At this time, Chloe writing development would be centered in the Transitional Stage. Chloe really took this writing assignment and ran with it. You can see how enthusiastic she was about writing this piece because of all of the details she provided about her dog, however, she does not organize the details or the paragraph as a whole, which makes the paragraph seem a bit chaotic. Chloe uses capitation and punctuation correctly throughout the paragraph. In addition, Chloe vocabulary is increasing and she is exercising her new vocabulary in her writing when discussing details. An issue that Chloe needs to give attention to would be building topic and conclusion sentences that go along with her piece. Building these sentences will help her pieces
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Introduction: Begin class with asking students if they could tell you what a topic sentence is, where its found in a piece of writing and why it is important to include one in your own writing. Answers should include, a topic sentence is the introduction or beginning of your writing, its found at the beginning, and it is important because it informs readers about what you are going to read. Teacher talk: “Yes it is very important to inform your audience about what you are going to be writing about because they might be confused if you do not. For example, let me tell you a story, ‘I ran around screaming while little green men walked me to a big flashing light’. Can someone tell me what my story was about? “ Students response should be on the lines of an alien attack. Teacher talk: “ No that is not what my story is about, if I had added a topic sentence, it would be more clear. My topic sentence is, ‘I went on a scary alien ride at an amusement park’. See? That makes more sense, and you know what my story is going to be about now that I added my topic sentence.” Teacher then asks the students if they could tell you what a conclusion is, where its found in a piece of writing and why it is important to include one in your own writing. Answers should include, a conclusion sentence is the sentence that wraps up your writing piece, its found at the end, and it is important because it gives the reader a restatement of what the writing piece is
Introduction: Begin class with asking students if they could tell you what a topic sentence is, where its found in a piece of writing and why it is important to include one in your own writing. Answers should include, a topic sentence is the introduction or beginning of your writing, its found at the beginning, and it is important because it informs readers about what you are going to read. Teacher talk: “Yes it is very important to inform your audience about what you are going to be writing about because they might be confused if you do not. For example, let me tell you a story, ‘I ran around screaming while little green men walked me to a big flashing light’. Can someone tell me what my story was about? “ Students response should be on the lines of an alien attack. Teacher talk: “ No that is not what my story is about, if I had added a topic sentence, it would be more clear. My topic sentence is, ‘I went on a scary alien ride at an amusement park’. See? That makes more sense, and you know what my story is going to be about now that I added my topic sentence.” Teacher then asks the students if they could tell you what a conclusion is, where its found in a piece of writing and why it is important to include one in your own writing. Answers should include, a conclusion sentence is the sentence that wraps up your writing piece, its found at the end, and it is important because it gives the reader a restatement of what the writing piece is