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I think that writing and publishing a salable cookbook would really engage your students! I can't think of a better way to get them to think about writing a detailed "how-to." It also might be interesting to have…"
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THE END: Helping Students Improve on the Oh-So-Typical One-Sentence Conclusion
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This is my fourth year teaching fifth-grade and I am still searching for a way to help students write thoughtful, creative conclusions for their expository and narrative writing pieces. My…Continue
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Each year, I use a quickwrite as an introduction to our writing journals. I don't know if you have the same book that I do, but the quickwrite I like to begin with is the "Rambling Autobiography." Because it is…"
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This book seems so interesting, you've definitely piqued my interest, I'm going to have to pick this one up for sure! Being GLAD trained several years ago, I have seen the importance on non-linguistic representations within…"
I See What You Mean: Children at Work with Visual Information
Moline, Steve. (1996). I See What You Mean. Stenhouse Publishers Portland, Maine Steve Moline has a pet peeve. He absolutely hates to hear teachers say to students, “Write your answer and if you have time left over, you can draw a picture.” He feels that too often, teachers ignore the benefits that students can gain by learning to add artistic representations to their school work and so not enough class time is spent teaching this valuable learning strategy. In his book, “I See What You…See More
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I am sooooo looking forward to hearing your presentation. One goal that I have for my own teaching next year is that of employing more of a "writing in the content areas" approach, so anything I can learn about teaching for…"
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I See What You Mean: Children at Work with Visual Information
Moline, Steve. (1996). I See What You Mean. Stenhouse Publishers Portland, Maine
Steve Moline has a pet peeve. He absolutely hates to hear teachers say to students, “Write your answer and if you have time left over, you can draw a picture.” He feels that too often, teachers ignore the benefits that students can gain by learning to add artistic representations to their school work and so not…
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THE END: Helping Students Improve on the Oh-So-Typical One-Sentence Conclusion
This is my fourth year teaching fifth-grade and I am still searching for a way to help students write thoughtful, creative conclusions for their expository and narrative writing pieces. My fifth-graders have become quite adept at “grabbing” their readers with their introductions; they excel at including details, “show-me's” and figurative language in the bodies of their writing. After all of…
ContinuePosted on May 31, 2011 at 8:20pm
THE END: Helping Students Improve on the Oh-So-Typical One-Sentence Conclusion
This is my fourth year teaching fifth-grade and I am still searching for a way to help students write thoughtful, creative conclusions for their expository and narrative writing pieces. My fifth-graders have become quite adept at “grabbing” their readers with their introductions; they excel at including details, “show-me's” and figurative language in the bodies of their writing. After all of…
ContinuePosted on May 31, 2011 at 8:20pm
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