Showing posts with label 6-8 Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6-8 Writing. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
How are Stories and Passages Written? Take a Behind the Scenes Look with Literacy and Math Ideas
How do writers create stories and informational text passages? Take a behind the scenes look with Literacy and Math Ideas. Visit my recent blog post for ideas that can be used by students.Click Here
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #9
Poetry, as everyone knows,
Is visually quite different than prose.
But no poem is more fun to see
Than shape, or concrete, poetry.
But there are more of them to see.
And that is why I am now sending
You to my store on TpT.
There you will find posters a-plenty.
The poem posters number twenty.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #8
When’er you read poetry
That has lines of only 3,
A tercet is what you see.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Friday, March 29, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #7
Limericks are light-hearted and fun,
As you know if you’ve ever read one.
And so for today you will find
That limericks were fresh on my mind.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #6
April comes around each spring.
Flowers bloom and birdies sing.
Poem lovers celebrate
Poets bad and poets great.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Monday, March 25, 2013
Poetry Centers Poetry Poster #5
Today I have a treat for you,
A poster of the clerihew.
This poetry is filled with humor
Because you can report a rumor.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #4
Another poster is at hand.
I hope that you will think it grand.
Explaining poems with lines of 2,
A couplets poster just for you.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Poetry Centers Poster #3
Thank you for coming back to see
Just what today’s poster would be.
It gives me pleasure to give to you
A special poster about haiku.
I'd love it if you would follow:
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Unlock the Educational Power of Comics Using Bitstrips
Comics have a way of piquing the interest of even the most disengaged student. In fact, I have had younger siblings of former students request to create a comic of their own! In most cases, these siblings are referring to Bitstrips for Schools, a Canadian-based comic engine that users can access on-line for free. The reason most cited by students for using Bitstrips for Schools is its fun, engaging, and user-friendly environment. In fact, the Bitstrips for Schools template format allows users to create and customize characters, backgrounds, drawings, and so much more. View the sample comic below to give you a better idea as to the functionality of Bitstrips for Schools. The Bitstrips for Schools feature not evident in the example above is the private virtual classrooms students are able to work in. Educators will definitely value the safe and secure on-line environment Bitstrips architects have created mainly because teachers control all student permission settings. Another very useful feature teachers will appreciate is the dashboard homepage which immediately shows the latest student activity. By including these two features, teachers can monitor student progress in a few mouse clicks.
A New De-tech-tive 4 Teachers Feature Segment! Teach-nology
Incorporating technology into classroom activities is a great way for students to learn 21st Century skills. However, with any form of teaching, it should be based on sound educational practice. Teach-nology is just that - the pedagogical rationale for the use of technology. The De-tech-tive 4 Teachers goal for the 'Teach-nology' segment is to not describe every learning outcome, but to outline the key 21st Century skill(s) students will be exposed to by using a specific technology.
Skill
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Teach-nology
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- Use written communication to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade.
- To extend & confirm meaning of a visual text. | |
Creativity |
- Write effective imaginative texts to explore ideas & information.
- Experiment with various writing styles & syntax. |
- Utilize a variety of strategies to generate, develop, and organize ideas such as considering one's audience, gathering & summarizing ideas, etc.
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Sample Activities:
Another valuable Bitstrips for Schools feature is its 'Activities' section. In it, educators will find a wide selection of prepared activities organized by subject and topic. Below is a sampling of some of the great lesson ideas offered:
1. My Report Card - Students create a comic to reflect on their academic progress in a subject area. Analysis should include what they have done well and what they should improve upon.
2. Two Sides to Every Story - To demonstrate their working knowledge of point of view, students create a comic describing a situation about how two or more people can interpret the same circumstances differently.
3. People We Depend On! - Students create a comic strip describing what may happen if the people they depend on were not so dependable.
4. Une Activite Dehours! - Using proper French language writing skills, students create a comic describing their favorite outdoor activities.
5. Your Province - To demonstrate their knowledge about a particular Canadian province, students create a comic interviewing the province's premier.
How to Get Started:
Bitstrips for Schools has developed a very detailed support page for its users. You can access it using the hyperlink below:
Bitstrips for Schools Support Page
Bitstrips for Schools is an excellent web-based educational tool students will love to use as it allows users to express themselves in a fun and engaging way. If you are interested in 'unlocking the educational power of comics', click here to get started right away!
This post originally appeared on The De-tech-tive 4 Teachers.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
License 2 B U
It’s about time, teachers, for some creativity! Here’s a fun project that is sure to get your students’ creative juices flowing.
Challenge your students’ creativity with vanity license plates. Vanity plates are car license plates that convey a personalized message using just 8 letters and/or numbers. Many vanity plates have cryptic messages that symbolize something important to the owner. The message may tell something about the person’s:
appearance --
personality --
accomplishment --
occupation --
or philosophy --
Present several examples, asking your students to deduce the meaning. This will get your class into the right frame of mind for creating vanity plates. Then challenge them to design 2 vanity plates.
The first license plate should describe someone or something well known. For example:
- A famous person like Abe Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, or Christopher Columbus
- An occupation such as cook, artist, or computer programmer
- A fictional character like Cinderella, Superman, or the 7 dwarves
- A fictional place such as Never-Never Land or the Land of Oz
- A well-known site such as Mount Rushmore or the Eiffel Tower
- An historic event like the 1st moon landing or the Civil War
- Well-known phrases (RN TOTO 1 = Run, Toto, Run)
The second license plate should describe something unique to the student. It may be a personality trait, a favorite activity, a goal, an accomplishment, or a message s/he wishes to express.
Encourage your students to think of several ideas before selecting the license plates that suit them best. Fluency of ideas often leads to increased creativity. Distribute 2 templates to your students and encourage them to use upper case letters. Numbers can be used for words (1 for ONE or WON, 8 for EIGHT or ATE). Alternate or incomplete spellings are absolutely acceptable (CS for SEES or SEAS, or EZ DUZ IT). Combinations of numbers and letters can be very creative (L8 for LATE or B4 for BEFORE).
Display the vanity plates on a bulletin board in the hall. Then prepare for traffic jams as spectators gather to decipher the messages.
Enjoy!
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