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6 Traits Chatboard

Mind mapping

by sb

Jul 23, 2008

I would appreciate some info on how to teach mind mapping to my third graders and some possible lesson plans on this subject. Thank you.

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sheila On 7/23/08, Arlene/4/Ohio wrote: > Try this one...the site is very helpful. > > [link removed]

Dear Arlene, I just checked the site that you mentioned and it is just what I was looking for. Thanks again. Sheila

Jul 24, 2008

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marymary Try Tony Buzan's website too. He's got a good book for upper elementary students.

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Oct 10, 2008

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diagraming sentences

by engteach

Jul 24, 2008

Are there any websites re: sentence diagraming? My TE textbook covers plenty of diagraming (work for the students), but not much on how to actually diagram them or explain it. Thanks!

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connie Some of us "grew up" on diagramming sentences. Those were the years when people could easily take a foreign language and transfer their understanding of English grammar to a new system. With diagramming going by the wayside, students are not as prepared to learn a new language. I used to love diagramming and then learned to diagram much more effect...See More

Oct 14, 2008

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MB I think of diagramming sentences much as I think of algebraic equations. Do I use algebra constantly in real life? No. Perhaps I would do so more if I thought about it, though, and last year I had a "distribute these donations to these teachers in these percentages to add up to $X" and I was very happy to use algebra. When I am reading or I am writ...See More

Oct 22, 2008

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3rd Grade Ideas Lessons

by Tanya =^..^=

Jul 28, 2008

lease share your lesson ideas for the "Ideas" trait.

Thanks!

Tanya

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conventions example

by Adrienne Kough

Jul 30, 2008

I am looking for a example for conventions that is similar to the "What is Love All About" that Lynda uses in her book. I want one that would be more age appropriate for my 5th graders. Does anyone have one that would be witty?

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writing intros

by DK

Aug 5, 2008

I was told by a 4th grade teacher that she teaches 5 different intros when teaching writing. This will be my first year with 7th grade writing. I have experience in 2nd and 3rd grade. We did more journal writing than essay. Does anyone know where I can find these 5 intros or could you give me example of them. I would appreciate your help.

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Fraun Look at these PowerPoints on my website. You'll have to scroll to the writing chalkboard and there you'll find 3 presentations. All of which I snagged off someone else's site. [link removed]

Also, try [link removed]

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Aug 6, 2008

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Susan On 8/06/08, Fraun wrote: > Look at these PowerPoints on my website. You'll have to scroll > to the writing chalkboard and there you'll find 3 > presentations. All of which I snagged off someone else's > site. > [link removed]

The powerpoint sit is EXCELLENT!!! I bookmarked it and can see how I can use them for some staff tra...See More

Nov 15, 2008

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6 Traits Writing Chat Transcript

by Teachers.Net

Aug 8, 2008

6 Traits Writing resource

Every Monday beginning at 10:00 am Eastern Time during July & August, the Teachers.Net Meeting Room [link removed].

Click below for the transcript of the 7/7/08 - full of valuable resources, tips and pointers! 6 Traits Writing Chat Transcript

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HELP: Planning a class period - 6+1 and literature

by civinskasc

Aug 8, 2008

I'm currently planning out my year. I want to begin using the writing traits more proficiently this year but I'm struggling with a way to fit it into my class set up.

I teach 8th grade English and my blocks are only 50 minutes long. We currently don't do "writer's workshop" or "reader's workshop." We do lessons that go with what we're wri...See More

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Gayle 50 minutes unfortunately is way to short to cover both reading and English. We have double that time in my middle school, and it is still not enough. I would definitely talk to the school about upping that time because there is no way students can meet all of the literacy standards for both reading and writing in that short of a time period.
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Oct 14, 2008

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Wee Can Write

by Nicole

Aug 14, 2008

I have heard great things about Wee Can Write and am very excited to implement it this year in my kindergarten classroom. I haven't bought the book yet, but plan on ordering it from Amazon soon.

