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    IN CHAPTERS 14-43, THIS BOOK FOCUSES ON WRITING IN K- 2. CHILDREN'S STORIES SHOULD HAVE A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ENDING. THEIR ST0RIES CAN COME FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.  STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETELL THEIR STORIES.  PICTURE BOOKS CAN BE USED TO HELP THEM VISUALIZE THEIR SETTING AND CHARACTERS. THESE BOOKS CAN ALSO ENHANCE THIER IMAGINATION IN WRITING.

    THE BOOK OFFERED IDEAS FOR THE MINI-LESSONS. THESE LESSONS ARE VITAL TO BUILD A STRONG WRITING  AND READING FOUNDATION. I THINK THIS BOOK CAN BE HELPFUL TO USE IN SECOND GRADE AS STUDENTS GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF WRITING.

  THE AUTHORS OF THE BOOK CRAFT LESSSONS ARE RALPH FLETCHER AND JOANN PORTALUPI. IN THE FIRST THIRTEEN PAGES OF THEIR BOOK,THEY EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO READ ALOT IN ORDER TO BECOME A GOOD WRITER. THE AUTHORS FEEL THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE SURROUNDED BY BOOKS IN THEIR LIVES. THESE BOOKS SHOULD BE ALL TYPES OF LITERATURE, SUCH AS FOLKTALES, POEMS,AND SONGS.

THE AUTHORS FEEL WHEN A CHILD FIRST STARTS TO WRITE WE SHOULD BE AS POSITIVE AS POSSIBLE. WE SHOULD TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE WRITER INTENTION. WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE CHILD TO EXPRESS WHAT HE IS TRYING TO SAY EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE WRITING.

THESE IDEAS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO USE WITH BEGINNING WRITERS.