Ohioana Authors Curriculum
Links to Fiction Lessons
Folktale
Frenzy: WebQuest Writing
Source: Read,
Write, Think, a MarcoPolo website developed by the International
Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and
in partnership with the MCI Foundation
Students design WebQuests in order to teach their peers about the subgenres that fall under the heading of “folktale.” Each group writes tasks that focus on answering an essential question, detailed processes with Internet links, rubrics for grading culminating project options, and a conclusion.
Prize-Winning Prose: Developing "Kids'
Pulitzers"
Source: New York Time Company - The Learning
Network
Students develop criteria for 'Kids’ Pulitzers,' awards in categories of writing determined by the students. Each student will then bestow a 'Kids’ Pulitzer' upon a piece of writing which they deem to be distinguished based on the established criteria.
Reading
Response Journals: Writing After Reading is Revealing! (article)
Source:
Education World
Tips to help teachers establish
effective journal-writing experiences.
Author Study Unit
Source: Saskatchewan Education
During an author study, students can examine the writer's craft in depth, and identify and categorize a variety of elements of style (e.g., imagery, metaphor, hyperbole, connotation, alliteration, understatement), providing that the study of elements does not detract from the enjoyment of the reading.
