We added a tab to our Thoughtful Logs this week called Powerful Words and Phrases (PWP). We learned that this tab is used to keep track of fantastic words and phrases we find as we read. Recording these words and phrases will help us visualize as readers and help us use new words in our own writing.
Students will keep track of Powerful Words and Phrases in categories to help them understand the different types of words and phrases that can be found in books. We began by learning about adjectives. We learned that adjectives are describing words that tell what something is like. We read the mentor text Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes and recorded powerful adjectives that we heard to describe other words.
To further practice this skill, we copied a page from the book and highlighted powerful adjectives as well as the words they described. Children then had a better idea of what an adjective is. They used their own independent reading books to flag adjectives in their reading and record them into their Thoughtful Log.
