Promoting Writing in the Primary Grades

Welcome Back!  I am so happy to be back this week with another blog post. But...  This is the final post as the semester comes to an end. Before I log off.... We have one last thing to talk about.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have been engaged in some interesting topics of discussion  genres of writing, the traits of writing, writing workshops, the best practices and the different strategies Now it is time to tie everything together.  This week's blog post is all about  Creating a Climate for Writing The climate we are speaking as it relates to writing, refers to the level of comfort or the level of excitement for any student author. This not only includes the physical environment , but also the psychological environment as well. Students should feel challenged yet motivated to write.  In order to create an enviro

 HAPPY FRIDAY!! 😁 WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER BLOG POST I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for supporting me on this blog adventure. It was an incredible experience, and I am grateful to have been a part of it.   👍💓😊 This is week is our last and final week of blogging and we are going to talk about "Creating a climate for writing". Which location do you like to write in? I enjoy writing in a pleasant, tranquil, distraction-free atmosphere since it helps my thoughts to flow more freely. It is vital that all writers write in an environment that is conducive to creativity.  It is a welcoming yet exciting environment is effective for aspiring writers. How can I create a climate to motivate students to write? To instill self-efficacy When positive comments include suggestions for improvement, the writer's self-efficacy is developed and reinforced. I believe as teacher, we should always make suggestion to our stu

 Hi Everyone!  Welcome back to another week of blogging. This week we are going to talk about  Persuasive Writing When I think of the word persuasive, another word, persuade comes to mind. But what does it mean to persuade? To persuade means to cause someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument. Thus, persuasive writing involves writers presenting an argument that convinces or sways readers to the writer's viewpoint or convinces the reader to take action.  To do this, writers:  use an attention grabber to do just what the name suggests - grab the attention of the readers. state a clear position - tell the readers their point of view. support their viewpoint with facts, examples and other evidence.  addresses alternative positions - acknowledge that their are other viewpoints.  refute counterarguments summarize their arguments and make an appeal to the readers Just like any other type of writing, a persuasive piece has a beginning , a middle and an end.  There

  Hey yall! Join us this week as we clown about! 🤣                                    This week our aim is to PERSUADE you to join our Circus.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ask yourself, What is persuasion? Have you formulated an answer as yet? Read the picture below and see if you definition matches.  In this week's blog we will introduce to you the Circus of Persuasion. At this Circus we use various techniques to convince persons in joining our circus. We will also discuss how writers and sellers promote, sell and encourage their readers and customers to read or buy their products.  How can writers persuade their audience? An audience can be persuaded in three ways.  First Appeal: Reasoning A writer can persuade his/her audience through reasoning. The writer must have a reason or reasons for persuading. However, their must be an effect after the reasoning.      For example:  As a circus master, it

 HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!  I AM BACK WITH ANOTHER GENRE......... Persuasion   is a necessary component of daily living. Consider the preceding image. Both teachers and parents, occasionally have concerns about children's persuasive skills as they argue to stay up beyond their bedtimes or plead for no schoolwork. The above is a letter from Williams to his parents expressing his desire for a "Chocolate Lab." He even argued his reasons for desiring a Chocolate Lab. In a nutshell, our youngsters are capable of compelling writing!! Persuasive writing is a written version of a verbal debate that can be a lot of fun and intriguing for students. It is  used to persuade or convince a reader that the writer is correct about a subject or cause. Here are some characteristics of persuasive writing Writers employ a "hook" to pique readers' interest. The writers take a clear position. The writers support their arguments with facts, examples, and other evidence. The writers dis