Where would you like to When Every Minute Counts be right now? Making the Most of Journal Writing Melanie Krause Intervention Specialist Dover Middle School Dover, Ohio Make it More Than “Journal” Writing Where would you like to be right now? Students will: Label one dependent clause and one independent clause in your ● Engage and focus on the lesson to come. response. Circle the subordinating conjunction. ● Practice and demonstrate understanding of learning goals. ● Make connections between content areas. ● Refine previously learned skills. ● Develop an interest in and gain confidence in writing.
Focus on a Skill How? When? ● Make two observations time picky demands and two inferences. p r i o standards r i t i e s ● Identify and explain a type of conflict in this e l u d e h photo. c s ● Write at least four lines of dialogue using correct punctuation. How to Facilitate Add a Learning Goal ● Students read a “Good morning!” message on board and get their journals from the bin. I can write one simple, one compound, and ● Share the learning goals for the day. one complex sentence in my response. ● Read the prompt, briefly discuss expectations, and begin. ● Circulate around the room.
“Editor’s Checklist” ● Based on students biggest writing “offenses” in the first two weeks of school ● Numbered and referred to by number often ● Written in student-friendly language Journaling While Reading Literature Build Anticipation ● Pre-reading activities ● Reading comprehension strategies ● Activate prior knowledge ● Book discussion ● Encourage discussion ● Literary terms ● Connecting to the text ● Provide a frame of reference ● Analyzing text ● Citing evidence ● Make them wonder ● Formative assessment
Pre-Reading Questions Analyzing and Stargirl tells Leo she add Quotes Citing Text pebbles to her Happy Wagon when she is happy, but she also What do these removes pebbles. quotes tell us about Toby? Which events from Ch. 22-26 would make her add a pebble? What do they tell us Which events would cause her to about his mother? remove a pebble? What conflict may Cite examples with page occur? numbers.
Props Cartoons and ● Make two observations. Artwork ● Make a connection to the text. ● Make a prediction: What do you think Jonas is noticing? What is happening to the apple? Literary Elements Challenges ● What mood does this ● Write from a particular photograph create? Give point of view. three details from the picture that support your ● Change the prompt to answer. “What moment in novel can you connect this ● What words or phrases picture to? Explain your would an author use to connection.” create the same mood?
Practicing Language and Writing Skills within the "If I could switch Context of the Novel places with you, Language and Vocabulary Instruction ● Attention grabbing quote I'd do it in ● Carefully chosen to a heart beat." match the skills being taught ● Includes opportunity to review previously learned skills - from Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Mentor Sentences Day 2 ● Practice and Mentor Sentences brainstorming Day 1 ● Spend 5-7 minutes Example from class writing as many versions of this mentor sentence as possible. ● On Day 3, choose one and write a narrative. ● Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer’s Workshop by Jeff Anderson Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer’s Workshop by Jeff Anderson
Tic-Tac-Toe Headlines ● Personal connection to the vocabulary ● Demonstrate understanding of author’s purpose ● Options and personal choice ● Writing samples for IEP goals and objectives Informational Text Previewing Text Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies ● Previewing text ● Recalling details ● Summarizing ● Explaining ● Reflecting
● What is a ● What is a ● What are some ● How do you possible possible fact key vocabulary ● What other ● Where would think the author opinion the author words you situations does you read an of this article statement the could include in would expect to this headline article such as feels about the author could this article to find in this remind you of? this? topic? include in this back up his or article? article? her opinion? Science Entrance Ticket Exit Ticket Explain this Describe Matt’s picture as it experience during Hurricane Sandy. relates to what Include all of the we learned vocabulary words. about altitude yesterday.
Current or Historical Events Connect to Their World Emojis Local News ● Point of View - Write the letter the woman is What skills could be taught reading OR write a letter she would write in with this headline? response. ● Sentence Types - Explain the woman’s mood and why she is feeling that way. Include a complex sentence in your writing. What are some other prompts for this image?
#Hashtags Way to Share Writing ● Table partners ● Pick a friend ● Four Corners ● Large Group Discussion ● Friday Favorites Keys to Success Resources and Links for Images and Prompts ● Plan for repeated practice ● Google images ● Find time to share ● 365 Picture Prompts to Inspire Your Creativity ● Picture Prompt-in-a-Box ● Provide immediate feedback ● Readworks ● Newsela ● Look for teachable moments ● CNN Student News ● Encourage creativity and have fun!
Novels Used in Examples Inspiration for Teaching Strategies & Techniques ● Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and ● When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt Style into Writer’s Workshop by Jeff Anderson ● The Giver by Lois Lowry ● Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beer and Robert E. Probst ● Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper ● Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put ● Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Students on the Path to College (K-12) by Doug Lemov ● The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton For More Information and Links to This Presentation www.allaccesspassblog.com
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