Teaching Highlights High School Writing Strategies

Nina Whtiney

Writing StrategiesRAD-PiC format

Venn Diagrams

Brainstorming using webs

RAD - PiC Strategy used to guide students through

writing constructed responses Requires time to teach the steps explicitly Inexpensive – cost of printing and paper

handouts with RAD-PiC steps Constructed Response handouts with a rubric

Prepares students for success on state-wide assessments

Students memorize the steps and can generalize the skill (supporting ideas)

Student sample

Student Sample

Student Sample

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Introduce new concepts by comparing and contrasting with prior knowledge

Builds confidence in students that they can master new skills

CRs vs. Paragraphs

Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing

Annotation vs. Paraphrasing

Utility of Strategy Requires dry erase markers and whiteboard

Students can draw them on their own paper to reinforce learning

Teaches a compare and contrast strategy that can be generalized to other settings

Provides a learning strategy to consider similarities and differences of a new skill compared to something they have mastered

Brainstorming Webs

First have to teach what brainstorming is Do not judge ideas just write them down Best ideas can be selected later Ideas can be grouped for organizing writing later

Requires little instructional time to teach

Can be generalized easily to other settings and content areas

Costs nothing

Brainstorming Web

Baldwin is the best high school Good friends

wrestling

Surf team

Cute girls

paddling

Cool teachers

JROTC

Football team

Drama program

Great coaches

Basketball

Good lunches

School colors

Brainstorming Web

Baldwin is the best high school Good friends

wrestling

Surf team

Cute girls

paddling

Good teachers

JROTC

Football team

Drama program

Great coaches

Basketball

yummy lunches

School colors

Brainstorming Web

Baldwin is the best high school Good friends

wrestling

Surf team

Cute girls

paddling

Good teachers

JROTC

Football team

Drama program

Great coaches

Basketball

yummy lunches

School colors