6 TRAITS OF WRITING by Delaney Walker

Inside Out and Back again book used with Stick Figure (or writing about an object, as her brother takes an object with him as he leaves Vietnam)

sjames110 — 2022-08-24 14:31:48 UTC

Another visual activity to generate ideas about writing

sjames110 — 2022-08-29 14:25:24 UTC

Have students complete a Stick Figure about themselves.

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:06:58 UTC

Writing about an Object- I always bring in a bag of treasures of mine. My "Mousey" is one of my most treasured items. My dad used to make him "talk" before I went to bed. I tie this to my memoir.

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:07:23 UTC

Writing about Objects

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:08:23 UTC

Example of the stick figure using the book Inside Out and Back Again (Lai)- Verse Novel

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:10:28 UTC

Mind Maps

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:12:09 UTC

Floor Plan "Sketch a floor plan of house or neighborhood → As you sketch, let memories come … Where do stories live/hide?"

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:15:12 UTC

Many ideas for future stories tucked away in my childhood hometown. I am proud of this little sketch and think I will revisit it when I need a bit of inspiration. I took this piece and started writing a personal essay about playing basketball with my dad. Here is a excerpt: "Rainbow!" Dad shouts as a reminder, sending a crisp pass cross court. Right foot slightly forward (but still well behind the three point arch), elbow in (at a cool 90 degree angle), guiding hand to the left (lightly touching), right hand pressed against the bottom half of the ball (but not fully - a little bit of light must shine through), square hips (to the basket), slight knee bend (power comes from the legs, not your arms), and launch ---- high, with an almost perfect follow through (fingertips pointed downward as if falling into the braided net). Clunk. The ball back rims and bounces off to the left side. "Adjust," Dad hollers tracking down the rebound.

The Six Word Memoir

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:16:41 UTC

Example

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:17:21 UTC

Where I'm From

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:23:46 UTC

Collaborative Writing Project

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:27:41 UTC

6 Rooms

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:30:16 UTC

Let the students interact with the parts of speech!

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:31:56 UTC

Grammar: Let the kids do all the work!

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:33:31 UTC

Give the students these and allow them to cut them out. Create their own prepositional phrases. Write using them. Find them in their writing.

Grammar and Mechanics

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:35:17 UTC

Using YA to teach grammar

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:37:08 UTC

Writing about Music

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:38:11 UTC

Lindsey's Food Truck

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:39:26 UTC

Paint Chip Vocabulary (Tone) Use picture book ENOUGH (Whipple and Wong), the picture book Courage (Weber) or Legacy (Nikki Grimes)

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:42:47 UTC

How to Write a Short Poem About a Book

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:48:53 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:51:07 UTC

Using Highlight Codes for Feedback

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:52:11 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:53:04 UTC

Speed Editing

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:54:30 UTC

Feedback from various peers BEFORE it gets to YOU.

Teach Narrative Writing With The New York Times (Published 2019) Ramen Noodles is my favorite!

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:55:50 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:57:21 UTC

5 Sense Poems

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 17:59:39 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:00:46 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:01:36 UTC

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:03:29 UTC

Organizing Argumentative Writing

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:05:40 UTC

Graphic Writing

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:06:23 UTC

Preparing for Argumentative Writing

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:06:59 UTC

Transition Words

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:07:42 UTC

Opinion Writing

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:08:32 UTC

They Say, I Say

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:09:07 UTC

Ways to Add Details

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:11:55 UTC

Identity

delaneywalker630 — 2024-01-30 18:13:21 UTC

sjames110 — 2025-08-27 17:41:45 UTC

Teacher as Writer: This is my piece on an object

sjames110 — 2025-11-04 18:33:47 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 17:51:35 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:02:38 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:04:51 UTC

Here is an example of using a mentor text to teach a lesson on craft.

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:07:41 UTC

One Word

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:09:46 UTC

MOVE IN TO BOOKS LIKE COURAGE FOR BEGINNERS

Timelines

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:14:10 UTC

Heart Maps

sjames110 — 2026-03-31 18:15:16 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:28:26 UTC

Black Out or Highlight Poetry

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:29:16 UTC

Have students consider a time line of their lives. Show them the example. Tie to LIFEQUAKES (both good and bad) that always happen in life. Also, tie to the GOAL-er Coaster. We learn most right before we give up.

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:29:42 UTC

Bruce Feiler's Lifequakes

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:30:12 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:32:03 UTC

Speed Dating Ideas

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:33:18 UTC

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:34:09 UTC

The 6 Traits (Overview and Mini Lesson Ideas

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 20:59:07 UTC

Don't forget BLACKOUT POETRY- also, consider how this can help kids come up with main idea or theme.

sjames110 — 2026-04-01 21:00:06 UTC