Sensory Information The Situation You want your students to use the five senses to develop their writing. The Solution Sensory information is an essential starting point to develop student writing. Students need to understand that stories need to be brought to life. Their characters are not merely sitting in spaceship in space. I have never … Continue reading Sensory Information
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Teaching…Essay Structure
The Situation Students need to learn the essay structure.Students need to write an essay. The Solution Below I have outlined an essay structure. This section does not explain how to teach essay writing, but demonstrate a template that you might like to use along with identify minor nuances with implementing the document (For example, what … Continue reading Teaching…Essay Structure
Teaching…Types of Paragraph Structures
The Situation You're unsure of the types of paragraph structures The Solution There are plenty of different ways to teach paragraphing and structures that you can experiment with. Below I have outlined two that you can choose to experiment with. PEEL Paragraph Structure For middle school, PEEL is a healthy way to introduce paragraphing. Check … Continue reading Teaching…Types of Paragraph Structures
One Minute Papers
The Situation You want to understand whether students find the content difficult or easy. You want to understand whether the sequence of lessons is effective. The Solution A one minute paper is a simple strategy to wrap up student learning. Usually, it is used at the end of the lesson to capture a summary of … Continue reading One Minute Papers
Formulating Ideas: Sentence Starters
The Situation Your students find it difficult to begin their writing. The Solution Sentence starters are a necessary part of the writing process and getting students to be success with showcasing their ideas. Some students may find it difficult to generate the ideas that have in their mind into a response on the page. While … Continue reading Formulating Ideas: Sentence Starters
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