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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Nonfiction Writing
Five tips for successful exposition.
TIP #1: STAY ON TOPIC ( a very narrow topic)
Activity: Graphic Organizer (model for the class)
* write a topic for the centre bubble
* write subtopics in the branching bubbles
* select one of the branching bubbles and start a new web
* keep going until you have a narrow topic
TIP#2: CHOOSE THE RIGHT DETAILS (meat and bones)
Activity: An outline of a person (copy for each student)
* convince the class why their favourite celebrity, athlete, or role model is the best at what they do
* fill in the outline with supporting details
* share their work with the class
TIP#3: SKIP THE EXTRAS
Activity: Cut up sentence strips in an envelop
* use news stories, but add some additional sentences that are related, but don't belong
* students can work in groups to identify the extraneous information
TIP#4: USE SEVERAL SOURCES
Activity: Interview family members
* talk to family members about an important event
* the children record the different responses
* the student then writes a single paragraph that incorporates their various interviews
* discuss with the class how people remember things differently, but how combining the memories results in a richer piece of writing
TIP#5: OFFER A CONCLUSION
Activity: Teacher prepared yes-or-no questions (Do you think the Pioneer children were happy with their homemade toys?)
* students are required to make inferences about the topics they are studying
* work in small discussion groups and share responses with the class (Why did groups answer the way they did?)
* talk about how we go from facts to conclusions
-Hannah Trierweiler (Instructor Nov./Dec. 2007)
TIP #1: STAY ON TOPIC ( a very narrow topic)
Activity: Graphic Organizer (model for the class)
* write a topic for the centre bubble
* write subtopics in the branching bubbles
* select one of the branching bubbles and start a new web
* keep going until you have a narrow topic
TIP#2: CHOOSE THE RIGHT DETAILS (meat and bones)
Activity: An outline of a person (copy for each student)
* convince the class why their favourite celebrity, athlete, or role model is the best at what they do
* fill in the outline with supporting details
* share their work with the class
TIP#3: SKIP THE EXTRAS
Activity: Cut up sentence strips in an envelop
* use news stories, but add some additional sentences that are related, but don't belong
* students can work in groups to identify the extraneous information
TIP#4: USE SEVERAL SOURCES
Activity: Interview family members
* talk to family members about an important event
* the children record the different responses
* the student then writes a single paragraph that incorporates their various interviews
* discuss with the class how people remember things differently, but how combining the memories results in a richer piece of writing
TIP#5: OFFER A CONCLUSION
Activity: Teacher prepared yes-or-no questions (Do you think the Pioneer children were happy with their homemade toys?)
* students are required to make inferences about the topics they are studying
* work in small discussion groups and share responses with the class (Why did groups answer the way they did?)
* talk about how we go from facts to conclusions
-Hannah Trierweiler (Instructor Nov./Dec. 2007)
Write To Read
Write To Read is for students in Grades 4 and 5.
Amazing prizes to be won!
Contest Theme: "In The News"
Contest Deadline: February, 2008.
For complete contest rules and regulations, please visit: www.worldlit.ca or check out the fax I sent to your school on Dec.3, 2007.
Amazing prizes to be won!
Contest Theme: "In The News"
Contest Deadline: February, 2008.
For complete contest rules and regulations, please visit: www.worldlit.ca or check out the fax I sent to your school on Dec.3, 2007.
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