Book used to help students with organization and idea development when writing.

1. Using Scaffolds to Organize Texts “How to make a text work together in interesting, efficient ways is a challenge all writer’s face…We try to oversimplify this aspect of writing, teaching students to write everything as a story with a chronological beginning , middle, and end or as an essay with 3-5 paragraphs…But I believe for students to write well a repertoire of structural understandings that go beyond these two basic forms.” -Katie Wood Ray, Wondrous Words

2. Take notice to how Margaret Wise Brown organizes and structures her paragraphs.

15. Name: Mrs. D THE IMPORTANT BOOK FORMAT The important thing about ________________________________________ is Really great detail #1__________________________________________________________ Really great detail #2 _________________________________________________________ Really great detail #3 _________________________________________________________ But the important thing about _________________________________________ is _________________________________________

16. Sentence Starters “Another interesting fact is ………….” “I also learned that ……………..” “Something that may surprise you is …………….”