Month: September 2011

September 22, 2011 Analysis Questions, Building Background Knowledge, Checking for Understanding, Common Core State Standards - English Language Arts, Concept attainment, Content Cards, curriculum, curriculum alignment, Curriculum Development, Deb Wahlstrom, Deborah Wahlstrom Superintendent, formative assessment, Graphic Organizers, Informational Writing, instruction, Instructional Strategies, Language Arts, Language Arts - WRITING, Literacy in the Disciplines, Literacy Standards for Science, Literacy Standards for Social Studies, Nonfiction Writing, Reading to Learn, Unpacking Standards, Vocabulary Strategies, Writing to Learn Post a Comment

Content Card – Details, Details, Details

Details and examples are one of those areas that students have struggled with when writing.  Being able to cite details and examples is a skill that is valuable in reading, writing, thinking, and speaking.  What are some of the things we might want to make sure students learn when we ask them to think about details and examples?  We might want them to know what kinds of things are details: facts, quotes, statistics, firgurative language, the information in a visual, sensory details, and more.  We also want students to know some of the things they can do with details:  compare and contrast ideas, support a point of view, oppose a point of view, make a decision, describe a character, make inferences, make prediections, and more.  As always, I’ve got a pdf copy for you – just print it out and share it with your students (and fellow educators).

Content Card, Details

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Common Core Standards for Literacy in Science (Reading, 9-10)

I’ve been working on collecting ideas for content-area literacy.  I began with the reading standards for science, grades 9-10 from the Common Core State Standards.

Download a pdf version of the 28-page document and see if there’s an idea or two you can use.

Informational Literacy Standards for Science – FRESH LINK, Updated September 27, 2011.

Informational Literacy Standards for Science, Updated 09.19.2011

September 3, 2011 21st Century Skills, All, America Diploma Project - Math, Checking for Understanding, Common Core - Mathematics, Deb Wahlstrom, Deborah Wahlstrom Superintendent, formative assessment, instruction, Instructional Strategies, Language Arts, Literacy Standards for Science, Literacy Standards for Social Studies, Mathematics, Nonfiction Writing, Reading to Learn, Review Strategies, Science, Social Studies, Vocabulary Post a Comment

Motor Mouth Review

 Motor Mouth is simply an engaging strategy for students to review important vocabulary.  This can be used in any class at any grade level.  Did I mention that this is also fun?

I’ve included the PowerPoint with directions and a template that is ready to modify for your own use.

Click here for the Powerpoint!