Give a prompt for writing: What famous person would you like to meet and why. Talk about how this should go beyond just a who and reasons. It can be expanded on by telling what that meeting might be like. Give an example to show how a simple prompt can be made into a good piece. Begin to plan with a graphic organizer to help gather and organize thoughts.
Review what we had been working on before the break, including the writing process and what is important to include. We then discussed various grammar topics with practice sentences as a way to show that rereading will help find errors and make the writing sound better.
Work on writing the ending for his piece. Make sure that the conflict from the middle is resolved and the ending is clear. Have him tell a summary of the story and if it matches what he has written (if time).
Talk about plot and how the middle will have the majority of it with the conflict aspect. Discuss what he will write briefly and have him continue to write his story with periodic check to see how he is doing.
Take writing finished so far from yesterday and reread it. As this was writing started yesterday, we focused on making a beginning to the writing. Today we are checking if it reads smoothly and if anything needs to be taken out or added so the middle he will be writing will make sense.
Read a story he chooses and how it can be shown with puppets. Go to the drama room and use the puppets to tell the story. Decide which one would work for the characters and then reenact the story to show recall of the main idea and the details.
