Art Museum Recount Writing

What better way to develop our writing skills than writing some fantastic recounts about our excursion to the Art Museum, our weekends, and memorable memories? 

My second graders have recently been learning to write recounts of past events in interesting and engaging ways. We've also learned to write an introduction/orientation, a sequence of events, and then finishing our recounts with a feeling sentence or personal comment.

As the students write, they have been using their own personal writing chart, which helps them to see the criteria they need to show in their writing to become more proficient. During conferencing, students are asked to refer to a particular area in their writing as they describe their achievements and future goals for improvement!

organizing recount writing using visual color cues

We are working on including sequencing words, using attention-grabbing adjectives and details to give more information. We are also becoming more confident at correctly structuring a recount. We began with fact-filled introductions answering the when, who, what, where, and why questions. 

After some solid introductions, the students recalled a few of the minor events that were most important to them. Each minor event is explained in detail in its own paragraph using an appropriate transition word. Finally, our recounts conclude with a feeling sentence, recommendation, or personal comment.