing Strategy
This strategy can be used in unison with the reading strategy beforehand
or all on its own. For this demonstration, they will be linked.
The students will learn about several components of figurative language
and read a passage containing some of them. The students will then try to
write their own short story, or introduction to a story, that incorporates the
techniques that the passage they read used and one additional one from
what was taught. The students should view the passage they read as a
mentor text.
If this strategy is being paired with the reading strategy before, you can
also stipulate that they should use a certain number of the new vocabulary
words that they used in their short stories.
Prewriting, drafting, This is a drafting strategy showcasing how to use prior knowledge and
revising and
mentor texts to create a new concept.
editing? Use(s)?
Other variations
and/or
modifications?
Considerations for
special populations
(ELL, ESOL,
struggling readers,
etc)
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