Kindergarten early in March The following samples were written by Kindergarten children in early...

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playing in the snow


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make a snowman

playing in the snow


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make a snowman

throw snowballs

playing in the snow


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make a snowman

throw snowballs

playing in the snow

build a fort


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make a snowman

throw snowballs

need warm clothes

playing in the snow

build a fort

Kindergarten early in March

The following samples were written by Kindergarten children in early March

Kindergarten early in March

Kindergarten, toward end of March

The following examples were written in November by students in second grade.

These examples were students first attempt at using the think-sheets.

The teacher and class co-constructed the think-sheets (We Do It), and students then independently wrote their essays.

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x Granny Birthday party Ever been really surprised?

Pizza trick

Pizza, ice cream, cake

This was the best birthday ever.

Lots of presents

Birthday cake

ice cream

basketball

Daddy-clown

orange hair

Pizza Palace

Video tape

video games

Clown video

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Best friends came

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Last week, Mom stopped at the Pizza Palace and sent me in to pick up an order. It was a trick to surprise me with a birthday party.

My best friends were there. When I walked in, they yelled “SURPRISE!” I was really shocked. I could even speak.

I got lots of cool presents, but the best one was the basketball you sent me. I’ve wanted one for a long time. I also got some cool video games.

First we ate pizza. Then I opened presents. Dad came out with my birthday cake. We had chocolate ice cream with it.

Mom video taped the whole thing. It is really funny. I hope you get to watch it. Dad had orange hair and a weird clown suit on.

Dear Granny,

Have your ever been really surprised? Last week, Mom stopped at the Pizza Palace and sent me in to pick up an order. It was a trick to surprise me with a birthday party. My best friends were there. When I walked in, they yelled “SURPRISE!” I was really shocked. I couldn’t even speak. I got lots of cool presents, but the best one was the basketball you sent me. I’ve wanted one for a long time. I also got some cool video games. First we ate pizza. Then I opened presents. Dad came out with my birthday cake. We had chocolate ice cream with it. Mom video taped the whole thing. It is really funny. I hope you get to watch it. Dad had orange hair and a weird clown suit on. This was the best birthday ever.

Love, Jamil

2DaPurpose Audience Topic Hook

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TRANSITION WORDS: first, second, third, etc., next, throughout, beside, between, among, when, where, as well as, after, before, after, finally, later, suddenly, immediately, as soon as, until,

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Teacher Backyard BBQ World’s best food is in backyard

… is one of my favorite things to do on a holiday

Slab of ribs Smoke coming out of BBQ

Potato chipsCooler

White bread

Paper plates

charcoal

Black grill

Hickory chips

Sizzling of ribs as grease drips on fireribs smoking on the grill

Sticky BBQ sauce

Delicious BBQ ribs

The jet-black grill has smoking pouring out of all the cracks around the lid and from the little smokestack.

I love the sound of the ribs sizzling as drops of grease drop onto the hot fiery coals.

You’ll probably smell the ribs smoking on the grill long before you see the grill.

After you’ve eaten all you can, your hands and face will be covered with sticky sauce.Just the thought of chowing down on those delicious ribs makes my mouth water.

I'm ready for some BBQ right now!

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Backyard BBQWorld’s best food is in backyard

Teacher

… is one of my favorite things to do on a holiday

Smoke coming out of BBQ

Sizzling of ribs as grease drips on fire

ribs smoking on the grill

Sticky BBQ sauce

Delicious BBQ ribs

I love the sound of the ribs sizzling as drops of grease drop onto the hot fiery coals.

You’ll probably smell the ribs smoking on the grill long before you see the grill.

After you’ve eaten all you can, your hands and face will be covered with sticky sauce. Just the thought of chowing down on those delicious ribs makes my mouth water.

I’m ready for some BBQ right now!

Slab of ribs

charcoal

Black grill

Hickory chips

Potato chips

Cooler

Paper plates

White bread

The jet-black grill has smoking pouring out of all the cracks around the lid and from the little smokestack.

The world’s best food is not in an expensive restaurant. It’s the BBQ ribs sitting next to the potato chips, pickles, paper plates and stack of white bread on the picnic table in my backyard. You’ll probably smell the ribs smoking on the grill long before you see smoke pouring out of the cracks around the lid and from the little smokestack of the jet-black grill. I love the sound of the ribs sizzling as drops of grease drop onto the hot fiery coals. Just the thought of gobbling up those delicious ribs makes my mouth water. After you’ve eaten just one, your hands and face will be covered with sticky sauce that feels like glue. Just thinking about this makes me ready for some ribs right now!

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Camping Trip Do you like camping?

My friends

Uncle Scott lives in Colorado. We planned to visit him.

Dad, Mom, David & I

Went hiking & fly fishing

Summer vacation

Colorado mountains

Stayed in a camping trailer

Last summer, Dad, Mom, my brother David, and I went on a camping trip.

