Writing to Learn – what is it?
“To get true learning power, kids must put ideas into their own words.” p 26 Content Area Writing – Harvey Daniels, Steven Zemelman, Nancy Steineke Writing to learn is different to high stakes, public...
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Any time you have ruled a line down the middle of a page and compared two things by listing pros and cons, you have used a double entry journal. A version of double entry journals, is CORNELL NOTES....
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WHAT IS AN EXIT SLIP? An exit slip is a short, low stakes, written reflection by the students, of the current lesson or topic. Exit slips can be written in a book, but are most easily written on sticky...
View ArticleIt’s a Book!
I found this cute little thought provoking clip on Langwitches Blog On her blog, she lists a number of questions which weigh up the differences between a “real” book and a digital book. The writer of...
View ArticleTeaching Writing Right
Thanks to Jenny Gilbert whom I follow on Scoop.it, I have discovered this wonderful blog loaded with ideas for teaching writing – which of course, is my passion. One of the ideas which really took my...
View ArticleHow to create an environmental disaster
This presentation has been created, inspired by the ideas of Corbett Harrison – Life is a Cook book. I asked the students to think of a current issue, then write it up as a recipe. The above youtube...
View ArticleWriting seeds
Ralph Fletcher, in his book “A WRITER’S NOTEBOOK” lists a number of ideas which can help you organise your writer’s notebook into a place “to live like a writer, not just in school during writing time,...
View ArticleCritical Literacy: Is Notion of Traditonal Reading and Writing Enough?
21st Century Critical Literacy from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Thought provoking slideshare from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
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