Post on 14-Jan-2016
Training ObjectivesParticipants will:
Become familiar with the
format and use of
learning logs
Experience reflective writing
activities
Gain a better
understanding of how
to use Cornell Notes
Learn how to use WICOR
strategies to support Common
Core
Experience persuasive
writing activities
Common Core Connection
Integrating WICOR strategies into your lesson plans will help you address
Common Coreand keep students engaged.
Video
Brain Research
Image courtesy of Marcus E. Raichle, Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_your_brain.asp
The Writing Brain
• Pre-writing• Drafting• Reader Response• Revising• Editing• Final Draft/Publishing• Self-Evaluation/Reflection
Considers: • Audience• Purpose• Form
• Writing that helps students record and make sense of the learning• Writing that is exploratory and not intended for a specific audience
Examples: • Taking Notes• Learning Logs• Annotating a Text
vs.Writing Process Writing to Learn
Venn Diagram with PartnerUnique Traits and Qualities of One Partner
Unique Traits and Qualities of One Partner
Things in Common
“Honeybees”From the book:
Joyful NoisePoems for Two Voices
by Paul Fleischman
BEING A BEEis a pain.
I’m a worker I’LL GLADLY EXPLAIN
I’m up at dawn, guardingthe hive’s narrow entrance
BEING A BEEIs a joy.
I’m a queen
I’LL GLADLY EXPLAIN
Upon rising, I’m fedby my royal attendants,
“Honeybees” continued:
then I take out the hive’s morning trash then I put in an hourmaking wax, without two minutes’ timeto sit and relax.
Then I might collect nectarfrom the fieldthree miles north
or perhaps I’m onlarva detail
feeding the grubsIn their cells,wishing that I were stillhelpless and pale.
I’m bathed
then I’m groomed.
The rest of my dayis quite simply set forth:
I lay eggs,
by the hundred.
“Honeybees” continued:
Then I pack combs withPollen – not my idea of fun.
Then, weary, I strive
to patch up any cracksIn the hive.
Then I build some new cells,slaving away atenlarging this Hell,dreading the sightof another sunrise,wondering why we don’t all unionize.
TRULY, A BEE’S IS THEWORST OF ALL LIVES.
I’m loved and I’m laudedI’m outranked by none.
When I’ve doneenough laying
I retire
for the rest of the day.
TRULY, A BEE’S IS THEBESTOF ALL LIVES
Two-Voice Poem
Using the Venn diagram and any other information you might generate,
create a dialogue poem about your partner and yourself.
If you want to be creative, establish a “persona”
for each of you.
Sharing Two-Voice Poems
Stand in groups of six to eight around a table.
Have one partnership perform a poem and then sit down.
Have a second partnership share a poem and then sit down.
Continue until all have shared. When everyone is sitting, we will know that all have shared.
Sample Two-Voice PoemComparing a Right Triangle with an Isosceles Triangle
We are TrianglesI am a right triangle My sides aren’t equal I am an Isosceles triangle
I have two equal sides Both of us are polygons
I have one right angle I have two angles of the same measure
We both equal 180 degreesMy acute angles are complimentary All of my angles are acute
We both have three sides I am a right triangle I am an Isosceles triangle
We are Triangles
Stretch Journal Two-Voice PoemWhat I Did What I
Learned/Observed
How I Can Use
Sample Two-Voice PoemDrafting of Original Two-Voice Poem
WICOR Integrated Throughout
Partner InterviewCompletion of Venn Diagram
Sharing of Two-Voice Poem
What Differences Do You See?
Traditional Cornell Notes
Give One, Get One
Sticky note… blank Cornell notepaper… pen/pencil
Circulate around the room.
Stop with a partner: Give one of your ideas (from sticky note).Get one idea from partner and write on CN page.
Repeat as many times as you can until time is called. You will have 3 –4 minutes total.
