Curious Collections

Curious Collections
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DISCUSS:
What is something you might like to collect?
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What’s different between these two introductions?
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DISCUSS:
How could you revise the description to make it more specific and interesting?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone has a partner,
click the arrow to go to the next step.
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Discuss with your partner: How could you revise the underlined
words?
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Write what you came up with in the spaces above the words you
want to revise.
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Take turns reading your revision ideas to your partner.
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Discuss with your partner: How could you revise the words that Siler
has identified?
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Write your revisions in the spaces above the sentence.
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Take turns reading your revision ideas to your partner.
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Re-read the sentences to yourself and then underline at least 3
words or parts that you want to revise.
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Write your revisions in the space above the sentences.
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Take turns reading your revision ideas to your partner.
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Silently re-read the entire script to yourself using all your revision
ideas.
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Recopy the script using all of your revision notes.
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Take turns reading your revised script to your partner.
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • revise using substitution.

  • substitute specific words and phrases in a sample text.
Curious Collections worksheet 1 per student
Idea Bank (Curious Collections) worksheet 1 per student
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in pairs. Homeschool students can work on their own.

Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

20 mins

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Activity

Activity

Write a story about something that happened. Use revision to make it more specific and interesting by adding details and substituting words.
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Revising Words Lesson 1: Curious Collections

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