Strong and Precise verbs - Creative Writing

by The Aussie SLP

Price: 499 points or $4.99 USD

Subjects: ela

Grades: 1,2,3

Description: How do you get your students to stop using "get" "have" and "said" as their go to verbs? It makes their stories uninteresting and may be a sign of a poor vocabulary and understanding of narrative concepts. Verbs carry a lot of weight and meaning within stories and can be easily modified to provide specificity and deeper meaning. Support your students in progressing away from "basic" verbs to more complex and precise verbs. These boom cards will - Discuss and show students why changing their verbs make for more interesting stories, match their characters, set intensity and set the mood of a story. - Ask them to brainstorm alternatives to a number of commonly used "basic" verbs like go, said, walk, have etc. - Provide them with an opportunity to practice these skills with engaging story creation tasks that challenge them to use precise verbs in their stories - Provide students with differentiated tasks to ensure they are working within their ability