Word+Choice

=Word Choice=

1. look at the website www.writingfix.com (there are mentor texts for each trait)

Lessons:

ELABORATION
-How can we elaborate on sentences and thoughts. So for example - if students wrote something is awesome... what can you elaborate in the next sentence?

SENSORY ORGANIZER
-lesson is described in Word Choice chapter in Writing Traits book

REVISION
-cut up pieces and glue them down

EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE BASE
-get information from the knowledge base in the classroom (share out topics - what else could students add) -collective expertise

MINDMAPS OF TOPIC
google

=INQUIRY & THEORY OF ACTION= We are keeping our Inquiry Question the same: How does looking at student work and planning instruction accordingly improve word choice in students' non-fiction writing?

We are changing our Theory of Action: If teachers look at students work weekly and plan instruction accordingly then word choice in non-fiction writing will improve.

=WORD CHOICE LESSONS=

=**FROM MAY 7, 2011 - MAY 16, 2011** = Ask students, how do good writers make their writing sparkle? Students will write out their answer to the question what did you learn about good writing this year? Also - reflecting on what we hear at the family presentations. We will do this as a team after the evening. Finally we will look at a rubric to grade some or all of the students' writing. As a team we will reflect on what lessons we think really worked for the students? We want to have examplars at all levels - it's a start, getting there, and a made it!

We will be presenting this June 27th. Just document everything.