Through our COR (Components of Reading) series, we have spent this year focusing on the building blocks of both reading and writing, starting with phonological awareness, morphology, and vocabulary, and moving on to sentence, paragraph, and story writing. These are categories found across the Activity Books I create for my Decodable Chapter Books in the HOT ROD series (Higher Order Thinking through the Reading Of Decodables). Read about HOT RODs on the website for Word Travel Press.
One of the most enjoyable activities I explore for each story are a creative writing projects based on the content of the book. Each activity is still highly structured, but it encourages students to use their imaginations. Here is a sample from each book:
The Raven Remix: A Mashup of Poe Titles. Last week's writing activity was on Writing Scary Stories. Find the activity HERE. Depending on the ages of your students, you may also enjoy reading about an Edgar Allan Poe Valentine Scandal and get tips for creating acrostic poems. Find that activity HERE.
Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight is about a real bear accused of breaking into houses in Lake Tahoe. Find a description of the award-winning activity book HERE, along with a link to the mini Activity Guide that includes my Snack Attack Word Mashup writing activity.
Gods and Gifts: Three Greek Myths Retold features the Greek creation myth, including Pandora's Box. Download the FREE poetry writing PDF Activity called Pandora's Lunch Box. Learn how to write List Poems HERE.
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