Table of Contents: Write Source Grade 5

THE WRITING PROCESS

• Why Write?
• Using the Writing Process
• Understanding the Writing Process
• Becoming a Writer
• The Steps in the Writing Process
• The Process in Action
• Working with the Traits
• One Writer's Process
• Previewing the Goals
• Prewriting: Selecting a Topic, Gathering Details
• Writing: Completing Your First Draft
• Revising: Improving Your Writing, Using a Peer Response Sheet
• Editing: Checking for Conventions
• Assessing the Final Copy
• Reflecting on Your Writing
• Understanding the Traits of Writing
• Introducing the Traits
• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions
• Using a Rubric
• Understanding Rubrics
• Reading a Rubric
• Assessing with a Rubric
• Reviewing an Assessment
• Assessing a Narrative
• Peer Responding
• Peer-Responding Guidelines
• Making Helpful Responses
• Peer Response Sheet
• Publishing and Portfolios
• Designing Your Writing
• Types of Portfolios
• Parts of a Portfolio
• Sample Portfolio Reflections

THE FORMS OF WRITING

• Paragraph Writing
• Writing Paragraphs
• The Parts of a Paragraph
• Writing Strong Topic Sentences
• Using Different Levels of Detail
• Organizing Your Paragraph
• Logical Order
• Time Order
• Order of Location
• Order of Importance
• Writing Guidelines
• Test Prep for Paragraphs

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

• Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
• Student Model “Squeaky Clean”
• Describing a Person
• Student Model “Aunt Frankie”
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Editing
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Social Studies: Describing a Person from History
• Science: Describing a Chemical Change
• Writing for Assessment

NARRATIVE WRITING

• Writing a Narrative Paragraph
• Student Model “A Successful Run”
• Sharing a Personal Success
• Understanding Your Goal
• Student Model “What Is It?”
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Ideas: Using Effective Sensory Details
• Organization: Checking Beginning, Middle, and Ending
• Voice: Adding Voice and Using Dialogue
• Word Choice: Choosing Nouns and Adjectives
• Sentence Fluency: Making Sentences Interesting
• Editing
• Conventions: Punctuating Dialogue
• Publishing
• Presentation: Designing and Sharing Your Narrative
• Assessing
• Rubric for Narrative Writing
• Evaluating a Narrative
• Reflecting on Your Writing
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Social Studies: Sharing a Moment in History
• Math: Sharing a Personal Experience
• Practical Writing: Creating an E-Mail Message
• Writing for Assessment

EXPOSITORY WRITING

• Writing an Expository Paragraph
• Student Model “Hit the Penny”
• Explaining How Something Works
• Understanding Your Goal
• Student Model “Food for Everybody”
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Ideas: Making Details Interesting
• Organization: Checking Your Beginning and Ending
• Voice: Fitting Your Voice to Your Essay
• Word Choice: Removing Wordiness and Using Specialized Words
• Sentence Fluency: Fixing Fragments and Sentence Lengths
• Editing
• Conventions: Using the Right Word and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
• Publishing
• Presentation: Designing and Sharing Your Essay
• Assessing
• Rubric for Expository Writing
• Evaluating an Expository Essay
• Reflecting on Your Writing
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Social Studies: Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
• Math: Creating a Circle Graph
• Practical Writing: Taking Two-Column Notes
• Writing for Assessment

PERSUASIVE WRITING

• Writing a Persuasive Paragraph
• Student Model “The Best Health Drink of All”
• Expressing an Opinion
• Understanding Your Goal
• Student Model “Polishing Your Pearly Whites”
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Ideas: Improving Supporting Details
• Organization: Organizing Paragraphs and Using Transitions
• Voice: Using a Serious Voice
• Word Choice: Finding Specific Words and the Right Connotation
• Sentence Fluency: Expanding Sentences and Fixing Run-On Sentences
• Editing
• Conventions: Using Commas Correctly
• Publishing
• Presentation: Designing and Sharing Your Essay
• Assessing
• Rubric for Persuasive Writing
• Evaluating a Persuasive Essay
• Reflecting on Your Writing
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Science: Writing an Editorial
• Social Studies: Creating a Brochure
• Practical Writing: Drafting a Persuasive Letter
• Writing for Assessment