Dad took us hiking and fly fishing. Mom took us for a ride on an old train.

We left home the day after summer vacation started. It took three days of driving to get there.

We stayed in several campgrounds in the Colorado Mountains.

Dad borrowed a camping trailer that we towed behind the car. We cooked breakfast and dinner on a campfire.

Camping in Colorado was the best trip ever.

camping

Colorado

mountains

hiking

fishing

camping trailer

train

vacation

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Do you like camping? Last summer, I went on a great camping trip. We went to Colorado to visit my Uncle Scott. Dad, Mom, my brother, David, and I went camping with him. We left home the day after summer vacation started. It took three days of driving to get there. When we got there, Dad borrowed a camping trailer that we towed behind the car. Next we drove up into the mountains a found a camping spot. That night we cooked on a campfire. During the next several days, we stayed in several campgrounds in the Colorado Mountains. Dad took us hiking the first few days. Later he took us fly fishing. On our last day in Colorado, Mom took us for a ride on an old train. Camping in Colorado was the best trip ever!





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Camping TripDo you like camping?My friends

Uncle Scott lives in Colorado. We planned to visit him.

Dad, Mom, David & I

Went hiking & fly fishing

Summer vacation

Colorado mountains

Stayed in a camping trailer

Last summer, Dad, Mom, my brother David, and I went on a camping trip.

Dad took us hiking and fly fishing. Mom took us for a ride on an old train.

We left home the day after summer vacation started. It took three days of driving to get there.

We stayed in several campgrounds in the Colorado Mountains.

Dad borrowed a camping trailer that we towed behind the car. We cooked breakfast and dinner on a campfire.

Camping in Colorado was the best trip ever.

camping

Colorado

mountains

hiking

fishing

camping trailer

train

vacation

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The Colorado Camping Trip

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people who like scary stuff

Perdido Cemetery Like haunted houses?Purpose Audience Topic Hook

Describe Explain


This is about:

Someone who …

Something that …

Somewhere that …

Is a spooky cemetery we like to visit at night for a thrill

tombstones seem to move

indentions in the ground are old caved-in graves

smells musty – rotting stuff

night sounds - owls, leaves rustling

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old crumbly tombstones, falling over, stained

huge oak trees with Spanish moss

rusty metal fence with a broken gate

grass and bushes have gone wild

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State conclusion If you think you are brave enough, I’ll take you there one night. We’ll see how brave you really are

old tombstones

rusty fence

wild bushes

huge oak trees

caved-in graves

smells like death

creepy noises

scariest at night

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The Perdido Cemetery If you like visiting haunted houses at Halloween, you’ll love visiting what’s in the woods behind my house. It’s an old, abandoned cemetery! As I describe this place, you’ll agree that it’s better than any fake haunted house you’ve been to. Its name is the Perdido Cemetery. “Perdido” is a Spanish word that means, “lost.” It is a perfect name for this place. You have to walk through the woods to get there. The first thing you’ll notice is the old, rusty gate and fence. Naturally, the gate is broken and hanging at a crooked angle. Inside the fence are huge oak trees that have Spanish moss sleepily hanging from every limb. The graveyard has been abandoned, so the grass and bushes have gone wild and grown tall and scraggly. They hide most of the tombstones. The old crumbly tombstones are stained. Some lean over like they are trying to look down, and others have fallen over completely. The scariest time to go is at night. The tombstones seem to move as you scan the cemetery with your flashlight. Nearly everywhere you can see are indentions in the ground that show where graves are, but whose tombstones are long gone. The indentions come from the caskets rotting away and causing a cave-in in the earth as the dirt slowly fills the cavity around the skeleton. The place smells really musty. Although what you smell is probably rotting leaves, it’s hard not to think that it’s from rotting bodies! Chances are that your visit will be complete when you hear a screech owl. Most can’t stand it any longer and want to get out of there as fast as possible when the hear that horrible sound. If you think you are brave enough, come spend the night with me. We will wait until it is late and dark before we visit the cemetery. We’ll see just how brave you really are when we take a little walk in the woods behind my house.

Is about a place that

Old tombstones

Rusty fence

Wild bushes

Caved-in graves

Smells like death

Creepy noises

Scariest at night

A spooky cemetery we like to visit at night for a thrill

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People who like scary stuff

Perdido cemetry Like haunted houses?


So this happened …What it’s like at night

If you think you are brave enough, I’ll take you there one night. We’ll see how brave you really are.”

tombstones seem to move

indentions in the ground are old caved-in graves

smells musty – rotting stuff

night sounds - owls, leaves rustling

old crumbly tombstones, falling over, stained

huge oak trees with Spanish moss

rusty metal fence with a broken gate

grass and bushes have gone wild

This happened …How it looks

Huge oak trees

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