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Journal #1:Giants Steps with Nonfiction Writing - 1 views

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TEMS520 nonfiction writing strategies ELA ELL

shared by Jamie Facine on 30 Jan 12 - Cached

Jamie Facine on 30 Jan 12

This article gives excellent advise on how to step-by-step teach non-fiction writing to ELLs. It gives tips on do's and don't's and reasons why things work and don't work when teaching students new to the country that are especially helpful for grades 3 and up. I believe strongly that reading and writing need to be linked to have meaning for students. As we teach reading in our content areas, we also need to teach writing skills to go with those reading skills.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article gives excellent advise on how to step-by-step teach non-fiction writing to ELLs. It gives tips on do's and don't's and reasons why things work and don't work when teaching students new to the country that are especially helpful for grades 3 and up. I believe strongly that reading and writing need to be linked to have meaning for students. As we teach reading in our content areas, we also need to teach writing skills to go with those reading skills.</div>

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Linda Clinton on 01 Feb 12

Do you think any of the suggestions in the article could be used in your setting? Have you had similar experiences with your ELL students? What do you take away from the reading?

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Jamie Facine on 07 Feb 12

The article says that most ELL students who had schooling in their former country will try to write in their own language and then translate into English and this becomes problematic, because the formats of sentence structure do not match in most languages. I don't really have this problem, but understand how this could become a problem. I do have the problem of sentence structure with the way my students speak, therefore when they write, the sentence structure is not proper. The article gives a step-by-step guide starting with organizers to teach non-fiction writing. I really liked the fact that it said to use sentences in the organizers. I have been using organizers with my class and trying to teach them to write fragments and then write the sentences later and found that problematic. I thought that I was trying to teach them to get their ideas on paper quicker, but after reading the article believe that it would be easier to teach them to write the proper sentence in the organizer and then transfer it to paper.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article says that most ELL students who had schooling in their former country will try to write in their own language and then translate into English and this becomes problematic, because the formats of sentence structure do not match in most languages. I don't really have this problem, but understand how this could become a problem. I do have the problem of sentence structure with the way my students speak, therefore when they write, the sentence structure is not proper. The article gives a step-by-step guide starting with organizers to teach non-fiction writing. I really liked the fact that it said to use sentences in the organizers. I have been using organizers with my class and trying to teach them to write fragments and then write the sentences later and found that problematic. I thought that I was trying to teach them to get their ideas on paper quicker, but after reading the article believe that it would be easier to teach them to write the proper sentence in the organizer and then transfer it to paper.</div>

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Linda Clinton on 10 Feb 12

I do love it when I find something that contradicts what I've previously done or known. Gives me pause to think. It will be interesting to see if this change in your thinking produces results in your students' writing. Keep us posted!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I do love it when I find something that contradicts what I've previously done or known. Gives me pause to think. It will be interesting to see if this change in your thinking produces results in your students' writing. Keep us posted!</div>

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Book Review: After The End......Written By: Barry Lane - 7 views

If you are a English/Language Arts teacher then this book is for you. Barry Lane is brillant and creative in this book entitled, After The End. How many times do students approach two minutes after...

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started by Erin Visger on 13 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Writing by Hand to Create a Deeper Engagement in the Classroom | The Digital Realist - 1 views

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shared by Linda Clinton on 05 Jun 13 - No Cached

Neurologists at the University of Indiana found more advanced neural activity in children when they wrote by hand as opposed to typing. An educational psychologist at the University of Washington found that 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders in a study there “expressed more ideas when writing essays by hand versus using a keyboard to compose.”
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emphasizes the importance of taking one’s time by making a connection between writing and drawing: before her students even start writing, she asks them to take fifteen minutes or so to make a sketch of the scene they want to create. When they are done, she has them list all of the sensory details in the picture.
- Linda Clinton on 05 Jun 13
  
  Stragegies we use with developing writers...used by a college professor!
  
