This is a collection of resources for writing instruction.
A systematic approach to teaching writing in Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-9.Includes: Curriculum at a glanceRequired productsIdentified skills requiredConnection to brain pockets (memory, fact, imagination)Assessment optionsA toolbox of strategies & resources
"The website includes clusters of task-based lessons and examples of tasks that fit within each of Willis’ (1996) six types of tasks. The LCD Group is also dedicated to promoting intercultural communicative competence (see Foundations section) in the second language classroom and has included a section of activity ideas and lesson plans to demonstrate how intercultural themes can be embedded in and complement second language instruction."
Benny is nervous about the upcoming talent show. After a talk with her parents, Beany realizes that the most important thing is doing what makes her feel happy and not letting herself get pressured by her friend.
This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common Core literacy strategies to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary using the text, "Tanya's Reunion." Tanya is initially thrilled to be heading early to Grandmaĺĺs Virginia family farm for a reunion, but it's not as much fun as she had imagined. When Grandma shares her memories and Tanya discovers an important artifact, Tanya embraces the farm for what was in the past and what is in the present.
"This module - consisting of 49 lesson plans, a personal dictionary, a personal language portfolio, a video located on Youtube, and handouts, worksheets, and other materials to support implementation of the lessons - was developed to support teachers in introducing learners to the French language using a task-based approach. It is assumed that the learners participating in this module will have had minimal exposure to the French language and, therefore, emphasis has been placed upon developing learners’ vocabulary, foundational communicative skills, willingness to take risks in communicating in a second language, and awareness about linguistic and cultural difference. The module could be used with any beginner group of young French language learners[.]"
This document map is meant for teachers to use and interact with as they support students through their ELA courses. It provides links to the course Curriculum at a Glance, Grammar Scope and Sequence, Outcome Based Rubrics, and 21CC Guidebooks.
This video library features the teaching practices of a diverse cross-section of kindergarten through second grade teachers from across the country. The teachers introduce their students to reading through a variety of methodologies. The library includes nine half-hour classroom videos showing teachers and students engaged in effective reading practices; three half-hour longitudinal videos that show individual students developing reading skills over time; and one half-hour library overview. A video library for K-2 teachers; 12 half-hour video programs, one half-hour overview video, library guide, and Web site.
The world wide web has many supports for us as well. Here are a few that will lead you to further exploration that will provide support in your Writing journey.
The world wide web has many supports for us as well. Here are a few that will lead you to further exploration that will provide support in your Writing journey.
Generating Ideas:
Rapid Writing
Setting the Context (What Do My Readers Want to Know?)
Adding Content (Pass It On!)
Developing and Organizing Ideas:
Webbing, Mapping and More
Supporting the Main Idea
Adding Details
Revising and Editing:
Reorganizing Ideas
Asking Questions to Revise Writing
Peer Editing
Proofreading Without Partners
Writing for a Purpose:
Using Templates:
Writing a Procedure
Writing an Information Report
Writing a Business Report
Writing an Explanation
Posters for Instruction: Writing
Generate Ideas
Organize Writing
Revise and Edit
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This lesson provides teachers with support for using text-dependent questions and Common Core literacy strategies to help students derive big ideas and key understandings while developing vocabulary using the text "Tomas and the Library Lady". With the help of the English-speaking local librarian, Spanish-speaking Tomas is encouraged to assume the role of family storyteller, finding that he cannot only be a learner but a teacher as well.
Author Lori Jamison - from literacyworld.org
Includes:
*Writing Milestones at a glance
*Things to write about for "shared experiences"
*How to write in Kindergarten
*A variety of writing strategies
*Writing Ideas Bingo
*Topic Tree
*Book writing
*5 finger planner
*Storm and sort
*3-2-1 planner
In this trickster tale, Bear and Hare are involved in a gardening partnership. Industrious, clever Hare makes a deal with BearÄ Hare and his family work Bear's land and split the crops in half. In the end, Bear learns that he has to do hard work to be rewarded.
Transition words to help with writing.
A crew of sailors captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton is trying to reach the South Poles ice cap when their ship, Endurance, is blocked by the ice and is crushed by moving ice a month later. The crew camps on the ice and then Shack decides they should travel in lifeboats to Elephant Island and from there to the whaling station on South Georgia Island.
Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication:
Ma vie... c'est moi! (My Life... It's Me!)
La nourriture (Food)
Les vêtements (Clothing)
Les activités (Activities)
The units target participation, starting with whole-class activities and moving through rotating stations, each with visual support and follow-up activities.
A boy named Taro helps Jiro-San, a wise old man, clean up the beach for the giant sea turtles that swim ashore to lay their eggs. While he waits, he learns about the rewards that come from being calm and observing the world around you.
"Use AI to create a matching image. Your goal is to match the image below as closely as possible. The closer you get, the higher your score."
This is a great way to teach students to be concise in their writing, how to use description as well as to learn how to write good AI prompts (not to mention it's really fun!).
Create a web story or interactive story. You could use this to create a choose your own adventure book - you have branching options!
"You don't need to write any code to create a simple story with Twine, but you can extend your stories with variables, conditional logic, images, CSS, and JavaScript when you're ready.
Twine publishes directly to HTML, so you can post your work nearly anywhere. Anything you create with it is completely free to use any way you like, including for commercial purposes."
This webinar can help you get started (start at about 10 minutes in). Copy and paste this url into your browser - https://zoom.us/rec/play/7JAlJL2h_zM3H9eWtwSDC6R-W9ToeKis0SUa_vUEyx28BXRQYwLwMOZBZOOrxYNiFo0SI36nYddl4WRz
Supporting handouts (pass DLSUM2020) https://rise.articulate.com/share/xpvOFHYuevKVJBJ6cQXNjd0RvGDgDE4K#/
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