Last week, I tried a new approach to writing in my classroom. I used sentence stems to assist the kids in writing to learn in social studies. We took notes, broke the notes down into causes and effects of the Yamassee War and we constructed three paragraphs. The students felt overwhelmed when I told them that we would be writing the short essay in class. You should have heard the moans and groans.. uhhhhh!!!!
Well, we accomplished our mission and the students were like "that was easy!" I think that the more we do those types of exercises in class, the more comfortable the students will be with writing on the spot. I'm going to incorporate journals in their Class Notebook on One Note as well as some other writing exercises such as word bank writing and RAFT. We do it now, but it will be so much easier if we practice on a consistent basis. The best part is, they are learning as they write.
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AuthorBianca Woodard is a social studies teacher at Midland Valley High School. She's an Apple Distinguished Educator (2017) and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Archives
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