# Lesson 40: Celebrate Our Writing Work

✍️ WRITING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Writing Projects

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## Objective

I can choose a best piece of writing, polish it for an audience, and present it proudly.

- Fix spelling, capitals, and punctuation.
- Add a clear title and neat final copy.
- Share with voice, expression, and confidence.

## Materials

- Pencil ✏️, eraser, colored pencils
- Publishing paper (or neat final page)
- Tracing Pad (below) for titles & tricky words

Tip: Imagine your audience (family, classmates). Make it easy and fun for them to read.

## Mini-lesson — Publish like a pro

1. Pick your best: Which piece shows your best ideas and work?
2. Polish: Check capitals, punctuation, and spelling. Read aloud for flow.
3. Make it neat: Title at the top, tidy handwriting or typed, spacing that’s easy to read.
4. Add small extras: A matching picture or caption helps readers.
5. Share it: Use a strong speaking voice and eye contact when presenting.

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## Guided Practice — Title & polish

Use the pad to practice your title and any tricky words. Then copy your final draft neatly.

- Key words: title, edit, publish, audience, confident
- Checklist:
  1. Capitals at the start of sentences and in names.
  2. Periods, question marks, and exclamation marks in the right places.
  3. Words spelled correctly (use the pad to practice!)

Tracing Pad
Lines
Letter
Pen

## Drag & Drop — Get Ready to Publish

Build clear publishing steps and celebration sentences. Keep punctuation at the end.

First I choose my best piece.
Next I fix capitals and punctuation.
Then I write a neat final copy.
After that I add a strong title at the top.
I draw a picture that matches my words.
Because I have an audience I read clearly.
Finally I share with confidence and a smile.
A caption helps readers understand the picture.
We clap for each author who presents today.
I thank my listeners for their time and ideas.
We display our published writing on a wall of fame.
Our class is proud of the progress we made this year.

## Quick Check (15 questions)

#### 1) Publishing means…

throwing drafts away making writing ready to share drawing without writing

#### 2) Which belongs on a final copy?

random spaces missing capitals a clear title

#### 3) Reading aloud helps you…

check if sentences flow make your paper longer only skip punctuation

#### 4) A caption should…

tell a different story match the picture be a list of names

#### 5) Which shows good audience skills?

mumbling reading too fast clear voice and eye contact

#### 6) Before publishing, you should…

edit for capitals and punctuation spill juice on it erase the title

#### 7) The audience is…

the author only people who will read or hear your writing a pencil

#### 8) Which belongs on a celebration day?

no clapping hiding your work respectful listening

#### 9) A neat final copy should have…

careful handwriting or clean typing scribbles random capital letters

#### 10) Matching picture and words helps readers…

get confused understand better skip the title

#### 11) Which sentence fits a celebration?

I throw my paper away. I hide my voice. I read proudly to my class.

#### 12) Why add a title?

It tells what the writing is about. It makes words disappear. It changes the story.

#### 13) What should you do after you present?

walk away silently thank your listeners erase your title

#### 14) If you miss a capital letter you should…

leave it color it blue correct it

#### 15) Which is a celebration sentence?

We display our published writing proudly. We hide our papers in a drawer. We do not read today.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Final copy is neat with a clear title Capitals and punctuation are correct Picture (if used) matches the writing Student presents with clear voice and confidence

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I polished and presented my best writing 🙂 I need more practice reading aloud 😅 It was tricky to fix capitals and punctuation

#### I will practice…

Reading with a strong voice Checking capitals and punctuation Writing neat final copies
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