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you are creating the containers where you will eventually do your thinking.  If you are just thinking, on a screen, where you can write so fast and erase so fast, it’s kind of like Frost’s thing of playing tennis without a net.”
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“getting your mind on the page, without the interference of the editor, the fake voices, the cleaner-upper, the conformist.”
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Sellers believes writing by hand can improve literacy by deepening students’ engagement with word and world.
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They have to do the handwriting thing for thirty minutes a day for thirty days. For many of them, it’s the only time in the day they are alone.  It’s a form of meditation, right? To sit with oneself and discover what’s in there.  Writing by hand, then, is a great way, of creating a conversation with oneself.  That’s vital for the first year writer—maybe the most vital thing.”
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“And I’m not sure writing by hand is right for every teacher, every writer, every classroom. I just want to make sure we don’t lose methods that really work.”
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Linda Clinton on 05 Jun 13

Fascinating!

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Book Review: Derrick Jensen's walking on Water - 1 views

I choose Derrick Jensen's book Walking on Water to review, mainly because he offers specific details on how to reform education, but focuses on students' attitudes on writing and reading. Jensen te...

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started by Colleen Fell on 14 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

WritingToRead - 0 views

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shared by Linda Clinton on 25 Feb 12 - No Cached

Linda Clinton on 25 Feb 12

Carnegie report follow-up to Writing Next. This report provides evidence answering the following three questions: 1. Does writing about material students read enhance their reading comprehension? 2. Does teaching writing strengthen students' reading skills? 3. Does increasing how much students write improve how well they read?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Carnegie report follow-up to Writing Next. This report provides evidence answering the following three questions: 1. Does writing about material students read enhance their reading comprehension? 2. Does teaching writing strengthen students' reading skills? 3. Does increasing how much students write improve how well they read?</div>

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12 Practical Lit Tips - 0 views

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shared by Lauren Scherr on 15 Apr 12 - No Cached

Lauren Scherr on 15 Apr 12

This is an article about an elementary school reading specialist who works with teachers to help improve literacy in her school. In the article she gives 12 "lit tips" to help students with reading and writing. Most are geared towards elementary students, but they are very practical and some could also have applications in a secondary classroom. I especially like the "CUPS" tip for proofreading writing, check Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation and then Spelling to ensure good writing. Very easy to remember!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an article about an elementary school reading specialist who works with teachers to help improve literacy in her school. In the article she gives 12 "lit tips" to help students with reading and writing. Most are geared towards elementary students, but they are very practical and some could also have applications in a secondary classroom. I especially like the "CUPS" tip for proofreading writing, check Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation and then Spelling to ensure good writing. Very easy to remember!</div>

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Education World: Journal Writing Every Day: A Painless Way to Develop Skills - 0 views

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shared by Wendy Morales on 22 Mar 12 - Cached

Wendy Morales on 22 Mar 12

Journal Writing Every Day: Teachers Say It Really Works! This article lists benefits for journal writing with special education students.

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Writing Comic Strips - 3 views

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TEM520 writing strategy elementary boys

started by Michelle Repokis on 26 Mar 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 09 Apr 12

WritingFix: prompts, lessons, and resources for writing classrooms - 1 views

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writing revision teaching lessons NWP 6traits TEMS520

shared by Linda Clinton on 15 Jan 12 - Cached

Linda Clinton on 15 Jan 12

"WritingFix is a teacher resource website that contains lessons and ideas for any educator to freely use in their K-12 classrooms....The site is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project, a not-for-profit professional development organization that is located on the University of Nevada-Reno Campus." An absolutely amazing goldmine collection of writing ideas: mentor texts, 6 traits, revision, genres, and MORE!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"WritingFix is a teacher resource website that contains lessons and ideas for any educator to freely use in their K-12 classrooms....The site is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project, a not-for-profit professional development organization that is located on the University of Nevada-Reno Campus." An absolutely amazing goldmine collection of writing ideas: mentor texts, 6 traits, revision, genres, and MORE!</div>

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Linda Clinton on 15 Jan 12

I realize the focus of our class is reading. This resource is too good not to bring to your attention.

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Michelle Voelker on 22 Jan 12

Though it does not focus on reading, I have found that WritingFix absolutely saved me in my first year teaching ELA. Even if it is simply "saved for later" this is something all teachers should review.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Though it does not focus on reading, I have found that WritingFix absolutely saved me in my first year teaching ELA. Even if it is simply "saved for later" this is something all teachers should review.</div>

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Book Review: Guiding Readers and Writers - 10 views

A nicely done, comprehensive (therefore helpful) review. I'd love to see the book if you wouldn't mind bringing it to class.