Before I order it, I would LOVE it if someone with this book could please tell me which picture books are used in the program so that I can purch...See More

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nora Here are a few of the books, : Dr. Seuss ABC, Harold and the Purple Crayon , Hey Al, If you Give Mouse a Cookie, King Bidgood's in the bathtub, owen the relatives came, there was an old lady who swallowed a fly, where teh wild things are, Brown bear, brown beaar, chrysanthemum , joseph had a lilttle overcoat, the kissing hand, leo the late bloomer,...See More

Aug 22, 2008

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Kerry On 8/14/08, Nicole wrote: > I have heard great things about Wee Can Write and am very > excited to implement it this year in my kindergarten > classroom. I haven't bought the book yet, but plan on > ordering it from Amazon soon. > > Before I order it, I would LOVE it if someone with this > book could please tell me which pictur...See More

Oct 8, 2008

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Six Traits

by Becky

Sep 18, 2008

I am looking for a good six traits writing lesson that goes along with the fall season.

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6 Traits and Collins Writing Program

by Lauren

Oct 3, 2008

Anyone out there using the Collins Writing Program? I have the books, but I need to know how to score the papers based on the Focus Correction Areas.

On the next to the last page of the Implementing the Cumulative Writing Folder Program book, there is a sample of the lined paper students use to write their essays on.

In the uppe...See More

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Amy Blackmore On 1/13/09, Peter wrote: The Collins Writing program is a crock, a way of dumbing down writing instruction so that teachers who don't want to work that hard can still pretend to be doing writing instruction.

Hi, I am responding to this particular comment about Collins being only for teachers who don't want to work hard. I found to be a pre...See MoreOn 1/13/09, Peter wrote: The Collins Writing program is a crock, a way of dumbing down writing instruction so that teachers who don't want to work that hard can still pretend to be doing writing instruction.

Hi, I am responding to this particular comment about Collins being only for teachers who don't want to work hard. I found to be a pretty harsh statement considering that any smart teacher will use a program and tweak it to make it work for them (i.e. dropping what doesn't work and keeping what does work). I was introduced to Collins in 2001 at a PD conference my supervisor asked me to attend. Shortly after, I left NJ and started teaching HS English in South Los Angeles. I primarily taught 9th grade low level classes.

Collins (Types 1 and 2) came in very handy on a day to day basis in class. However, once I got in to Types 3,4, and 5 it took quite a bit of work to just get them in to a routine. I have to say that reading each other's work out loud in partners worked so very well for my students. We, of course, had the major rule that any time someone stumbled over another writer's sentences, they both had to stop and look at what the problem was for the reader. If they needed help, they called me over to see about syntax issues, etc. Kids really took pride in those double-spaced handwritten drafts. While much of Collins is, as someone said, not a truly original set of ideas for those of us who have taught writing over the years, it gave me direction, focus and hope for many students including the students with the lowest skills to achieve in some way. I never found that I dumbed down my essay topics or my requirements for volume. I found that I was finding a middle ground between quantity and quality.

I don't think Collins is for everyone and I'm not sure that entire schools/departments should blindly adopt it. Yet, I had to speak up to the notion that only lazy teachers use Collins in their classrooms. That's just simply absurd. I tend to see myself more as a teacher willing to experiment and try out new approaches in her classroom and eventually create some hybrid of my go-to methods and any new ones that work.

Peter, might I ask what grade level you teach and the socioeconomic status of your district? While I certainly don't think Collins is much use for a high four year college-bound district, I think the FCA function of it can really take a writer with no skills and give him/her some skills/knowledge of the writing discipline. There's something to be said for that! I'm not insinuating that you only find perfect writers in a high achieving district but you get my drift.

Now, I have never heard of the 6 Traits system. I'll have to research that.

Nov 7, 2009

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Sarah eter -

I have never heard of 6 traits either, but I do not teach English. I am a Spanish teacher who learned the Collins method while working at an all boys K-9 school. The boys there appreciated the clarity of the Collins method, and because the school had embraced it as a whole, they knew what the expectations would be from year to year...See More

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