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Classroom Campfire

Classroom Campfire

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Before we begin, you’ll need a piece of writing that you’re going to
edit and get ready to publish. Get the draft you’re working on now.
For Campsite Bandit: Get your Story Pages.
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Discuss: What is the end punctuation in this sentence?
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Now, look through your writing. Check the end of every sentence to
make sure it ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.
If it doesn’t, you can add one.
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Discuss: Where is the missing capital letter?
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Check the start of every sentence to make sure it begins with a
capital letter. If any are missing, you can change the lower case
letter to a capital letter.
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Discuss: Where is the spelling mistake in this sentence?
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Now, get your writing. Use all the spelling strategies you know to help
you spell your words. You can also use resources in your classroom
to help you if you’re not sure how to spell a word.
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Recopy your work in your best handwriting.
For Campsite Bandit: Get your Story Pages.
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Congratulations! Your writing has leveled up!

If you need a natural stopping point:

Teachers: This is a natural stopping point. The next steps will guide students through how to share their writing with their peers and how to provide feedback. If you stop here, be sure to put all the VIPs somewhere safe!

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Get your supplies.
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Get your Camping Journal Page and write your name on the line.
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Fold your Camping Journal Page in half. Fold along the line in the
middle. Then set it to the side.
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Fold all your other pages the same way you folded the Camping
Journal page.
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Put your folded pages in order.
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Put your folded Camping Journal page on the left side of your desk.
Put your stack of folded pages on the right side of your desk.
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Open the fold of your cover page and place your stack of folded
story draft pages inside.
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Make sure all your pages are lined up and neatly stacked inside of
your journal cover. Use a stapler to put three staples on the staple
icons. Decorate the cover of your journal.
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Lesson details

Grade 2

Narrative

Editing

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • review and edit their work with a focus on fixing punctuation, capitalization and spelling.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-4 of this unit
Journal Cover Page printout 1 per student
Story Map from previous lesson
1 per student
Story Pages from previous lesson
1 per student
Story Plan from previous lesson
1 per student

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

Word Bank from previous lesson
1 per student
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

  • This lesson is separated into two parts and can be taught in two different sessions if needed. A natural stopping point is included after students edit, but before they share their Campsite Bandit stories.

  • This is a generic editing lesson and can be reused when students are ready to edit any piece of writing.

Standards

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Introduction

5 mins

Writing Activity

40 mins

Lesson details

Grade 2

Narrative

Editing

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Assessment

Assessment

See how much you’ve grown as a writer by completing this unit’s post-writing activity: The Beach Bandit

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Campsite Bandit Lesson 5: Classroom Campfire

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