Writing: Focus on Word Choice Unit

Learning Goal: 2.3. Word Choice: Use some vivid and/or figurative language
and innovative expressions to add interest
Our Focus
-Colourful words
-Adjectives and adverbs
-Bold Beginning
-Similies
Lesson
Intro: Read-A-Loud
Brainstorm
Synonyms for
tired words

Teacher Role
The teacher will
read the book:
Bone Button
Borscht to the
class.
Shared Activity
The teacher will
Replacing tired
lead the
words with more
Smartboard
colourful words in activity. The
a short story
teacher will
clarify any
misunderstandin
gs.
Guided Writing
The teacher will
In partners circle review the
and replace tried colourful
words with
words ideas.
colourful words
The teacher will
rotate among
the class as
students work in
partners.
Independent
The teacher will
Writing
review colourful
Enhance a
words. The
paragraph by
teacher will
replacing tired
clarify any
words with
misunderstandin
colourful words
gs.
Adjectives/Adverbs The teacher will
Intro
define the terms
Use Initial
Adv. & Adj. The
paragraph to add teacher will use

Tools
-Book
-SmartBoard
for colourful
words

Application
Students
will pick out
colourful
words from
the reading.
-SmartBoard Students
-Make a short will circle
story with
and replace
tired words tired
words from
the story on
the Smart
Board.
-Printed
Students
worksheets
will work in
for the class. partners on
Half the
a short
amount
story.
because the
Students
activity is in
will circle
partners.
and replace
tired words.
-Printed
Each
worksheets
student will
for the class. complete a
1 sheet per
colourful
student.
words
check on a
short story.
-SmartBoard The class
-Create an
will work
anchor chart together to
with Adj. &
enhance a

O.M.E.
2.3

2.3

2.3
2.1

2.3
2.1
3.1

2.3

adj. and adv. to

enhance
paragraph

the initial
paragraph on
the SmartBoard
to introduce Adj.
& Adv.
Shared Writing
The teacher will
Write a descriptive assist the class
paragraph about a in creating a
topic (use a mind creative
map)
paragraph with
colourful
words and Adv.
& Adj.
Guided Writing
The teacher will
Give random topic, assign the
partners write a
students topics.
descriptive
The teacher will
paragraph (use
rotate among
mind map)
the classroom to
ensure each
group is
understanding
the goal and
content.
Independent
The teacher will
Writing
rotate among
Bring an object
class to ensure
from home, make each student is
a descriptive
on target
paragraph

Adv.

paragraph
with Adj. &
Adv.

-SmartBoard
Activity

The class
will work
together to
create a
creative
paragraph.

2.3

-Paper

In partners
the class
will create
creative
paragraphs
using the
information
from
previous
lessons.

2.3

-Object from
home
-Paper

2.3
2.1
3.1

Making a Bold
Beginning
Create an Anchor
Chart for hooks to
a story

-SmartBoard
-Chart Paper
-Markers

Each
student will
create a
creative
paragraph
based upon
the object
they
brought
from home.
As a class
create an
anchor
chart based
upon a
Bold
Beginning

The teacher will

introduce the
topic of a Bold
Beginning or
having a hook
to entice the
reader.

Brainstorm synonyms for tired words Anchor Chart

Shared Activity replacing tired words with colourful words

2.3

Guided Activity partners work on a tired paragraph by replacing words with

more colourful words
Independent Activity enhance a paragraph by replacing tired words with
colourful words
Mini-Lesson Adjectives/Adverbs Use initial paragraph to add adj, and adv.
to enhance paragraph even more
Mini-Lesson shared writing write a descriptive paragraph about a topic
(use mind map)
Guided Writing give random topic, partners write a descriptive paragraph
(use mind map)
Independent activity bring in an object from home, write a descriptive
paragraph
Lesson: Making a bold beginning Anchor chart