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In today's age, technology is on a rapid rise within the classroom. In addition to traditional books being used to teach reading and writing, digital resources can assist effectively as well.

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This padlet is meant to entrance readers about the journey of writing. Writing can be a process, but it can also be sporadic. Regardless, it's a creative journey that can take the writer into their own world. These books are all about learning, growing and sharing as a writer.

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This padlet is meant to entrance readers about the journey of writing. Writing can be a process, but it can also be sporadic. Regardless, it's a creative journey that can take the writer into their own world. These books are all about learning, growing and sharing as a writer.

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This section is meant to give you ideas about using certain tones of voice when writing. 

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This section is meant to give you ideas about using certain tones of voice when writing. 

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Presentation is the way your writing comes off to those reading it. Also, it is of course based upon the way you "present" your literature.

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Presentation is the way your writing comes off to those reading it. Also, it is of course based upon the way you "present" your literature.

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When writing, there are certain rules to follow in order to be grammatically correct. Conventions is the proper term for this.

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When writing, there are certain rules to follow in order to be grammatically correct. Conventions is the proper term for this.

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In order to writing to be understood, there has to be some sort of component that ties everything together. This could be planning your writing, revising and other strategies.

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In order to writing to be understood, there has to be some sort of component that ties everything together. This could be planning your writing, revising and other strategies.

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Word Choice is the language an author uses when writing. Word choice can deeply impact the tone of the literature.

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Word Choice is the language an author uses when writing. Word choice can deeply impact the tone of the literature.

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Sentence fluency is the way sentences are structured. This goes back to the topic of organization and writing being comprehended by those reading.

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Sentence fluency is the way sentences are structured. This goes back to the topic of organization and writing being comprehended by those reading.

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Every writer needs a ideas to begin their process. This category of literature is meant to spark creativity.

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Every writer needs a ideas to begin their process. This category of literature is meant to spark creativity.

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Ish is an inspiring story about a young girl who doesn't feel that she can create. However, she soon realizes that her "ideas" don't have to be uniform or perfect in order to create. This story is inspiring to writers, as even the "messiest" ideas can turn into something beautiful.

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This story inspires readers to take charge of their creativity and by doing so, student's have a voice. This text is great to get students in the idea of creating a certain "tone" when writing that is personable to them.

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One and Everything is a beautiful story. I would use this mentor text to teach student's how certain word choices can evoke emotions from the reader.

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The presentation of this story is very touching, as the author depicts the characters internal conflict and how it is turned to art. I would use this text to teach students that presentation of story, the way the characters are revealed, the grammar, the way the plot develops, deeply impacts how those reading perceive it.

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Book's Big Adventure is a great mentor text to demonstrate how organization can help a reader follow along a character's journey and emotions. Organization during a text makes it so much easier for students to follow along.

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The Hungry Caterpillar is an iconic story that displays many staple literary pieces such as correct conventions. Conventions make the story easy to understand and "correct" within the English language.

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I would use the text, Rainbow Fish to ask students to write down different words to describe the Rainbow Fish's scales. This way, they are able to expand their vocabulary and see how word choice deeply impacts the description of objects or characters.

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Strega Nona's sentence fluency makes for an easy read and reader's to feel connected to the characters. Using this text, I would challenge writers to rearrange some of the sentences and see how they make sense. (furthermore enhancing the idea of sentence fluency).

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I would use this novel to show students that even "silly" or "juvenile" stories can inspire the most enticing storylines.

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The tone of Fancy Nancy is very distinct, creating an iconic voice for character, Nancy. This text would be used to show students that so much detail goes into creating voices for character when writing stories. A character's attitude, beliefs, etc. can completely change how the voice of the story is.

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The presentation of this novel is very heartfelt and makes the reader feel seen. Again, using this novel to teach students that the way you set up your writing helps the audience to understanding your message that you're trying to convey.

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This iconic novel describes the stories of a marginalized population during the 1920s. I would use this novel to show students that when writing, they can create a voice to bring awareness to certain societal injustices and have the reader feel empathy being in the shoes of another person.

