Elementary+4-5-6+grades

=Comprehensive Curriculum Sample Activity with Technology Integration.=

Material List: writer‘s notebook, dictionary
==Teachers and students collect ideas to keep in a writer‘s notebook. Daily entries of observations, experiences, events, feelings, and conflicts all serve as departure points for future writing. New words encountered in content studies or independent reading can be looked up in a dictionary for: word parts context definition history word structure Word webs and other vocabulary lists may be generated.==

For example, notebook pages may be labeled: Color Words Words About Feelings Action Words A broad vocabulary enhances a student‘s ability to communicate ideas and information clearly.
==Writers‘ notebooks will contain vocabulary lists, word webs, ongoing drafts, and research notes to select and use throughout the writing process. Students will enter the information into the vocabulary section of the writer‘s notebook.==  [|Access Guide Link]