Word Choice Update

This week, students worked on improving their dialogue.  More specifically, students focused on not overusing the word "said."  After the lesson introduction, I read aloud Stellaluna and students focused on the different words the author used in place of said.  Oftentimes, I feel like I take read-alouds for granted, but my kids really enjoyed this lesson and I think it had a lot to do with the book we read aloud.

 

Students then applied the skill after we finished instruction, modeling and a read aloud.

 

 

Most students did well, however, I had a few students that did not write the amount of required sentences.  It was not that they didn't understand the lesson.