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Chapter 8 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. Main components of writing workshops students write during workshops that occur during class teachers observe and give individual feedback teach writing skills in a step-by-step manner Reasons to Run Writing Workshops ensures that students […]
Chapter 7 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. Newspaper Front Page: Team creates short list of interesting articles that leave audience wanting more Uses: summarize material practice different formats – news article, editorial, feature, advice column show how subjectivity plays into […]
Chapter 7 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. RAFT Papers What is RAFT? Role of writer Audience of writer Format of writing piece Topic Uses: See content from different perspectives. Creative representation of researched facts Play by Play: Topic search: Give […]
Chapter 8 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. These are examples of activities one can run to prepare students to create public writing pieces. To see the difference between public writing pieces and write-to-learn pieces, go here. To see an overview […]
Chapter 7 and Angelo, Thomas A., and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. Print. Concept Maps Description Students create drawings or diagrams that show connections between major and minor concepts Purpose Observable assessment of student’s schemata – webs of associates they hold for various concepts Can compare teacher and student mental […]
Chapter 5 in Daniels, Harvey. Subjects Matter: Exceeding Standards through Powerful Content-area Reading. Print. Where do you stand? Focus Taking and supporting a position Description Also called: Four Corners, Human Continuum, Living Likert Scale, Barometer, Human Bar graph, Peoplegraph Students represent their opinion by where they stand in the room Facilitate conversations […]
Chapter 8 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. Social Action Papers Any writing assignment that connects learning targets with real issues in the community Uses: Develop research and persuasive writing skills Develop citizenship values and skills Student learn how to use […]
Chapter 8 in Daniels, Harvey, Steven Zemelman, and Nancy Steineke. Content-area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide. Portmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print. Multigenre Project Instead of one long research paper, students compose several shorter pieces focused on a single topic Recommended related reading: Blending Genre, Altering Styles by Tom Romano Writing with Passion by Tom Romano […]
Inquiry is formulating relevant questions to gain information and knowledge. Systems that leverage inquiry to build student engagement promote: Living Versions of Knows & Need-to-Knows lists Professional Work Cycles that Promote Inquiry Use of Student Observations / Data to Teach Abstract Concepts Use of Models to Explore Work Criteria Living Versions of Knows & […]
Chapter 4 in Markham, John Larmer, and Jason Louis. Ravitz. Project Based Learning Handbook: A Guide to Standards-focused Project Base Learning for Middle and High School Teachers. Novato, CA: Buck Institute for Education, 2003. Print. Presentations Assess content knowledge and skills Pros Authentic audiences can create authentic contexts for assessments Allows for integration of complex […]