These Descriptive Writing Lessons include writing descriptive sentences, writing samples, graphic organizers and templates, assessments & rubric, anchor charts, checklists, worksheets, activities, crafts, and suggested mentor texts for your writers workshop unit on descriptions using adjectives and details in kindergarten or first grade/grade one.
A Google Slides version including interactive & digitally-accessible anchor charts is available with THE BUNDLE!
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INCLUDED:
* Writing pack introduction
* lesson plans (month-at-a-glance)
* “Our Writing Checklist” (anchor chart)
* “Descriptive Writing: What is it?” (anchor chart)
* “Describing With Adjectives” (anchor chart)
* “Let’s Describe Our Friend…” (anchor chart)
* “Adjectives About Me Craftivity” (info page)
* “Descriptive Writing Checklist” (anchor chart)
* “Mr. Potato Head’s 5 Senses” (anchor chart, 2 options/sample answers)
* “Potato Person Craftivity” (info page & templates)
* “Describing With Our Five Senses” (anchor chart)
* “Description Detectives Activity” (info page, alien template, “Meet My Alien” student page, 3 options)
* Thomas’ Snowsuit Activity” (info page), “Describing Thomas’ Snowsuit” (anchor chart), snowsuit templates; 3 options, writing pages, snowsuit alternative templates, snowsuit alternative writing pages
* “Describing Dark Chocolate” (anchor chart)
* “Descriptive Writing Examples” (Part 1 anchor chart)
* “Descriptive Writing Examples” (Part 2 anchor chart)
* “I Can Write a Descriptive Sentence” (student page)
* “Descriptive Class Book Activity” (info page); Title page; 2 options, “I Am Describing _____” (student page), “This is _____!” (student page, 2 options)
* “Descriptive Writing Rubric”
All the Following pages are included as primary lined + writing checklist, primary lined, and single lined.
* “All About Me” (student page)
* “It’s a Zoo!” (student page)
* “Yum, Yum!” (student page)
* Summative Assessment student pages (include draft and final copy pages in both primary and single lined)
* Extra Writing Paper (in both primary and single lined)
* “Delicious Descriptions” (writing crafts; includes organizational tracking page, student planning template, 6 writing craft templates to choose from)
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