Lesson+Idea+for+Word+Choice

Lesson Ideas for Word Choice
Worksheet sample that can be used to help students brainstorm words BEFORE writing.

Sample lesson for use with David Catrow's picture book __"We the Kids"__ based on the Preamble to the US Constitution. This lesson introduces students to the traits and ends with a RAFT prompt but the book is ideal for teaching about word choice.

At times in teaching ideas, students begin to think that the longest sentence is the best sentence. This worksheet is a strategy to help students become more concise in their writing - yet still convey the main ideas. Also good for sentence fluency and ideas.