Today, students were taught the importance of these time connector or transitional phrases. They are what moves their stories forward.
If you think of it, ask your child to retell his/her story.
As third grader writers, one of the standards that they must include in their writing is transitional phrases. In second grade, students were taught and got a lot of practice using transitional words, like next, then, finally, but now as third graders, they are expected to use transitional phrases, like all of a sudden, a few moments later, or the next day. Today, students were taught the importance of these time connector or transitional phrases. They are what moves their stories forward. After looking at the above rubric that is being used to score the students' pieces, we looked at some mentor texts of books we have already read to see how those authors used transitional phrases. We saw just how often they are used! Students then added a paper to their binder that they can use as references as they write their stories. Next, we went through my story that I have been writing with the class and highlighted ones that I already had in my writing. We then looked for places that I could add even more. We highlighted the ones I already had and the ones I added. Students then grabbed a highlighter and did the same thing with their stories. Many students noticed that they hardly had any transitional phrases, while others were surprised that they had quite a few. Most had at least one word transitions, but in third grade we are trying for phrases. After reading what they already had written and looking for transitional words, they then went back and tried to add some. Then, using their blue sequencing frame as a guide, they continued to write the rest of their stories, keeping in mind that it is important to include transitional phrases.
If you think of it, ask your child to retell his/her story.
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