Study What Other Authors Have Written- Then Try it Out

Video

Writers often wonder: "What did that author do to make their stories so meaningful?" Then they think about how they can do the same thing to their writing.

Visual

Read both drafts. Then complete the interactive assignment.

One of Those Days Draft 1 Anchor Chart Alt Text

One of Those Days Draft 2 Anchor Chart Alt Text

Interactive

Directions:

What did the author do to make this story more meaningful in the 2nd draft? Think about the writing moves the author did to improve.
Drag and drop what the author did to to improve the piece under "Author Did". Drag those you didn’t notice under "Author Didn’t."

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