The Magnify THIS Challenge!

For the last two days, our kids have been reviewing the magnified moment process. To make it a little more exciting, I created the "Magnify THIS!" Challenge.

Students used the gradual release model to identify a sentence from a paragraph that would make for a great magnified moment. They used the elements of a magnified moment (sensory details, onomatopoeia, amazing adjectives, and vivid verbs) to zoom in and expand on one moment in time.

They had 10 minutes to write their paragraph. After, kids used a collaborative strategy I came up with called, "Sharing Go 'Round" to share their paragraphs with each person in the group. The group had to decide which paragraph was the best representation of a magnified moment. That student would then represent their group in the Challenge. The writing teacher and I served as the voting panel. The kids loved it! Here are some pictures of our kids in action.

The entire lesson can be found on my TPT page. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Magnify-THIS-Challenge