Teaching Kids to Revise and Edit: Make it Fun!
We are wrapping up our narrative writing unit. We use Lucy as our writing workshop curriculum, but I like to put my own spin on things. My class this year doesn't love writing... (and let's be honest, I don't love teaching writing) ...so I try to make it as exciting as possible by making real world connections. Write Like a Detective We discussed what it takes to be a detective. Students decided that detectives look carefully, take their time, and so on. I told them that by the time we were through, they would become official certified writing detectives and that they would get their own official writing magnifying glasses . *Cue excited gasps.* Kids are the best. Throughout the week, I taught them new ways that they could "write like a detective." I used my own writing as mentor texts for this week. Kids love hearing/reading stories about me because I tell them funny or interesting stories about myself. The engagement is grea...