1. Teaching Highlights High School Writing Strategies Nina Whtiney

2. Writing Strategies  RAD-PiC format  Venn Diagrams  Brainstorming using webs

3. RAD - PiC  Strategy used to guide students through writing constructed responses  Requires time to teach the steps explicitly  Inexpensive – cost of printing and paper  handouts with RAD-PiC steps  Constructed Response handouts with a rubric  Prepares students for success on state- wide assessments  Students memorize the steps and can generalize the skill (supporting ideas)

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8. Venn Diagrams  Introduce new concepts by comparing and contrasting with prior knowledge  Builds confidence in students that they can master new skills

9. CRs vs. Paragraphs

10. Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing

11. Annotation vs. Paraphrasing

12. Utility of Strategy  Requires dry erase markers and whiteboard  Students can draw them on their own paper to reinforce learning  Teaches a compare and contrast strategy that can be generalized to other settings  Provides a learning strategy to consider similarities and differences of a new skill compared to something they have mastered

13. Brainstorming Webs  First have to teach what brainstorming is  Do not judge ideas just write them down  Best ideas can be selected later  Ideas can be grouped for organizing writing later  Requires little instructional time to teach  Can be generalized easily to other settings and content areas  Costs nothing

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15. Brainstorming Web Baldwin is the best high school Good friends wrestling Surf team Cute girls paddling Good teachers JROTC Football team Drama program Great coaches Basketball yummy lunches School colors

16. Brainstorming Web Baldwin is the best high school Good friends wrestling Surf team Cute girls paddling Good teachers JROTC Football team Drama program Great coaches Basketball yummy lunches School colors