Immerse Lesson 4
Can I write a first-person character description?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
scanned
Who/What
Sentence
I scanned the surface.
Add Detail: dashes for parenthesis
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.
Re-read
Build
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.
Check
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
shone
Subject
the stars
Sentence
The stars shone.
Add Detail: synonyms and antonyms
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
Re-read
Build
Drag the synonyms and antonyms into the sentence.
Word bank
dark
____
inky
____
Check
bright
_____
inky
____
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I write a first-person character description?
Vehicle Text Recap
Who?
What?
Remember: the story is told in first person, as Curiosity, and you will be writing your own Space Journey Narrative in the same way.
Where?
Why?
Let's re-read the part where Curiosity lands on Mars and begins to explore the surface.
When?
How?
Freeze Frame
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Illustration 1: Curiosity beginning to explore Mars
Illustration 2:Curiosity’s camera looking out across Mars’s landscape
Illustration 4:Mars highlands and mountains at night
Illustration 4:Mars highlands and mountains at night
Illustration 3:Curiosity drilling the surface of Mars
My turn to write a first-person character description.
Your turn to write a first-person character description.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a first-person character description?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.
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Immerse Lesson 4
Can I write a first-person character description?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
scanned
Who/What
Sentence
I scanned the surface.
Add Detail: dashes for parenthesis
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.
Re-read
Build
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.
Check
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
shone
Subject
the stars
Sentence
The stars shone.
Add Detail: synonyms and antonyms
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
Re-read
Build
Drag the synonyms and antonyms into the sentence.
Word bank
dark
____
inky
____
Check
bright
_____
inky
____
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I write a first-person character description?
Vehicle Text Recap
Who?
What?
Remember: the story is told in first person, as Curiosity, and you will be writing your own Space Journey Narrative in the same way.
Where?
Why?
Let's re-read the part where Curiosity lands on Mars and begins to explore the surface.
When?
How?
Freeze Frame
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Illustration 1: Curiosity beginning to explore Mars
Illustration 2:Curiosity’s camera looking out across Mars’s landscape
Illustration 4:Mars highlands and mountains at night
Illustration 4:Mars highlands and mountains at night
Illustration 3:Curiosity drilling the surface of Mars
My turn to write a first-person character description.
Your turn to write a first-person character description.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a first-person character description?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
The bright stars shone against
_____
the inky, dark blanket of space.
____
____
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
- all cameras ready -
________________________________
I scanned the surface
for signs of life.