Mini+Lesson+2

Writing Small  Use your writer’s notebook to write down the important little details you notice or __hear__ about. Details make writing come alive! You can train yourself to notice the details around you. Ask students to close their eyes and listen to the sounds of the classroom and the world outside the window. Discuss what can be heard. How would you describe it?

Repeat the activity, asking students to write what they hear, using interesting words to describe the sounds.

Share via a turn and talk. Ask students to repeat the activity again, and to write like a writer.