1) Model for students
     The teacher:

• thinks aloud about possible ideas, draws a picture and orally discusses why certain elements are in the drawing (prewriting)
• decides what to write that corresponds to the picture
• does adult/book writing (with student assistance)

2) Student Writing
   Students:

• get their writing notebooks/folders
• date their next clean page
• think about what they want to draw/write
• draw their picture
• write (with and with out assistance)