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Writing Convincing Arguments

October 18, 2013October 27, 2013 by admin

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Writing Convincing Arguments* "You cannot convince a confused person, so keep things tidy and ordered." Reading Critically "When you read, ask yourself questions like “What is the author trying to prove?” “What is the author assuming I will agree with?” Do you agree with the author? Does the author adequately…

Writing – Reflection, Responses and Grades

September 25, 2013February 18, 2014 by admin

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Student Feedback You'll hear lots of great ideas from colleagues near and far. Here are some to add to those you may want to consider. Creating and including a rubric with the assignment help a great deal. Below are three different formats I’ve used with students in grades 7 through…

Using Commas Correctly

August 25, 2013September 27, 2013 by admin

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Grammar: Using Commas It may sound silly, but it works. Get PHYSICAL! All you need is access to technology to project sentences on to white board and markers in lots of colors. Have ready to project a list of sentences requiring commas for different reasons. As you review the comma rules, invite…

Talking and Writing About Texts

August 20, 2013September 6, 2013 by admin

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Talking and Writing about Text Preparing to Talk LITERARY ILLUMINATIONS*: Locate a few special sections of the reading that the class should hear read aloud. The idea is to help us remember some interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling, or important sections of the text. You decide which passages or paragraphs are…

Human Interest Story

July 20, 2013September 6, 2013 by admin

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Journalism: Organizing Article With what prestigious award will you be honored in 25 years? Paragraph 1 Who, what, when, where, why, and how about award ceremony Paragraph 2 Education and career of winner (you in 25 years) Paragraph 3 Others who have won the honor in the past Paragraph…

Ignite Writing by Patterning

October 24, 2012April 26, 2014 by admin

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“There’s nothing new under the sun!” True, but students can be inspired by the old to do something new for themselves. Sounds weird, but that’s exactly what can occur when students we invite to pattern the writing they read. Students soon learn that close reading, analysis and imitation unleash bursts…

Argumentation versus Persuasion

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 by admin

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Check out this discussion thread on English Companion Ning which includes Carol S's distinction, as well as a list of quality resources to teach this key kind of writing and meet Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. Written by Carol S Argue = change what the readers THINK Persuade…

Successful Writing Program

September 21, 2012October 30, 2013 by admin

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An approach proven successful for me has taken several years to develop. But it does seem to encourage students to do their best work the first time. This approach includes incremental grading, allotting in-class time for peer responses to second and third drafts, including the class general grading guideline and…

Train Essays and Pie Paragraphs –

August 24, 2012October 20, 2013 by admin

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Seeing is Believing Sometimes, when students SEE how essays work, they can write their own with more confidence and competence. One thing that has worked for me is using colors, metaphors, and formulae. USING COLORS: If you can locate colored pencils or highlighters in different colors, enough for three colors…

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