Discuss and Add to Cornell Notes
Tips for helping
students
set up Cornell
notes
Tips for efficient note-takingTips for early scaffolding of
Cornell notes and how to remove scaffolds and raise up
the expectations
Tips for
helping
students write
a summaryTips for using the essential question to
help students with their note-
taking
Tips for having students use their Cornell notes
Costa’s Levels of Thinking
Applying(off the page)
evaluate generalize imagine judgepredict speculate if/then hypothesize
Processing(between the lines)
compare contrast classify sortdistinguish explain why infer analyze
Gathering(on the page)
complete define describe identifylist observe recite select
1
2
3
Tips for helping students write effective questions
Curve of Forgetting
Day 1• Begin = 0%• End = 100% of what you know
Day 2• Do nothing = LOSE 50-80%• Lose it when you don’t use it!
Day 7 – Day 30• Do nothing = declining percentage• End = remember 2-3% of original• Studying = re-learning
Change the Curve!
Day 1• Begin = 0%• End = 100% of what you know
Within 24 hours• Revise and clarify notes• Write a summary• Review for 10 minutes• Raises curve back to almost 100%
Daily for one week• Review for 10 minutes
Days 7-30 • Review for 5 minutes• Reactivates and raises the curve• Day 30 = 2-4 minute review
Curve of Forgetting
Stretch Journal (Cornell Notes)What I Did What I
Learned/Observed
How I Can Use
Give One-Get One ActivityTable Group Sharing of Results
WICOR Integrated Throughout
Discussion of Traditional Notes vs. Cornell Notes
Discussion of Curve of Forgetting
Learning Log Prompt
Think back to all the things we just discussed about Cornell Notes.
What key learning points have stayed with you?
What seems most important to you?
Debrief Learning Log
What is the purpose/function of a learning log?
What different forms might a learning log take?
When might students write a learning log?
What are the different approaches to prompts?
Key: Help students use learning logs productively; it does not come “naturally” for them.
Persuasion
What does it mean to persuade?
How do people persuade others?
Aristotelian (Rhetorical) Appeals
Logic = Logos(persuasion by means of reasoning)
ComPassion = Pathos(persuasion by means of emotion)
Ethics = Ethos(persuasion by means of author’s credibility)
Quickwrite Prompt
If you were going to write your own editorial or argumentative essay, what are some subjects you would
like to address in writing?
Think about school, community, state, or national issues.
“Dumb Laws” (www.dumblaws.com)
California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a
moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Florida: Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as
can the salon owner. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee
has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
Hawaii: Billboards are outlawed. All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat. Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.
“Dumb Laws” (www.dumblaws.com)
Indiana: It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide. It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
Pennsylvania: It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must
pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
Texas: A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the
weather. It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
Tell Someone Your Business!
Take the “Persuasive Essay Planning” sheet, the one you just completed.
Find someone with whom you have not spoken today.
Take turns telling each other your business!
The teacher with the most years of experience begins.
You each get two minutes!
Stretch Journal (Persuasion)What I Did What I
Learned/Observed
How I Can Use
Discussion of What It Means to Persuade
WICOR Integrated Throughout
Completion of Planning Sheet“Tell Someone Your Business”
Quickwrite Prompt: What would you like to write?
Thesis ~ Textbook Definition
A thesis is a clearly worded answer to a question and/or a clearly wordeddeclaration of the view(s)/ideas a writer will substantiate, assert, or prove in a paper. A thesis forecasts and focuses the essay that follows.
HS Writing Guide, p. 83
Thesis Statement Organizer
Topic:
Focus:
Forecast:
Thesis:
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
Poe uses vivid imagery.
Imagery is used to describe setting and characters, creating a mood of suspense and horror.
In “The Tell-Tale Heart” Poe uses vivid imagery to describe setting and characters, creating a mood of suspense and horror.
Stretch Journal (Thesis Statement)What I Did What I
Learned/Observed
How I Can Use
Sharing of Thesis Statement (Whole Group or Carousel Walk)
WICOR Integrated Throughout
Thesis Statement Definition
Four Corners Discussion Thesis Statement Organizer
Thank You!
Tara Howletttara_howlett@khsd.k12.ca.us
Brad Ruffbruff@khsd.k12.ca.us