Here is our word wall from our classroom. I have also put in a picture of our posters from our classroom which are reminders for punctuation.
For our writing today, please write a short story or beginning of a story which uses some of the words from our word wall. The goal is to use as many of these words as you can for inspiration and for parts of your story or introduction to a story, but a guideline is also listed below.
For example, I could start a story like I did below. I could easily continue this story because the reader is wondering where the story will go next. I used 4 words from our word wall and wrote 10 sentences! I look forward to reading what you write! Remember punctuation and to try using different words. For example, instead of always using the word “said”, try using other words that add more to the story like “yelled” or “whispered” or “asked”.
Example: One day while drinking a cup of coffee and eating scrambled eggs, I looked out the window and saw someone walk through my backyard. I didn’t know who this person was, so I jumped out of my chair to see if I could get a better look. I watched them for a minute and I saw them take a shovel our of their backpack and saw then start to dig a hole in my garden. I kept watching them and saw them slowly place something into the hole they dug, cover it up, and then they walked away. It was very mysterious! I walked outside after they left, and went to the hole. I got out a shovel of my own and started digging. Soon I hit something hard in the dirt! I moved the dirt away with my hands and instead of treasure I found a mysterious box. I opened up the box and pulled out what was in it. It was a …….
Grade 1’s: please aim for 2-3 sentences. Please try to use 2 of the words from our word wall! See if you can do more!
Grade 2’s: please aim for 4-5 sentences, or more! Please try to use 3 of the words from our word wall! See if you can do more!
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