Voice

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The voice is the heart and soul, the magic, the will, along with the feeling and conviction of the individual writer coming out through the words.

Voice Mini Poster- Great for reminding students what the voice trait is.

Voice Overview and Rubrics- Fantastic packet that reviews voice and provides rubrics to use.

Rhubric- 5 point scale, from the NWREL

Voice Self Reflection, written by Jeff Larson- Allows students to reflect on their writing's voice.

Voice Faces- Students can use this chart of faces to choose an emotion with which to write with.

Voice Song- Written by Terry Stelle, this is a catchy song to the tune of 'Jingle Bells' that discusses voice in writing.

Voice Post-It Template- A template for printing voice checklists on post-its that easily stick to student work.

Voice Activity- Two examples of voice for students to analyze.

Examples of Voice- Five examples to share with students- some good, some bad.

Mary Had a Little Lamb- Activity with the favorite nursery rhyme.

List of Tones- Great for a writer's notebook.  From Writing Fix.

Music and Writing- Very cool lesson using George Gershwin's 'Summertime', from Writing Fix.


Picture Book Lessons:
Web Files, Margie Palatini- From Writing Fix

Dear Mrs. LaRue, Mark Teague- From Writing Fix

Good Boy, Fergus!, David Shannon- From Writing Fix

Fairytale News, Colin Hawkins- From Writing Fix

Cindy Ellen, Susan Lowell- From Writing Fix

True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka- From Writing Fix

No David!, David Shannon- From Writing Fix

I Wanna Iguana, Karen Orloff- From Writing Fix

Click, Clack, Moo, Doreen Cronin- From Writing Fix