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01 Understanding Writing

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Write on Track

Understanding Writing Opening Page

Start-Up Activity

Lucy Calkins states, “The reason so many of us care so much about the teaching of reading and writing is that when we give the children the words they need, we are giving them life and growth.” Write on Track, starting with this chapter, helps students live and grow as writers.

Ask students to describe some of their favorite pieces of writing and/or have them bring these pieces to class to share. Then have them complete this sentence starter: To me, writing is . . .

Next, read aloud page 11. Have students compare their feelings about writing with those expressed by Emily in the introduction.

Think About It

“It’s never perfect when I write it the first time, or the second time, or the fifth time. But it always gets better as I go over it and over it.”

—Jane Yolen

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.10

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.3.W.2.5

LAFS.3.W.4.10

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.5.b.11.C

110.5.b.11.D

110.5.b.11

110.5.b.12

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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The Writing Process

Pages 12–13 describe the steps in the writing process. Carefully review each step with your students.

As you discuss the first two steps—prewriting and writing a draft—inform students about the important connection between the two. Often young writers want to just start writing, skipping over the prewriting step. But prewriting allows them to find a great topic and gather details about it, making their first draft easier to write and producing better results.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.3.W.2.5
TEKS Standard:
110.5.b.11.C, 110.5.b.11.D
NE ELA Standard:
LA 3.2.1, LA 3.2.1.a, LA 3.2.1.b, LA 3.2.1.e, LA 3.2.1.f, LA 3.2.1.h

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Level:
Grade 3
Mode:
Writing Basics
21st Century Skills:
Writing
English Language Arts:
Writing ProcessPrewritingWriting

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The Writing Process (Continued)

Introduce the last three steps in the writing process—revising, editing, and publishing. Note that revising gives your students a chance to make the initial ideas from a first draft stronger and clearer. After you review the last three steps, ask students to list all five steps in the writing process. (They should follow the dotted line from one heading to the next.) Then have them write one sentence about each step. Ask volunteers to share their sentences.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.3.W.2.5
TEKS Standard:
110.5.b.11.C, 110.5.b.11.D
NE ELA Standard:
LA 3.2.1, LA 3.2.1.a, LA 3.2.1.b, LA 3.2.1.e, LA 3.2.1.f, LA 3.2.1.h

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Level:
Grade 3
Mode:
Writing Basics
English Language Arts:
Writing ProcessRevisingEditingPublishing