2. Why? Convert to Outlines for writing Ideas are the Focus Organize, Update or Change Visual Plan, Process and Prioritize

3. Brainstorming KWL Charts –What you Know –What you Want to Know –What was Learned Pre-Writing Research Paper Planning Concept Mapping Classification Analogies Comparisons USESUSES

4. Brainstorming New Idea New Idea New Idea New Idea New Idea Rapid Fire

5. KWL Charts

6. Pre-writing…

7. Paragraphs

8. Brainstorm Students Organize Analyze Synthesize Produce Evaluate

10. Book Similarities and Differences

11. Comparing two books

12. Compare/Contrast

13. Visualize Poetry

14. Vocabulary

15. Writing a biography

17. Comparison of French and American Revolutions

18. Eleanor Roosevelt

19. Inventions

21. Scientific Process

22. Forms of Energy

23. MIXTURESMIXTURES

25. PROBABILITYPROBABILITY

26. Multiplication

27. Prime Factoring

29. Research paper

30. Outline projects for your class

31. Flow charts Operation Box (do something ) Decision Box (always an answer of yes or no) Start or Stop

32. Flow charts HOW TO KNOCK ON A DOOR Steps 1. Walk to the door 2. Raise hand 3. Make fist 4. Knock on the door three times 5. Wait 6. Does anyone answer? Yes - go to step 7 No - go to step 4 7. Say “hello” Start 1 2 3 4 Stop 6 5 7 NO GO TO STEP 4

33. Flow chart Ideas How to polish a car How to set the dining room table How to keep score in tennis How to average your grades How to measure the distance around a circle How to make a cake How to use the potter’s wheel

34. Analogies

35. RESOURCES www.inspiration.com conference.merlot.org/conference/ 2004/presentations/merlotInspiration.ppt A.C.T. Affective Cognitive Thinking Classroom Instruction that Works