The Video Guide is a resource for both students and teachers to use as they explore the world of video. We hope you'll find these advice sheets, activities, glossaries, and more, useful whether you're just getting started or have already been using a video camera for a while.
"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs."
The practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) is based on the belief that motivation, interest, self-selection, modeling, and time spent reading contribute to student reading achievement. This article describes a study designed to ascertain the prevalence of SSR in classrooms in a particular geographic area and the degree to which the program's original goals are being met. Seventh-grade teachers were surveyed regarding participation in SSR, organization of the program, material selection, and methods of evaluation. Findings indicate that silent reading is popular in the classroom in part because of the opportunities for instructional decision making it provides teachers. However, the individual implementation of the program has resulted in many aspects of the actual practice of SSR deviating from the original model. Questions regarding the integrity of current practices as compared to the original model are discussed, and suggestions to teachers who plan to implement or revise SSR programs are offered.
" After teaching the five-paragraph essay early in her career, Glenda Moss now describes how it locks students into thinking it is the only way to write. "
Teachers of Writers and Readers Workshop Support
Hi! Thanks for checking out WritersRock, an interactive website for middle school teachers who are using the TC Writers and Readers Workshop Models. Our goal is to support each other in our teaching practice by sharing resources, systems and management strategies, and other practices that will help us spend more of our time directly serving our students. Use the menu on the left, or the links below, to navigate this site. Let us know what you think by adding a comment!
These sites have tips and examples for writing strong leads for paragraphs and structuring personal narrative writing. Students can learn how to capture and hold their readers' attention. There are classroom activities, online quizzes and exercises, and ideas to help writers develop their skills. Includes links to eThemes on grammar and interactive writing activities.
Ideas for Writing
You've probably heard the saying "write what you know" but writing is also a great way to learn about something new. Here's some suggestions for exploring writing ideas and a list of topics that you might not have thought about before.
Writing a term paper can sometimes be frustrating. This is especially true when the student does not know what the certain guidelines are to make term...
College education is not complete without a college term paper. Ask any student in college and it would not be shocking to hear that almost everyone i...
After this unit, students will have:
Explored poetry as another medium of written and spoken expression. students will appreciate poetry as another medium for authors to express commentary on the pressing social issues of the times
Learned the following literary techniques used by poets in their writing:
metaphor
simile
symbolism
point-of-view
Interpreted meaning
Identified and examined the significance of specific themes that manifest themselves in the writings of poets from around the world
Drawn parallels between the themes addressed in selected poems and the themes addressed in the literature read in class through out the year
"These 34 animated films were created by students working with docUWM, a documentary media center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University's creative writing program, in association with the Poetry Foundation"
