Easy way to guide students in peer editing to make sure things stay positive and productive!
Showing posts with label Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing. Show all posts
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Peer Editing "TAG"
Another Anchor Chart! Inspiration from here.
Easy way to guide students in peer editing to make sure things stay positive and productive!
Easy way to guide students in peer editing to make sure things stay positive and productive!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Changing Paragraphs
Another anchor chart. This time, my inspiration came from here.
I think this one is such a great reference for students who constantly write their stories as one loooong paragraph!
I think this one is such a great reference for students who constantly write their stories as one loooong paragraph!
Workshop Wednesday - Getting My Writing Workshop Started
One thing that I use in my classroom, pretty much everyday, is a writer's notebook. In the beginning of the year, I have students bring in photos, pictures, and other mementos - and I supply scrapbook paper - for them to decorate these important items.
One thing I do to stress the importance of the writer's notebook is show them mine. I actually had to make one as an assignment as an undergrad, and I'm glad that I was forced to do it. You can see the front cover and back cover of mine below. Mine is getting a bit beat up, and the colors in the black & white photos have faded to blue a bit. But you get the idea.
I also glued a ribbon into the back of mine to use as a bookmark, which I will do for them, as well.
I also share an entry with my students. The first entry that I did was a list. It is titled, "Random Things That Make Me Smile." I read the list to my students and then explain that in my writer's notebook, I use this list to brainstorm ideas for writing topics. Sometimes writing about small, simple things can lead to really powerful stories.
This is just one thing I do to set the tone for my Writer's Workshop early on in the year.
One thing I do to stress the importance of the writer's notebook is show them mine. I actually had to make one as an assignment as an undergrad, and I'm glad that I was forced to do it. You can see the front cover and back cover of mine below. Mine is getting a bit beat up, and the colors in the black & white photos have faded to blue a bit. But you get the idea.
I also glued a ribbon into the back of mine to use as a bookmark, which I will do for them, as well.
I also share an entry with my students. The first entry that I did was a list. It is titled, "Random Things That Make Me Smile." I read the list to my students and then explain that in my writer's notebook, I use this list to brainstorm ideas for writing topics. Sometimes writing about small, simple things can lead to really powerful stories.
This is just one thing I do to set the tone for my Writer's Workshop early on in the year.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Evidence-Based Terms
This is one of my favorite anchor charts. I used this one last year and left it up after the mini-lesson. My students really started using these phrases in their writing, and it turned out to be such a simple way to make their writing sound so much more intelligent. I will definitely be using it again this year!
Sequencing
Another anchor chart!
This one is inspired by another pin I found on (you guessed it), Pinterest.
I love including transition words, because the poster automatically becomes a resource for reading AND writing.
This one is inspired by another pin I found on (you guessed it), Pinterest.
I love including transition words, because the poster automatically becomes a resource for reading AND writing.
The Writing Process
Okay, here goes...
Below is one of the first Anchor Charts I have made for the coming year:
This one outlines the writing process, in general terms. I plan on having a writing mini-lesson on the writing process early on in the year. This poster will then serve as a reference for my students throughout the year.
I made the anchor chart in Photoshop, and it is a 16x20.
I print my anchor charts at Costco on photo paper, and then laminate them at school. The come out really nice! A 16x20 is about $5.99, but the posters hold up really well (especially when laminated), so I know I will get several years' use out of them. I like to also print a scaled-down version to keep in my binder so that I know which resources go with which lesson.
Below is one of the first Anchor Charts I have made for the coming year:
This one outlines the writing process, in general terms. I plan on having a writing mini-lesson on the writing process early on in the year. This poster will then serve as a reference for my students throughout the year.
I made the anchor chart in Photoshop, and it is a 16x20.
I print my anchor charts at Costco on photo paper, and then laminate them at school. The come out really nice! A 16x20 is about $5.99, but the posters hold up really well (especially when laminated), so I know I will get several years' use out of them. I like to also print a scaled-down version to keep in my binder so that I know which resources go with which lesson.
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