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Writing Strategy Share

Melissa Doll 3-20-2012 SPED 503MM. Writing Strategy Share. Parts of a Paragraph. Paragraph Chains Each student should have six strips of construction paper: One white strip One green strip Three yellow strips One red strip. White strip = Title of the paragraph

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Writing Strategy Share

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  1. Melissa Doll 3-20-2012 SPED 503MM Writing Strategy Share

  2. Parts of a Paragraph • Paragraph Chains • Each student should have six strips of construction paper: • One white strip • One green strip • Three yellow strips • One red strip

  3. White strip = Title of the paragraph • All writing assignments need a title • Green strip = Topic sentence • Just as green means “Go” on a stoplight, this signifies the beginning of the paragraph • Yellow strips = Supporting details • Yellow is the middle color on a stoplight, so this represents the middle of the paragraph • Red strip = Concluding sentence • Just as a red light means “Stop” to a driver, this signifies the end of the paragraph

  4. On the White Strip, write… • Title of the paragraph On the Green Strip, write… • Introduce the content of the paragraph

  5. On the Yellow Strips, write… • Details about the topic sentence On the Red Strip, write… • Restates what the paragraph is about

  6. How to Use this Tool • Staple or tape the six paper strips in correct order. • Have students touch each link and explain the meaning of each part. • Chains may be taped to desks or tables as references for paragraph writing activities.

  7. Benefits of this Tool • Excellent for teaching to various strengths and learning preferences, teaching English learners, and teaching students with learning disabilities because… Source: www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com

  8. Benefits of this Tool • Appeals to Multiple Intelligences: • Verbal-Linguistic: • writing sentences • restating the parts of a paragraph • writing paragraphs • Math-Logic: • charting the parts of a paragraph • using a paragraph chain • writing paragraphs about numbers • Spatial: • creating a paragraph stoplight • using color to identify the parts of a paragraph Source: www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com

  9. Benefits of this Tool • Appeals to Multiple Intelligences: • Bodily-Kinesthetic: • assembling paragraph chains • touching the chain links while explaining the parts of a paragraph • Interpersonal: • write paragraphs with a partner • Intrapersonal: • write an autobiographical paragraph Source: www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com

  10. Benefits of this Tool • Appeals to Multiple Intelligences: • Musical: • clap out paragraph parts to a rhythm • Naturalist: • write paragraphs describing nature scenes • Existential: • write paragraphs for character education topics Source: www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com

  11. Possible Classroom Applications • Students can quiz each other on the meaning of each link • Students can display the links on their desks or post them on the wall to gather and reference during writing activities • Students can practice writing paragraphs link-by-link on color strips as a class, in a small group, with a partner, and individually • Students can peer edit each other’s paragraphs using the links as an evaluation guide

  12. Reference • www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com

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