Lesson 3 Reading and writing for different purposes

How much did you understand? Why was Glis fraper? What did Glis plimp? Who jibbled in the gorger when Glis sparved the binky? What did Farfie bof about the mardsan binky? Why didn't Glis whank Farfie his giberter? What does this experiment help you understand about reading? What strategies were you using? What "sense" did you make of this story?

How to make a summary (mind-map) Mind-maps help you remember things because you see the bigger picture visually. Step 1: Read through your work Step 2: Find the topic (put it in the centre) Step 3: Underline main ideas (put them around the topic) Step 4: Use key-words to explain the main ideas Look at the following slide for mind-mapping guidelines Remember: You can use min-maps to summarise large units of work for all your subjects

What strategies do you use to read/understand texts?

Active reading strategies Visualize Clarify Question Predict Connect Evaluate

What strategies do you use to write texts?

Writing strategies Lead with your main idea Write long and short sentences Vary sentence types and structures Cut the clutter Read aloud when you revise Actively edit and proofread Use a dictionary (Adapted from: Life Orientation for the real world, p.61-62) Follow the “Hamburger” method on the next slide to compose a well-structured paragraph

Hamburger paragraph (paraburgers)

The Topic Sentence (Top Bun) Very first sentence of your paragraph. Always needs to be indented. Tells what your paragraph is going to be about. There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach.

The First Detail (Lettuce) Should not be the most important detail. Needs to follow directly after the topic sentence. Needs to be full of good “lettucy” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach.

The Second Detail (Tomato) Still should not be the most important detail. Needs to follow directly after the lettuce sentence. Needs to be full of good “juicy” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach.

The Third Detail (Cheese) Still not be the most important detail. Needs to start differently than other sentences. Needs to be full of good “cheesy” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach.

The Last Detail (Meat/vegetatian/vegan patty) Finally!! The most important detail. Should start differently than most of the other sentences. Needs to be full of good “meaty” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach.

The Closing Sentence Bottom Bun) Should look a lot like the topic sentence. Needs to summarize the topic. Needs to be an obvious end to the sentence. There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, I love to teach because I love being at school. Another reason I love teaching is that the days go by quickly. A third reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. Finally, I love to teach because I love to be around kids. These are just a few reasons I love to teach. (Adapted from: www.readingrockets.org)

Now you try! Respond to the question at the bottom of you “reading” grid to write a paragraph using the hamburger method.