Symphony of Powerful Writing

Today we created a beautiful symphony. You may be surprised to hear however, that there was no musical instruments. We created a symphony of powerful words.

We began our new unit in Writing Workshop learning that writers can learn from other writers. We have been studying powerful stories, so we can try to do the powerful things that these authors do.

This morning, the children reread these texts and highlighted a sentence or phrase that was their favorite. The children practiced reading their phrases so that it sounded like powerful text. I conducted by pointing to each child. As I pointed, the child read the line of text. It was quite beautiful.

You can help your child read like a writer at home. When you're reading together, notice what the author does. Perhaps they include tiny details to help the reader experience the action. Perhaps they include the internal story (the feelings or thoughts) of a character. Perhaps writers show strong feelings by describing a characters actions. The possibilities are endless.

Happy reading!