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I read, The Crucible during my junior year and it was real aloud because the text is a play. Within the classroom, I would use this to encourage my students to read aloud to see how much the character's voices affect the way the writing is portrayed.

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The Gift of Nothing is a beautiful text that conveys a clear message to the readers through presentation. This text would be used to show student's that a message can be concise through writing both fiction and non-fiction pieces.

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The presentation of this book, gives readers feeling of deep suspense. Throughout the novel, there is a built up anticipation to see what is truly going on in Salem's Lot. I would use this book to show students that the presentation of a novel can evoke many emotions, even fear.

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This book is meant to assist students that may have trouble generating ideas for writing. Ideally, this would encourage students to write for fun. When students enjoy writing, they are more receptive to learning about it.

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Poetry is something that students often stray away from due to its difficulty of understanding. However, if students are exposed to it, it may inspire them to create their own poetry and build their own ideas. In order for students to be well-rounded writers, they need to be exposed to all types of writing.

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Similes and figurative language is one aspect of conventions. I would use this text to show readers how they can use figurative language to bring "non-human" characters to life through writing.

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Another aspect of Conventions are teaching about adjectives. This is a fun story that teachers students how and when to use adjectives when writing.

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This book is ideally for emergent writers. Punctuation is one of the aspects of writing that early writers struggle with. By incorporating grammar instruction in a fun way, students (hopefully) will get a general idea of when to use punctuation and what kinds are appropriate.

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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown is a mentor text that describes the significance of the iconic author. The way this content is organized in a way that make's Margaret's life easy to follow along. Biographies must be organized otherwise the sequence of an individuals life won't make sense. I would use this text to challenge students to write their own biographies of their favorite celebrity, author, etc.

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Milo Imagines the World would be used to show students that imagery connected with a text can help it to be more organized and easier to digest. This lesson would be helpful for pre-emergent writers because a story can be told through art as well.

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No Love is Ever Wasted by Kerry Egan is a super sweet article that describes how love is genuinely never wasted. I would use this text to teach students how organization can help students understand the message of your writing.

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Max's Words is about a young boy names Max who likes to collect words. I would this text to teach a lesson where my students "collect" words by researching the meaning of new vocabulary words.

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I would use the text, The Great Gatsby to have students use three different words to describe each character. By describing the characters with different words, they are able to see how deeply a character's description can go.

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My Man's Blue sentence fluency is a unique than the traditional kind of fluency we see. However, the way the author tells the story makes the readers feel like they're in the book. I would use this to teach sentence fluency through encouraging writers to relate to their personal cultural backgrounds.

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Joyful Noise would be used in my writing classroom to encourage students to read aloud together and then create their poems that feature key points of sentence fluency that they observe while reading this text.

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Dear Mrs. LaRue would be used to teach students sentence fluency through practicing writing letters. In today's world, I would adjust my lesson to be about writing emails, regardless, this is a skill students must learn.

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This is a great resource to get students writing in a fun way. Many students enjoy writing comics, so by using this outline they are able to have some guidance while creating.

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Another fun to encourage students to write is by having them use this "Funny Fill-In" resource. Similar to the popular "adlibs" books, Funny Fill In allows students to express themselves without the trouble of brainstorming and planning a whole narrative.

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This resource is great for pre-emergent writers. This page features multiple word work activities such as alphabet matches to inflectional endings. In order for students to write narratives, they must master the foundations of literacy.

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Building and breaking apart words helps solidify for students how words are constructed and how the meaning of words can change with affixes. The Word Work Learning Centers will help students in their reading and writing by focusing on spelling patterns, affixes, high-frequency words, relationships between words, and more.

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Building and breaking apart words helps solidify for students how words are constructed and how the meaning of words can change with affixes. The Word Work Learning Centers will help students in their reading and writing by focusing on spelling patterns, affixes, high-frequency words, relationships between words, and more.