Teaching Writing Character Education English Language Learnerrs English Methods Teaching Writing Character Education English Language Learnerrs

Learning Styles http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/learning/styles.html

Cooperative Learning http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm

Literature Circles http://content.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=157 http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=7261

Graphic Organizers http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2983 http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html

Mastery Learning Students must demonstrate mastery on unit exams, typically 80%, before moving on to new material. http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/files/mastlear.html

Character Education http://charactercounts.org/resources/index.html http://www.goodcharacter.com/HStopics.html

Writing!

Writing Sharon Draper

Step up to Writing http://www.readwriteconnect.com/

Rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Your rubric ID # is: 1544592

Paragraphs & Essays TG Style!

Concluding Sentence Green Paragraph Structure Outline Number of yellow and red sentences may vary according to teacher expectation and information requested. Topic Sentence Green 1 Sentence Fact, Detail, Reason Yellow “E”--Red 4-6 Sentences Unity = Supports TS Coherence = “Flow” Transitions Concluding Sentence Green 1 Sentence

Concluding Sentence Green Paragraph Structure Outline Number of yellow and red sentences may vary according to teacher expectation and information requested. Topic Sentence Green 1 Sentence Concrete Detail - Yellow “Elaboration”--Red Concrete Detail - Yellow “Elaboration”--Red 4-6 Sentences Unity = Supports TS Coherence = “Flow” Transitions Concluding Sentence Green 1 Sentence

Concluding Sentence Green Paragraph Structure Outline Topic Sentence Green 1 Sentence Concrete Detail Fact, Detail, Reason– Yellow Explain—Red Commentary = One Chunk! # Chunks? Ask Teacher! 4-6+ Sentences Unity = Supports TS Coherence = “Flow” Transitions Concluding Sentence Green 1 Sentence

Essay Structure Outline Introduction Contains Thesis Topic Slant Unity Body Coherence All paragraphs support the thesis statement. “Flow” Created with strong transitions. Conclusion

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