The only problem I had with the way I was introduced to it was that there were a ton of steps to the process and my second graders lost their "momentum" for this strategy after a few steps.
I still loved the idea but I decided to shorten the process a bit so my students only had three steps to complete.
Day 1: The first step to the method is identifying their topic. Then they draw and label the supporting details.
This week's topic: My Favorite Holiday(which lends itself to soooo many).
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Day 2: Step 2 involves taking their labels and creating a sentence for each. I tell the children that if they would like to add another sentence in each box to support that particular detail, they can.
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Day 3: Step 3 is when they take their 5 sentences and copy it as a paragraph.
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After the paragraph is copied, we sit down and practice editing it together. I had them copy it onto nice paper so we could display them in the hallway. They did such a wonderful job with their first paragraphs!
As they become comfortable with the process, I take away Step 3 and they edit their work during Step 2 before copying it onto nice paper.
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