Setting up our writer's notebook
Getting to know who we are as writer's
Studying Author's Craft
Where we find inspiration for writing
Reflecting on our learning - what did I really learn?
Noticing the elements of different genres
Meta-cognition Cycle
Writing and studying the craft of multiple genres
Identifying and practicing the 4 story elements (characters, setting, conflict, resolution)
Various Types / lengths of sentences as a craft move.
Studying figurative language as a craft
How to use dialogue grammatically and as an author's craft move.
Exploding the moment to keep the reader interested.
Creating Dynamic leads - hook - beginnings. Studying how author's start their stories.
Grammar as a craft move.