Day+6

Extending Meaning - Writing & Questioning
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DISCUSSION: Other than the humor that drives home the point of the anxiety many of our students feel when they are asked to perform and recite what they know (or in this case do not) in front of the class, what did you notice about the questions the teacher put forth to her students?

ACTIVITY: TEXT REFORMULATION. This strategy is one you might use to extend meaning of a given passage but it also helps students make various connections and check their understanding of the content. The strategy is simple. Ask students to turn expository texts into narratives, poems, newspaper, articles, short stories, etc. Encourage students to identify main ideas, important information, cause and effect relationships, themes, generalizations, and inferences. Lets do this with...

Jigsaw (4)
Before today's jigsaw activity we will participate in a pre-reading activity that you can use in your classrooms to activate and build knowledge. You can also use this protocol in PLC or department meetings when reading a particular text is involved.

Protocol: Question What does effective writing instruction require and what is the role of writing in learning?

Four Square Method in Writing - Developed by Judith Gould
Speaking from experience the four-square method is a very useful framework to teach basic writing skills to students of all grade levels. It is particularly useful in the content areas to display understanding of various topics. The four-square can be used in math to describe a problem solving process or reasoning. Take a look at the following PDF and think about ways you might be able to use this techniques in your classrooms.



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