Writing to Success

Another wonderful week of exploring writing strategies. Classes this week were definitely stimulating. The “three-minute” strategies done by classmates and even Ms. Quinn provided a lot of information while displaying how the strategies can be implemented in a classroom setting. Ms. Quinn’s strategy Self-regulation and Metacognitive Reflection was presented with a graphic organizer. I will continue to advocate for the use of these graphic organizers. Here is my organizer based on her model.

While it does lack the cat ears that her model possesses, it was nevertheless informative. What did you think about the model?

My strategy “Writing to Learn” is based on the belief that writing affords students extended opportunities to think, and reflect on their existing knowledge and confusion. It normally applies to Math, Science, and Social Studies.

My presentation was based on Math word problems.

Word Problem: Emma bought a pair of earrings and a dress. The dress cost 4 times as much as the earrings. If both of the items cost a total of $150, how much did each item cost?

By stating the different aspects of the problem you are able to calmly assess your options. By using illustrations to represent the different elements of the information, you are able to calmly determine what action to take to find the answer to your problem. What did you guys think about my presentation and the Writing to Learn strategy?

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