Pre-writing: This is the planning phase of the writing process, when students brainstorm, research, gather and outline ideas, often using diagrams for mapping out their thoughts. Audience and purpose should be considered at this point, and for the older students, a working thesis statement needs to be started.
books read aloud. Children see and hear the ways that authors use
language to create and tell a story. Children use the books they hear
and read as models for their own writing.