02+Great+Beginnings

==After teaching the differences between narrative (fiction) and expository (non-fiction), we spent 4 to 5 weeks on teaching how to write a great beginning. Here are some of our lessons, resources and student work samples.==

by Barbara Mariconda
 * [[image:http://shop.scholastic.com/content/stores/media/products/40/0590873040_lg.jpg width="144" height="158" caption="The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever" link="http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=12336&langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10004#"]]**The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever**: //Everything You Need to Teach the Essential Elements--and the Magic--of Good Writing//

Goodbye to random writing activities, hello to lessons that build beautifully on each other - and that give you all the details you need to present engaging lessons. Topics include writing entertaining beginning, building suspense, adding detail, writing a fully elaborated main event, developing story endings, and using dialogue effectively. Inventive activities! Use a snapshot of a dog to teach the importance of vivid verbs, read aloud Snoozer Sentences to wake kids up to the need for leads that grab. Written by a teacher who is also a prolific children's book author, this resource will become your favorite. We guarentee it. 128 pages. ||
 * Grades:** 2 - 4

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Scholastic Teaching Strategies, Grades 2-4: Easy Art Activities That Spark Super Writing: Mini-Lessons, Quick How-to's, and Perfect Prompts That Help Kids Learn and Apply the Elements of Great Writing [Paperback] ======