Writing to Raise Achievement Writing in All Content

Writing to Raise Achievement Writing in All Content Areas

Collaborative Pairs

How do I effectively embed writing to learn and writing to inform in content area lessons?

Think About It… 1 “Writing is a powerful instrument of thought. ” Jim Burke, in Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques

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Research-Based Learning Strategies Strategy Effect Size Higher Order Thinking 1. 61 Distributed Summarizing 1. 00 Numbered Heads Collaborative Pairs . 92 Vocabulary Instruction . 85 Reading Comprehension Instruction . 82 Writing to Raise Achievement . 82 Acceleration Intervention Focus . 80 Social Learning Focus . 80 Activating Thinking . 75 Learning Goals . 75 Feedback . 75 Advance Organizers/ Previewing . 73 Distributed Learning . 71 Formative Assessments . 68 Graphic Organizers/Concept Maps . 65 Direct Instruction . 60 Scaffolding . 50 4

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11 -12 Planning Step 1: Lesson Curriculum: What are the Learning Goals for this lesson? Lesson Standards Always include a writing standard. • 4. 5 b Describe how the choice of language contributes to the author’s purpose • 4. 5 g Identify sensory words • W. 4. 1 Write opinion pieces supporting a point of view with reasons and details Students Will Be • Identify sensory words in a text Able To…(Do) • Describe the effect on the images created by the reader • Infer an author’s purpose in selecting sensory details • Support a claim with reasons and text evidence Students Will Know • Sensory details help readers see, hear, feel, smell and taste • Authors use sensory details to create images for the reader Lesson Essential How do authors purposefully choose language to affect the Question reader?

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Align s requ the typ e ir the w ed of stu of writin g d r stan ite purp ents to da. Lesson ose rds. Standards of th estandard. Always include a writing 16 RL. 3. 9 Compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. W. 3. 1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. Students Will Be Able To… (Do) • Compare and contrast themes, settings, • Skills from standards including and problem/solution of two stories by the thinking (cognitive verbs). same author • This is not activities. • Support an opinion with reasons Requ • Sequence these goals in the order in ire which they should be learned. ap Students Will Knowledge from standards such as vocabulary, facts, formulas. Lesson Essential Question A question that communicates the Learning Goals. Assignment • Plan this before planning Lesson Instruction. • How will students demonstrate their knowledge of the Will Know Learning Goals and the skills in the Will Be Able To… (Do) Learning Goals? s ply th tudents to e kno • Connections can be made between texts skills define wledge an • Opinion pieces are used to share viewpoints Learn d d in t ing G he oals o lesso f the n. How can different stories be similar? Are Patricia Polacco’s books more alike or different? Use your graphic organizer to write a book review for our class literary magazine in which you state your opinion and support your ideas with text evidence.

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21 Higher Order Thinking Process Example Writing Aligned Assignments Generating Ideas • Advice column • Letter • Top Ten List Problem Solving • Proposal • White paper • Recommendation • Advice column • Explanation Decision Making • Position paper • Proposal • Nomination speech • Journal entry Investigating • Position paper • Expose • Documentary • Alternate history (What if? ) Experimenting • Research proposal • Lab report • Scientific journal article • Illustrations/charts with captions

Orga n com ize ide a m stud unicate s to e the L nts und and sup er p earn ing G standin ort g of oals. 22 -23

24 • Cause/ Effect • t create a particular outcome or effect.

25 Use pro the wri c t the ess to ing d pro duc evelop t. • Cause/ Effect • Describes the causes that create a or effect. Hav e exp clear e stud ctation s ent perf of orm an ce.

LEARNING-FOCUSED Rigorous Assignments Guide 26 -27

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Assessment Prompts LEARNING ACTIVITY Assessment Prompt 32

Learning Activities 33

Activating Strategy The eye of the hurricane is has the least severe weather of the storm. 34

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