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00:00What is writing for kids?

00:04Today, we will learn about writing and the different kinds of writing that we can create.

00:12Writing is defined as a way to communicate ideas and thoughts through symbols in a readable

00:17form.

00:18Some languages use symbols while others use a combination of letters to form words.

00:24Writing can be used to create something as simple as a sentence or something more complex

00:29such as a story or poem.

00:32Let's start by looking at a sentence.

00:36A sentence is a set of words that express a complete thought.

00:39The books we read are made up of lots of sentences.

00:43They can convey a statement, question, exclamation, or command.

00:49A complete sentence is made up of four parts, a capital letter, a subject, a verb, and a

00:56punctuation mark.

00:59Now let's take a look at the different types of writing you can create.

01:05A story or narrative is the telling of an event, either fiction or nonfiction, and is

01:10connected through a series of words.

01:14Stories can be told to us or written down.

01:17To write a story, you must follow what is called the writing process.

01:23There are six steps in the writing process.

01:25They are brainstorming, planning, pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

01:36Now that we know what a story is, let's take a look at the different types of writing or

01:41stories we can create.

01:45A narrative tells the events of a story in order.

01:48This can be an essay, a biography, or a novel.

01:53Writers write narratives to tell their readers a story to educate them or to entertain them.

02:00Narratives can be fiction or nonfiction.

02:03Examples of narratives are Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon, Jabari Jumps by Gaya Cornwall,

02:12and Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.

02:16A personal narrative is writing that tells a true story from your life in the order that

02:21it happened.

02:22It can include details about main events, dialogue, setting, descriptions of people,

02:29and more.

02:30A personal narrative can focus on any event whether it lasted a few seconds or a few years.

02:38Authors write personal narratives to tell others about something that happened to them,

02:43to express themselves, or to teach their readers something they learned from their experience.

02:50A small moment is a special kind of personal narrative.

02:54It is a small part of a bigger story.

02:57A good way to remember it is by thinking of a watermelon.

03:01A watermelon is a really big fruit, so you can think of it as the big moment.

03:06Each watermelon has lots of tiny seeds, and the seeds are the small moments.

03:13An example of a big moment could be the first day of school.

03:17Lots of things can happen on the first day of school.

03:20I can focus on one small moment of that day, like my very first game of tag for the school

03:26year.

03:27That was really fun, and I made some new friends that day.

03:33Informative writing is also known as informational writing.

03:37It teaches readers something new or more about a topic.

03:42Informative writing can be a newspaper article, an encyclopedia, an essay, or a non-fiction

03:48book.

03:50Informational books are made up of facts about a topic.

03:54Facts are statements and information that can be proven true.

03:59Informational books are written to inform or teach readers about a topic.

04:05Opinion writing is where we share our opinions with others by writing about them.

04:10For this, we write opinion statements.

04:14An opinion is a belief that someone has about someone or something.

04:20Opinions can describe what someone thinks, feels, or believes.

04:24It can share a person's or group's point of view.

04:28You can choose to agree or disagree with an opinion.

04:33Here is an example of an opinion.

04:35Sally thinks that cake is the best snack.

04:39This is Sally's opinion, but Susie does not agree with that opinion.

04:44Susie thinks cookies are the best snack.

04:47That is also an opinion, so this means that Sally and Susie disagree about snacks.

04:57Poetry is a type of literature.

04:59A poem can be a collection of words that expresses feelings or ideas, sometimes with a specific

05:05meaning, sound, or rhythm.

05:08In poetry, words can be put together to create sounds, imagery, and ideas that sometimes

05:14might be too hard to describe directly.

05:17Someone who writes poetry is called a poet.

05:21Poets write poems to share a personal experience or feeling, to entertain their audience, or

05:27to share about the world around them.

05:30Poems can be a powerful way to express yourself through writing.

05:36We did it!

05:37We learned about writing and the different kinds of writing that we can create.

05:43Do you have a story you want to write?

05:46Would you like to learn exactly how you could write your own story?

05:50Then check out my playlist, Writing for Kids, to watch videos about the different kinds

05:55of writing that were taught in this video.

05:59If you liked this video, then check out Ms. Dorisman's Virtual Corner for even more.

06:05If you are a teacher, you can follow Ms. Dorisman's Virtual Corner on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook,

06:12and TPT.

06:14And don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more videos like this one.

06:19Thanks for watching!

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