Writing Prompts & Models: Primary

by Harrison, Steve; Harrison, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780743932639
• ISBN10: 0743932633
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Partners Pub Group

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(2)
System Requirements	6	(1)
Rhymes	7	(2)
Mary had a Little Lamb
Little Bo Peep
Little Jack Horner
Jack and Jill
Little Miss Muffet
Old Mother Hubbard
Counting Rhymes I and Counting Rhymes II
Fairy Tales	9	(233)
Little Red Riding Hood
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Little Pigs
Part 1 Models
Fiction Writing Frames	15	(35)
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Little Bo Peep
Little Jack Horner
Jack and Jill
Little Miss Muffet
Old Mother Hubbard
My Favorite Nursery Rhyme
Jack and the Beanstalk
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
My Favorite Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale Characters
Fairy Tale Beginnings
A Fairy Tale I Know
My Own Fairy Tale
Counting Rhymes I
Counting Rhymes II
Late for School
Parts of Me
Opposites
Look What I Can Do
An African Folktale
A Native American Legend
Stories About Distant Places
Missing Person: Pinocchio
The Tortoise and the Hare
My Favorite Character
Character Behavior
Character Appearance
Wanted
Bigger and Bigger
Tongue Twisters
Riddles
My Favorite Poet
My Favorite Author
Non-fiction Writing Frames	50	(35)
Fiction or Non-fiction?
Parts of Non-fiction Books
Non-fiction Books
A Text I Have Read
My Topic Glossary
Body Parts
Shopping Labels
School Labels
Things To Do
My Wish List
My Vacation List
Giving Directions
Going To...
How To Make...
A Place I Visited
An Event To Remember
My Worst Moment
Postcard
Describing an Artifact
How to Grow a Healthy Plant
How a Bicycle Works
How It Works
Taking a Dog for a Walk
How I Measure and Record the Temperature
A School Day
Weekend
A Week in the Life of an Adult
All About Animals
Different Homes
Vacations
Jobs People Do
All About Me
What I Want to Learn from this Book
All About You
All About a Place
Fiction Writing Frames	85	(39)
Fiction As a Genre
Story Plan: Characters
Story Plan: Parallel Plots
Story Plan: Familiar Settings
Story Plan: Events
Story Plan: Structures
Story Plan: Paragraphs
Story Plan: Overall Plan
Features of Fairy Tales
Retelling a Fairy Tale
Describing Fairy Tale Characters
Points of View in Fairy Tales
Features of Myths
Creation Stories
How the World Began
The Elements
Features of Legends
Legends and the Supernatural
A Modern Legend
Features of Fables
Retelling a Fable
Features of Science Fiction Stories
Comparing Two Science Fiction Classics
Features of Adventure Stories
A Great Adventure
Writing a Mystery Story
A Major Mystery
Historical Stories
Historical Stories: Leaders
Victory and Defeat
A Sense of Time
Features of Classic Stories
The Ugly Duckling
Charles Dickens
Shakespeare
Plays: Setting
Plays: Characters
Plays: Arguments For and Against
Plays: Chronology
Non-fiction Writing Frames	124	(41)
Non-Fiction: Genre
Information Books
Comparing Two Information Books
Outline Plan for an Information Book on My School
My School
My Favorite Team
Dictionary Review
Thesaurus Review
Instructions to Live to Be 100
Instructions for Using an Encyclopedia
Persuasion
To My Elected Official
My Town
Give It Up
Complaint
Inquiry
Explanation
Recount
Congratulations
School Rules
Don't Miss the School Fair
Subscribe to the Monthly School Magazine
Win a Vacation to Disneyland
Children's TV Critic Needed
Recipe for a Healthy Life
Child Labor
The Superiority of Men
For the Motion
Against the Motion
Report on the Debate
A Life Story
My Life
My Travels
Remembering
Diary Entry
Sick Report
News Report
Key Points
Message in a Bottle
Observing
TV Script
Geography Writing Frames	165	(40)
My Investigation Plan
Investigation Report
Observations
Recording Evidence
Drawing Conclusions
Fieldwork Planner
Field Notes
Fieldwork Recount
Making Maps and Plans
Using Maps and Globes
Describing a Journey
Sources
Aerial Photographs
Photographs
Asking Questions
Directions
Geographical Vocabulary
Physical Features
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Changes from the Past
Changes Planned
An Area in the World
People at Work
Transportation
Leisure
Making Comparisons
Local Weather
Comparing Weather
My Weather Forecast
Parts of a River
River Movements
Comparing Regions
Original Colonies
Housing Patterns
Industry
Conflict
Environmental Change
Environmental Concerns
Special Environments
Ecology
History Writing Frames	205	(37)
Chronology: Time Line
Chronology: Events
Chronology: People
Key People
Key Events
How We See the Past
Our Opinions Can Be Different
Historical Inquiry
Using Written Sources
Using Artifacts
Using Pictures and Paintings
Using Photographs
Buildings
Oral Evidence
Posing Questions
Note-taking
Fieldwork
Fieldwork Follow-up
Using the Internet
From the Internet
Sources and Change
Family Tree
Political Events
Economic Events
Scientific and Technological Events
Social Events
Religious Events
Culture
Art and Artists
Explorers' Motives
The Presidents
Health
Changes in Leisure: 1950-Today
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece
The Legacy of Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt: Death and Beyond
Local Study: Origins
Part 2 Prompts	242
Journal Writing Prompts
Paragraph Topics
Story Writing Prompts
Character Sketch Prompts
Improving Verb Usage
Descriptive Writing Prompts
Persuasive Writing Prompts
Adventure Story Starters
Letter Writing
Editorial Writing