I had my students to write a paragraph as if they were the
flagpost on campus. They had to tell me what they saw,
smelled and felt. They were really amazing.
n 3/25/08, Susan Starr wrote:
> I'm trying to get third grade students to write with voice.
> But, it seems like the hardest trait to teach them to use.
> I've already taught a few lessons on writing with voice by
> reading the students books that contain good writers voice.
> Also, I explained what it meant and we worked on sentences
> that should be changed to include good writers voice. After
> spending time working on voice, I've looked at their writing
> to see if the students have included voice into their
> writing and it seems like they are struggling with it. Does
> anyone have any suggestions for really effective and
> creative mini lesson plans on voice?