Publishing Our Best Work
Improve writing through careful revision
Enhance word choice and details
Practice making writing more clear and interesting
“In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.”
— Proverbs 10:19 (WEB)Just as we choose our words carefully in writing, we should choose our words carefully in life
Gather students and remind them about the importance of doing their best work for God's glory. Explain that today we'll make our writing shine by carefully choosing our words.
Demonstrate how to look critically at a writing piece, focusing on making words more interesting and details more clear.
Students will use different colored pencils to mark improvements in their writing draft
Simpler: Teacher helps student mark draft
Challenge: Add specific descriptive word goals
Share one improvement made to writing
Dear Jesus, help us do our very best in everything we do, especially in our writing. Amen.
Coming up: Tomorrow we will carefully edit our work for perfect spelling and grammar
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”
— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Act out working hard while saying the verse
Second graders are learning to critically review and improve their writing
Children may feel discouraged about making changes to their writing
Willingness to make improvements and excitement about enhancing their work