10 Minute Grammar
10 Minute Grammar Episode 21: Teaching Kids How to Write About People (Part I of II)
07 Feb 2023
One of my favorite topics to help students write about is people. Writing about people is a great starting point for early writers to use sources, excellent way to give passages of material for kids to write from, and can even challenge upper level high schoolers, depending on the expectations and skills included. I love teaching writing about people for several reasons: ◦ It is one of the easiest research-based topic. There’s chronology, abounding information, and simplified ways. ◦ It is often of high interest to even young students. ◦ There are many ways to break down information, organize facts, and lay out content. ◦ It is an excellent topic for expansion. I love teaching 2nd-5th graders people writing with these approaches: ◦ Writing Boxes (signature layout for sentence and paragraph writing in many of my “Write-for-a-Month” and “Meaningful Composition” programs) ◦ Paragraph House Outline and Writing ◦ Five W’s charts, boxes, or lists ◦ Q and A outlines ◦ Sentence-by-Sentence outline over a given passage, especially story-based passages about people) Check out my newest set of “Write for a Month” books called “Black Americans’ Contributions.” Five levels. One month long. Downloadable. https://languageartsladystore.com/product-category/writeforamonth/ Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ Language Arts Lady Store: https://languageartsladystore.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Language-Arts-Lady-With-Donna-Reish How I Teach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20OP_HNTUm8eBMNgMh06sQ Our Homeschool History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUKW-AXDovY&list=PLjS7lbVmIJpx-3kxpeE8ianP4Ux1BX5iE Our Homeschool History Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/ourhomeschoolhistory How I Teach Episodes: https://languageartsladyblog.com/howiteach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelanguageartslady/ Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles): https://languageartsladyblog.com/monday-mini-mail/ 10Minute Grammar Podcast: https://languageartsladyblog.com/10-minute-grammar/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/characterinkhs/_created/ Facebook/Language Arts Lady: https://www.facebook.com/charactertrainingfromtheheart Punctuation Puzzles: https://languageartsladyblog.com/articles/punctuation-puzzles/ 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring: https://characterinkblog.com/classesandtutoring/ All LAL Freebies: https://languageartsladyblog.com/freebies/ How I Teach iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-teach/id1552986393
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