You Are a Juicy Writer!

What makes a story engaging to read and write? There are oodles of elements that go into crafting "juicy" writing, from vivid, relatable characters (real or imagined) and compelling plot to lively prose, a sprinkling of humor or voice, and more.

One of the most important techniques—one that's highly transferable across genres—is including details in our writing. Using You Are a Reader!/You Are a Writer! and other mentor texts, this program offers students five tangible strategies for including/adding details to strengthen their informative, narrative, and persuasive writing. I will share a variety of examples and tips for each strategy, color coding them to help young writers remember and differentiate the techniques. Students will have the opportunity to try the strategies during the program and/or to use them to help improve a piece of writing. The program concludes with time for Q&A.

This presentation is best for grade 1 and up and can accommodate various group sizes. It supports Common Core Writing Standard 5 and Common Core Language Standard 5.

Talking juicy words with students in White Plains, NY