What do good writers do?

Learning to be a good writer is not easy. It is something that you will be learning your whole life. Don’t be afraid to take risks in your writing.

Brainstorms are organizes their ideas

• Write down your ideas.

• Key words only.

• Use different planners.

Starts with a topic sentence.

• A topic sentence tells the reader what your writing is all about.

I love my new bicycle.

I had a great time in Florida.

My pet dog is very hard to take care of.

Uses proper grammar rules.

• Indent every paragraph.

• Uses CUPS.

• Remember all the grammar rules.

I had a great time in Florida. We went to Crystal River and swam with the manatees. We had to put on wet suites and face masks.

Uses a variety of words (Word choice)

• Big-huge/massive/enormous • Nice-kind/warm/thoughtful• Sequence words-

first/second/after/before/meanwhile• Adjective-The cat ran up the tree to get

away from the dog.The gray, fluffy cat dashed up the tall tree to

escape the hungry, drooling dog.

Asks a friend “what do you think about what I wrote?”

• Share your writing with a friend or family member. Ask their advice on how you can make it better.

• Don’t be afraid on constructive criticism.

Uses the Writing Process

• Prewriting (Brainstorming)

• Drafting

• Revising (Editing)

• Proofreading

• Publishing

Reads, Reads, Reads

• Read many different books and authors. Think about how they write how their writing sounds.

• Reading something may make you want to write about it.

Writes different types of writing.

• Narrative Writing

• Expository Writing

• Descriptive Writing.

• Persuasive Writing.

• Poetry Writing.

Writes their thoughts down almost every day and writes

about the world around them.

• Keep a journal at home or at school. Write whatever you want in it.

• Like riding a bike, writing takes practice. • Write about your experiences.

Never says “I’m finished.”

• You can always make your writing better.

• Leave it alone for a while.

• Come back to it later.