Word choice anchor chart

I don't know about your students, but mine seem fascinated by the changes characters can go through in a story! We have been having some great discussions about this. I use that roller coaster visual

Teach your students the correct way to use a thesaurus by showing them certain words listed in the thesaurus might not fit in a particular sentence! This blog post contains a great anchor chart idea!

We have been talking a lot about words that are pebbles and words that are ROCKS. A word that is a pebble does not tip the scale like a rock...

Juicy words!!!! Narrative writing, 5th grade, anchor chart, writers workshop, Ela

Adjectives/synonyms.... Good lesson for appropriate word choice in writing.

Retired Word List Anchor Chart

3rd grade anchor chart

Retired Words Anchor Chart Making better word choices in writing makes for better writing. It's really easy to get in the habit of using the same words over and over again, even as adults! Create a list of old words with new choices and put those boring words into retirement! Materials: Personal Reading Book Paper & Pencil Thesaurus/Dictionary Total Time: 25-40 minutes Directions: 1. Have students scan a few pages of their personal reading book and have them pick out descriptive words. After…

Making strong word choices in narrative writing