Juicy words anchor chart

Using "Juicy" Adjectives...I had my kiddos come up with this list before I began talking about character. They came up with all of these on there own! :)

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

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...

For the last few weeks, my kiddos have been working hard to produce long, juicy sentences with lots of details and adjectives. This is a cha...

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Defining juicy words and identifying then Creating juicy words. Have cut up fruit shapes. Students come up with juicy words write them on the fruit Then students put them on poster.

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We have been exploring "shades of meaning" aka synonyms for the last week to spruce up our writing. First we read this book: Then using paint strip samples from Home Depot and Lowe's, we brainstormed "shades" of overused words and created anchor charts. Created by the talented teacher next door:-) Finally these anchor charts were added to our writing wall for reference during Writer's Workshop. (Can you tell we're working on transition words as well?) I'd love to hear from you. Share an…

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