Small Action = Big Results

In Writer's Workshop, we are continuing to revise our fictional story drafts.  Students are continuing to learn strategies that good writers use to make their stories even better!  This week students learned to add small actions to show more about a character or to help the reader visualize what's happening in the story. 

Here is an example from a mentor text Picnic in October by Eve Bunting.  After reading this passage I highlighted the small action sentences that students noticed.

With a writing buddy and red revising pen, partners added small actions to make this example student passage even better.

After sharing some revisions, students jumped right into their own stories.  They were to add a few small actions into each "scene" in their story.


Here students are moving their numbered clothespin down the chart so the teachers can keep track of all students' progress!