NF L2 TRY ITs

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by Elizabeth Frascella108 views·Updated Apr 19, 2020
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  1. Hi, everyone.
  2. So we're back here with our nonfiction writing, um, on
  3. our expert books.
  4. And yesterday we talked about being an expert, and what
  5. meant that it we would write about what you know
  6. best. Something that we feel we're an expert in.
  7. We had time to think and then thinking we came
  8. up with a list of topics you know, a lot
  9. about things that you feel you're an expert in.
  10. And we thought about what do I know a lot
  11. about? What can I teach my readers and what really
  12. interests may?
  13. So yesterday I left you with the idea of topic
  14. ideas, and you were to create a an expert topic
  15. list. I'm sharing my list with you.
  16. Um, mine has gardening and dogs, artist, ocean playground and
  17. soccer. So I'm hoping you have your list with you,
  18. and we can go over the idea of what to
  19. do with that list On what strategy we can use
  20. to really figure out if I am an expert on
  21. any one of those topics.
  22. So the strategy is just using your five fingers.
  23. Um And so in going in my list, two topics
  24. that I wrote down gardening and ocean.
  25. I'm very interested in both.
  26. And I enjoy both.
  27. Um, so let's start with gardening.
  28. So if I have my five fingers, I want to
  29. get five fingers up when I'm thinking about my topic
  30. of gardening.
  31. Um, what could I write about?
  32. Well, plants and gardens.
  33. You need water and sunlight.
  34. Um, there's different types of plants, annuals and perennials.
  35. Um, there's indoor and outdoor plants.
  36. Why would I be gardening?
  37. Is it just for fun?
  38. Enjoyment for flowers?
  39. Could I Could I be growing some kind of food
  40. also, Um, and where do I garden?
  41. Would I just be gardening in my backyard?
  42. If I'm growing food, could I grow in my backyard?
  43. Where else would I be gardening?
  44. Um, so I have five fingers.
  45. I probably could get started on that topic.
  46. Um, but I'm also gonna think about my other choice.
  47. I really enjoy the ocean.
  48. You all know.
  49. Um, so let me see how I could go with
  50. that. So I live on the east Coast, so I
  51. know the Atlantic Ocean.
  52. I know there's lots of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean
  53. to visit once I'm at the beach.
  54. There's lots of different activities, not just swimming.
  55. Um, I've also been out to the West Coast, so
  56. I know a little bit about the Pacific Ocean.
  57. Wondering, Could I compare the Pacific Ocean on duh Atlantic
  58. Ocean? He's coast to the West Coast.
  59. Could I compare the coastlines?
  60. Could I compare the plant life, Maybe the sea life?
  61. Um, of those two different types of oceans.
  62. So I even have more than five fingers.
  63. So I actually think that would be my better choice
  64. to start with.
  65. Um So when I look back at my topic list,
  66. yes, I probably start with oceans and gardening.
  67. Um, and we can go back to what we were
  68. thinking about.
  69. So that's our topic.
  70. Ideas that we were using, Um, and what I want
  71. you to do now, if you've gone through your topic
  72. ideas, um, using that five finger strategy, we're gonna do
  73. some try.
  74. It's And the Triads are really just a piece of
  75. paper. I'm going to give you a try.
  76. A number one and two.
  77. Try it.
  78. Number two, you can certainly copy those papers again.
  79. We need to keep the original for others to use.
  80. But you could You could use a plain piece of
  81. paper also, and just label it number one and number
  82. two. And as I showed you and shared with you,
  83. um, I most likely would start with my ocean, Um,
  84. idea, because I did come up with more seven fingers
  85. worth of information.
  86. I think so.
  87. I would probably start with my ocean topic and right
  88. as much as I possibly could about that, I might
  89. try it paper.
  90. And then later in the afternoon or the next day,
  91. I could try it with my next topic Thought, um,
  92. gardening, because I I'm probably do know enough to write
  93. about that.
  94. Um and I know in reading we've been noticing a
  95. lot of nonfiction features, but for right now, we'll get
  96. to the different features for shore and writing.
  97. But for right now, I want you to just focus
  98. on choosing a topic you think you really are.
  99. Use that five finger test.
  100. Um, did you really think you are an expert in
  101. and right as much as you possibly can be the
  102. expert Happy writing.
  103. And we'll see you next time.