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started by Renee Spaman on 12 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12

You Can Teach Writing - 0 views

www.you-can-teach-writing.com

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shared by Renee Spaman on 21 Mar 12 - Cached

Renee Spaman on 21 Mar 12

"Teachers succeed as teachers only when their students succeed as learners" This website is intended to assist middle to high school students with nonfiction writing. This website has resources and strategies for teaching nonfiction to teens and adults. 'You Can Teach Writing' consists of blogs, writing topics, teacher services, student services, books, and events. If you teach older students this is great for some ideas :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Teachers succeed as teachers only when their students succeed as learners" This website is intended to assist middle to high school students with nonfiction writing. This website has resources and strategies for teaching nonfiction to teens and adults. 'You Can Teach Writing' consists of blogs, writing topics, teacher services, student services, books, and events. If you teach older students this is great for some ideas :)</div>

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Linda Clinton on 09 Apr 12

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Peer response to writing - 0 views

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shared by Colleen Fell on 26 Mar 12 - No Cached

Colleen Fell on 26 Mar 12

I love peer response to writing in classrooms, especially in secondary education classrooms. It build relationships in the classroom, gets the students focused on more than just the teacher's opinion of writing, and allows for students to strengthen their editing. This article points out an important component of peer editing, which is making students comfortable in the classroom. This means allowing them to sit on the floor, go out in the hall, etc. If we expect students to share something personal, like their writing, then we should allow them to be as comfortable (physically and mentally), as possible.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I love peer response to writing in classrooms, especially in secondary education classrooms. It build relationships in the classroom, gets the students focused on more than just the teacher's opinion of writing, and allows for students to strengthen their editing. This article points out an important component of peer editing, which is making students comfortable in the classroom. This means allowing them to sit on the floor, go out in the hall, etc. If we expect students to share something personal, like their writing, then we should allow them to be as comfortable (physically and mentally), as possible.</div>

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Linda Clinton on 09 Apr 12

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Story Starters Generator - 5 views

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started by Elly Salkic on 24 Mar 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 09 Apr 12

Journal #2 Words Made Flesh: Fusing Imagery and Language in a Polymorphic Literacy - 5 views

Another fascinating article. I appreciate how you share your thinking about your own literacy experiences, and what you hope to bring to students.

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started by Anthony Stewart on 13 Feb 12 2 follow-ups, last by Linda Clinton on 21 Feb 12

Education World: At-Home Reading and Writing Activities - 0 views

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TEMS520 writing reading

shared by Wendy Morales on 22 Mar 12 - No Cached

Wendy Morales on 22 Mar 12

For teachers who are looking for new activities to get students more involved in reading and writing at home, here are a handful of suggestions.

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The Neglected "R" The Need for a Writing Revolution - 0 views

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shared by Linda Clinton on 25 Mar 12 - No Cached

Linda Clinton on 25 Mar 12

2003 report of the National Writing Commission

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Book Review: The Daily 5 - 18 views

This book is a wonderful! The students become very independent and teachers are able to work with guided reading groups or individual conferences. It amazing what students can be trained to do with...

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started by Elly Salkic on 12 Feb 12 5 follow-ups, last by Michelle Repokis on 13 Feb 12

TED Blog | Once Upon a School: Dave Eggers' TED Prize wish on TED.com - 0 views

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shared by Paul Pelc on 11 Apr 12 - No Cached

Paul Pelc on 11 Apr 12

This is a 25 minute video about how helping tutor students helps the community. Please take a few minutes and see what people are doing to help school age children read and write, hopefully you'll be as inspired as I was about spreading this message. 18 March 2008 Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to engage with their local school. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a 25 minute video about how helping tutor students helps the community. Please take a few minutes and see what people are doing to help school age children read and write, hopefully you'll be as inspired as I was about spreading this message. 18 March 2008 Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to engage with their local school. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open their own volunteer-driven, wildly creative writing labs.</div>

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Linda Clinton on 14 Apr 12

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Education World: Teaching Special Kids: Online Resources, Special Education Curriculum - 0 views

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