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Wednesday's Focus
Wednesday's Focus
How do authors organize information so that it is easy for readers to learn?
- study a mentor and notice how they organize information to teach others
- try it out in your own writing!
Writers should be independently writing for at least 20 minutes following the daily focus being explored. We kindly ask that children complete 1-2 full writing pieces throughout the week.
Materials Needed
Materials Needed
- Writing Tools
- Nonfiction Mentor Text
- Any nonfiction text in baggie
- Any nonfiction mentor from "helpful mentor texts"--->. *Press and scroll down*
Writing Chart
Writing Chart
- How Do Authors Organize Information?
This can look like....
One chapter can be written using different structures! Below, the same chapter on "Getting Ready- What do you need?" Is written using two different possible structures. Writers think- "what structure will best help my readers learn the information I am teaching?"
Main Idea and details structure
Life Cycle/ steps structure
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