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Teachingdemoredcedar 1
Teachingdemoredcedar 1
ElanaWaugh
RedCedarWritingProject
Writingisthepaintingofthevoice!Voltaire
Contentions:
Writingcreativelyopensanoutletandsafeplaceforstudentstoexpressthemselvesina
waythatwillallowthemtopreserveandabsorbtheircuriosityabouttheworldaround
them.
Studentswritebetterpieceswhentheyhaveapiecemodeledforthem.
Scaffoldingisextremelyimportantbecauseasteachersweareteachingstudentsthe
processofwriting.
Demonstration:
1. Discussdifferencesbetweenobservationsandinferences(5min.)
Whatisanobservation?
Whatisaninference?
Howdoyouteachthedifferencetostudents?
2. (Model)observation,wonderings,andinferencesheet(1015min.)
Model:ArchieSmith,BoyWonder
Walkaroundordothreemorebylookingattheimagesonline
Discusswithpeoplewhomightbedoingthesameimageasyou
3. HarrisBurdick
backstory/Thoughts (5min.)
Readthe
HarrisBurdick
backstory
Whatquestionsdoyouhave?
4. QuickintrotoEET(510min.)
Whostartedit?
Whatisitusedfor?
Databehindit
Quickdemo
5. Plotdiagramgraphicorganizer/share(15min.)
UseEETstickerstoplaceontheplotdiagram
Chooseoneofyourthreeimagesasthebasisofyournarrative
Fillouttheplotdiagram
Shareyourplotdiagramwithaneighbor
6. Developcharacter/share(15min.)
Lookatsecondparagraphonpage54of
birdbybird.
Thoughts?
Inyourjournal,developthecharactersinyourstory.
Physicalfeatures?
Age?
Height?
Fears?
Likes?
Dislikes?
Worksheetonlineformoreideas
Shareoutyourcharacters.
7. Introductions/share(15min)
Howdoyouteachstudentstowriteanintroduction?
Handoutmentortexts/introductionsheet
Readthroughthese/discuss
Chooseonethatyouwanttoexperimentwith.
Writeyourintroduction
Sharewithapartner
AdditionalResources:
"ExpandingExpression."
ExpandingExpression
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Sousa,David."BrainFriendlyLearningforTeachers."
EducationalLeadership:RevisitingTeacher
Learning:
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Sousa,DavidA.
HowtheBrainLearns
.ThousandOaks,CA:Corwin,2012.Print.
Allsburg,ChrisVan.
TheMysteriesofHarrisBurdick.
Boston:HoughtonMifflin,1984.Print
Allsburg,ChrisVan.
TheMysteriesofHarrisBurdick.
Boston:WalterLorraine,1996.Print.