RESPONSE TO LITERATURE

• Writing a Response Paragraph
• Student Model “Keeper of the Doves”
• Writing a Book Review
• Student Model “Treasure Island”
• Prewriting
• Writing
• Revising
• Editing
• Reflecting on Your Writing
• Additional Ideas for Book Reviews
• Writing in a Response Journal
• Choosing Questions for Responding
• Other Forms of Responding
• Responding to a Quotation
• Writing for Assessment
• Responding to a Poem
• Writing for Assessment
• Responding to a Nonfiction Article
• Writing for Assessment
• Responding to an Anecdote
• Writing for Assessment

CREATIVE WRITING

• Writing Stories
• Student Model “My Best Friend, Ben”
• Prewriting
• Selecting a Topic and Mixing Fact and Fiction
• Creating a Plot
• Writing
• Revising
• Editing
• Creating a Tall Tale
• Creating a Play
• Story Patterns
• Elements of Fiction
• Writing Poems
• Student Model “Aviary”
• Prewriting
• Prewriting
• Selecting a Topic and Gathering Details
• Using Poetry Techniques
• Writing
• Revising
• Editing
• Publishing
• Writing a Diamanté
• Writing Other Forms of Poetry
• Using Special Poetry Techniques: Figures of Speech and Sounds of Poetry

RESEARCH WRITING

• Building Research Skills
• Gathering and Evaluating Information
• Researching on the Internet
• Using the Library
• Using Reference Materials
• Writing a Summary Paragraph
• Student Model “The Wilderness Road”
• Writing a Research Report
• Student Model “Daniel Boone, the Explorer”
• Prewriting
• Selecting and Sizing Up Your Topic
• Using a Gathering Grid and Note Cards
• Keeping Track of Your Sources
• Organizing Ideas
• Making an Outline
• Writing
• Starting Your Research Report
• Developing the Middle Part
• Citing Your Sources
• Ending Your Report
• Creating Your Works-Cited Page
• Revising
• Revising for Ideas
• Revising for Organization
• Editing
• Publishing
• Presentation: Designing and Sharing Your Report
• Developing Multimedia Presentations
• Getting Started
• Presentation Checklist

SPEAKING AND WRITING TO LEARN

SPEAKING TO LEARN

• Listening and Speaking
• Listening in Class
• Participating in a Group
• Speaking in Class
• Giving Speeches
• Preparing Your Speech
• Organizing an Informative Speech
• Giving Your Speech

WRITING TO LEARN

• Keeping Journal and Learning Logs
• Keeping a Personal Journal
• Writing in Other Journals
• Writing in a Learning Log
• Writing-to-Learn Activities
• Taking Notes
• Taking Classroom Notes
• Taking Reading Notes
• Improving Viewing Skills
• Watching the News
• Watching Television Specials
• Thinking About What You Watch
• Being Aware of Commercials
• Viewing Web Sites
• Taking Classroom Tests
• Preparing for a Test
• Taking Objective Tests
• Responding to Writing Prompts

THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF WRITING

WORKING WITH WORDS

BUILDING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES

A WRITER'S RESOURCE

SELECTING IDEAS

IMPROVING ORGANIZATION

DISCOVERING YOUR WRITING VOICE

BUILDING WORD CHOICE

IMPROVING SENTENCE FLUENCY

BOOSTING YOUR PRESENTATION

PROOFREADER'S GUIDE

MARKING PUNCTUATION

EDITING FOR MECHANICS

IMPROVING SPELLING

USING THE RIGHT WORD

UNDERSTANDING SENTENCES

USING THE PARTS OF SPEECH