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PRACTICEWARM-UPH O W W A S Y O U R T H A N K S G I V I N G B R E A K ?
Examples:computeriscool
Itwasgood.
Spenttimewiththefamily.
IlovemyfamilyandtheresnooneelseIdratherbewith.
A N S W E R W A R M - U P O N T H I S S I D E
Notesofwhatyousee/hear. Thoughts/feelings/questions?
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TEACHINGWRITINGISACHALLENGE.
confusion.
someunderstanding.
somesolutions.
Atfirst,itwas
Then,
Eventually,
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TYPICALLY
Isthisanaturalwayofinteractingwithinformation?
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UNDESIRABLERESULTSOFTEACHINGTHEWRITINGPROCESS
ImgoingtotellyouthatIhadagoodThanksgivingbreak.I
hadagoodThanksgiving
break.IjusttoldyouthatIhadgoodThanksgivingbreak.
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ORGANICWRITING
Relevantt
houghtbackedupby
reason,exa
mpleandexplanation.
EnglishjargonTopic
Sentence
Mustusevocabulary
word4X
rubric
Rememberforever annoyanceannoyance
Isitclear?Isitsupported?
Isitexplained?
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THEHEARTOFTHEPROCESS
Thoughts/
feelings/ideas
Thesis/main
idea/topicsentence
Example/reference
Explanationlinking
exampletooriginalthought
classnotes/
concepts
teacherfeedback
APPLICATIONS1)lecture2)internet3)readingatextbook4)reports
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Student
PE&Math
English
&Science
History&
Elective
WHATSHALLWEFUNNELINTOTHEMINDSOFOURYOUTH?
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GIVESTUDENTSWHATGOOGLECANT!
Student
ArticulatingHonestPersonal
Thoughts/Feelings
CriticalThinking/Creativity
Notes/Teacher
Feedback
Awaytoprocessinformation.
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AHARDDRIVEVS.THEPROCESSOR
VS.
CRITICALTHINKINGCREATIVITY
DECISIONSMEMORYCOPYING
STORAGE
CornellNotesseparatethinking.
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Respondingtoyourlesson(notcopyingnotes)canbeoneofthehighestformofcriticalthinking.
Therefore,iftheycanrespondtonoteswiththoughtsandfeelings,
theyrewritingThesis,TopicSentences,MainIdeas
TakingNotesinClass
CreationofThesis
TopicsentencesMainideas
Nosummaryofnotesbecauseitsnotorganicalwaysconvenient,annoying.
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Whathappenswhenourperspectivechanges?Wehavethesamething,butwelookatitdifferently.
Itchangeseverything.
Show2001
clip
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See/Hear/Copy Respond/Create/Think/Feel/Ideas
CaesartookoverRome.
Hebeatanarmyof100kmenwithtwelvethousandmen.
Hewasadictator.
HewaskilledmyRomansenators.
Whywouldhedothat?
Howisthatpossible?
Iwanttoknowhowanyonecoulddothat.Googleit!
Doesthatmeanhewasabadman?
Whywouldtheykillhim?Howdid
theydoit?
Potentialthesisstatements/Mainideas/
Topicsentences
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See/Hear/Copy Respond/Create/Think/Feel/Ideas
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See/Hear/Copy Respond/Create/Think/Feel/Ideas
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See/Hear/Copy Respond/Create/Think/Feel/Ideas
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Tellmewhatyouthink.
Give me an example.
How does that make sense?
Give me an explanation.
What I tell my students:
1) Tell me a story (problem and solution)2) When youre afraid of what your writing, then its probably good because
its honest.
3) Words are not enough, therefore draw, use figurative language to explain.
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Pitfalls:
Ittakestime/investment/feedbackbecauseitdoesntworkrightaway.Oncestudentsgetit,however,theyrememberit.
Nofeedback?Itwontwork.FeedbackLog,CheckJournals,etc.etc.
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Teacherfeedback:Ifadropofwaterneverfeelstheheat,itsviewoftheworldneverchanges.
Studentsareadropofwater.
Teachersfeedbackistheheat(inspiration).
Oncetheyfeeltheheat,Theywillbeelevated/
viewoftheworldwillchange.
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LetscheckoutsomeTeacherwarm-ups
andnotes!IhadagoodThanksgiving.
Whywasitgood?
Isawmygrandma(example).
Whyisthatgood?
Pleaseexplainwhyspendingtime
withyourgrandmaissogood.
