Union 122 Writing Literacy Training - 10/4/07
Review of the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing
Ideas
Strategies to Implement 6 + 1 Traits - Introduction to Jigsaw to process large amounts of information
Online Research Strategies
- Essential Question Properties
- Sources of Online Research
Standard Writing Rubrics for 6 + 1 Wrting Traits
- 6 Traits - Rubric for grades K-2
- 6 Traits - 6 point Scale Explanations
- 6 Traits - 4 point Scale Explanations
Writing resources for teachers & students in the classroom
Magnetic Poetry - especially useful when the teacher wants to work on poetry with students that have poor writing skills
Math Journals and writing in math
- Good writing sample podcast from Bob’s kids in RM 208
- Wiki Stuff
- Wiki resources for teachers http://teachwtech.blogspot.com/2006/03/k-12-wiki-resources.html Check out “Wiki in a k-12 classroom”
- Wikibook example Algebra http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Algebra
- Research Paper Ideas.
- Each role has a different function in writing EX http://www.watersheds.org/teacher/swriting.htm
- Effective Biography Strategy http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm