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Add Some POWER

Add Some POWER
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DISCUSS:
What could you add to this sentence to help listeners picture what parrots can
do?
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What is another word you could use in this sentence? Think of as many as you can!
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What words could you use to describe what this parrot is doing? Think of as many
as you can!
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Get your supplies.
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Tuck your Podcast Script (1) under Podcast Script (2).
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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 knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Get your podcast plan. Take turns with your partner reading your plan for your second reason.
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Watch the videos. Underline two or three words that you could swap
with more powerful words or phrases.
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Work with your partner to think of as many powerful words as you
can that could replace your underlined words.
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To add powerful words, you can revise words on your plan.
Try swapping at least one word.
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Get your Podcast Script (2) worksheet. Answer the question with
your thesis and reason together in one sentence.
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Add sentences to explain your examples. Use transition phrases to
start each example. Keep writing until you have included all of your
examples.
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To end your paragraph, restate your thesis. You can use one of these
sentence starters or come up with your own.
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Silently read the paragraph you just wrote. If you see any places
where you want to add more powerful words or descriptions, you
can add them! When you’re done revising, show a silent thumbs up.
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Switch your podcast script pages, so that your Podcast Script (1) is
on top. Add powerful words to your first reason paragraph. Your
teacher will tell you how much time you have to revise.
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Share some of your favorite powerful words that you wrote with
your partner.
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Get your Podcast Script (2). Write a sentence about what you want
your listeners to remember. Begin writing at the headphones.
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End your writing by encouraging listeners to agree with you. You can
use one of these sentence starters or come up with your own.
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You can decide what the question will be in the next episode. Write in
two options that you think the next episode should be about.
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Staple your script pages (1) and (2) together with one staple.
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • draft a body paragraph including a reason and examples.

  • use transition words and phrases to connect ideas.

  • draft a conclusion paragraph that connects and restates the thesis.

  • consider word choice to write and revise with powerful words.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed lessons 1-3 of this unit.
Podcast Script Pg 2 worksheet 1 per student
Word Bank (Powerful Words) worksheet 1 per student
Podcast Planning from previous lesson
1 per student
Podcast Script Pg 1 from previous lesson
1 per student
Stapler
1 per class
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lesson to this lesson.

  • This lesson can be further supported with access to a physical or digital thesaurus for students. Students can use these tools when thinking of powerful words that they can include in their writing.

Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Extend this lesson

Explore

Explore

The Powerful Words worksheet only has a few powerful words, but there are so many more! Choose words from your writing that were not on the worksheet. Use a thesaurus to find other words that you could use. If you want, you can add them to your writing.

Writing

Writing

Use your imagination to write a fiction story about your animal. When you write your story, use powerful words to help bring your story to life!
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