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WRITER’S CHECKLIST GOOD IDEAS! Keep your notebook and a pencil handy. Jot down or sketch ideas when they come to you. Need an idea? Describe your favorite place to go, thing to do, food to eat, or person to spend time with. START STRONG! Write a strong first sentence to grab your reader’s attention. This is called a hook. Hook your readers with a surprising fact, an interesting question, or an unusual description. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS! Choose vivid words. Use sensory details. Just-right words help readers connect with your writing. Sensory details help readers see, hear, and feel what you’re describing. KEEP IT LIVELY! When you write, imagine you’re talking to a friend. Keep it lively. Write some long sentences and some short ones. Read your writing aloud to make sure it’s interesting. FINISH STRONG! Write a strong ending. Summarize or restate your topic. Leave your reader with something interesting to think about. CHECK, PLEASE! Did you check your spelling? Did you check the punctuation? Did you check whether there’s something you could add—or take away—to make your writing clearer? FINISH LINE! Create a beautiful final draft. Craft a strong title. Include an illustration, if you like. Share your work with confidence!
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LitCamper Notebook: Notebooks are provided for every camper and are theirs to keep. Dedicated pages for each lesson include Notice and Wonder notes pages, fluency passages, Writing Power graphic organizers and writing pages, and a glossary of Words to Know.
Read-Aloud Books: Copies of the read-aloud books are provided for you and your campers. During your whole-group read-alouds, campers can follow along with their copies of the books. During writing activities, they’ll revisit their books to find evidence and details to support their writing about the reading. At the end of LitCamp, your district may choose to send the books home with your campers.
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Read-Aloud Text Sets: Text Sets are provided for each read-aloud book in your program. These text sets are designed to be used during Bunk Time reading to extend knowledge on the read-aloud topic. Each set includes one book and a collection of short texts, ensuring that all campers have access to texts that they can read on their own.
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Text Set for Free as a Bird Card 1 Lina Maslo is an author and illustrator with a bachelor’s degree in art from New College of Florida. She resides in South Carolina with her husband and children. This is her debut picture book. Lina can be found online at www.linamaslo.com.
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Little Finch Long ago, all the birds were gray. King Bird, their leader, wasn’t able to tell them apart. One morning, he saw a rainbow. That gave him an idea. He called the birds together. They formed a circle around him. King Bird showed them the rainbow. “Choose the color you want,” he said. “I’ll give each of you a color from this rainbow.” The birds began pushing and pecking at each other. Each bird struggled to be first. “I want green!” yelled Parrot. “Give me red!” shouted Cardinal. Soon every color was taken. Only Little Finch sat silently, waiting her turn. King Bird noticed her. “Little Finch!” he called. “Why didn’t you ask for a color?” “I was waiting for my turn,” replied the humble bird. Then she trembled and sobbed. “Now I’ll always be gray!” she sniffled. King Bird’s wise eyes twinkled. “No, you won’t!” he exclaimed. Then he called the birds back. From each bird he took a bit of color. He gave it to the gentle finch. At last, he was done. Little Finch was the most colorful bird of all!
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Family Guide (English and Spanish): Filled with information about LitCamp practices and routines, these guides provide a bridge between home and camp and promote reading as a family activity. Inside, families will find conversation starters, links for virtual field trips, tips for family read- alouds, family-friendly games and activities, and more.
Poster: Help set the camp scene and mood for yourself and your campers by displaying this cheerful poster in your classroom!
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