Transcript How I Spent My Summer Vacation [Autosaved].

How I Spent My Summer
Vacation
Mrs. Crisler
2014
Step 1:
Begin with a starter word
(Phrase),sentence.
Because my daughter went back
to work this summer, I spent
most of my summer babysitting
my adorable grandchildren.
Instructional Sequence
Step 1
• Begin by having students memorize the starter words
by list or to song (Old MacDonald)
• Introduce and use words from the starter list to
create Phrase, Sentence (sentences).
• Have students walk and talk before writing while
including the comma and period.
• It may help to have sentences related to a common
theme : summer vacation, bullying, testing, etc.
• Example: When I saw someone being bullied, I went
to get help.
• Phrase, sentence.
Starter Words
(Old Macdonald had a Farm)
As
If
When
While
Even though
Though
Before
After
Despite
Because
Whenever
During
Whether
In order (to)
Since
Until
Step 2 –ing Words
Begin sentences with When or While followed by an -ing word.
Then rewrite by taking out these starter words.
(While) trying to stay cool in the summer heat, we spent a
great deal of time swimming!
Trying to stay cool in the summer heat, we spent a great
deal of time swimming!
List of possible –ing words
thinking
talking
skipping
jumping
coming
wanting
running
riding
swinging
hearing
wishing
hoping
watching
working
going
walking
playing
whispering
getting
wondering
Step 2 –ing words
Wanting to, Hoping to
(use an –ing word followed by to)
Hoping to improve our golf game, Bob and I explored
many different courses and played golf at least three times
a week!
Step 3
-ed phrases
Use a verb with an –ed ending followed by the words by
or that.
Disappointed that summer vacation
is officially over, I wish I would have
spent more time in Alpine.
Possible –ed words
shocked
surprised
annoyed
excited
exhausted frightened
overjoyed concerned
disappointed
angered
saddened
confused
overwhelmed
Practical Application and
Integration of Skills
• Introduce one step at a time and emphasize it in
every area of the curriculum.
– Responding to text in short answers (Houghton Mifflin,
Scholastic News, Debates with justification)
– When speaking and during oral discussions
– When explaining science experiments, predictions, and
results
– When responding to or reporting events in Social Studies
– Use it during bell work or as a workshop task
– Explaining math problems/solutions and answering the
“Why?” and “How?” questions
Practical Application and
Integration of Skills
• Informal reinforcement
– Bathroom passes
– Requests for permission (nurse, telephone, etc.)
– When lining up
– While walking in line
– Model it when you are speaking to the children
– In small group
– When giving directions
– When discussing behavior
– When responding in journals
Examples of
“Pink Potty
Phrase
Passes”
Math example:
• This was in response to the following math problem on one of
our spiral reviews. Students solved the problem and then had
to use a complex sentence to explain how they solved the
problem.
Problem:
A coach wants to organize some soccer teams.
He forms 4 teams with 6 players on each
team. How many total players are there on all
of the teams?
Student explanations:
• “Even though I knew the problem, I drew a picture.”
• “Because there are 4 teams with 6 on each team, I
multiplied the 6 and the 4.”
• “Trying to figure out the answer, I circled the
question and underlined the important numbers
then I multiplied.”
• “In order to get the answer, I drew 4 circles and put 6
in each.”
• “Despite the fact that there are 4 teams, you multiply
the 6 players and the 4 teams to get the answer.”
• “Since there are 4 teams with 6 players, I had to do 4
x 6.”
Additional Resources
•
http://www.saffordusd.k12.az.us/exec/eStaffDocuments.asp?set_site_to=LNS&divi
sion=Site:+Teachers&group_is=&staff_id=175 (Deanna Crisler, Downloads,
Teacher Resources Writing)
•
https://learnzillion.com/lessons/859-read-and-understand-a-writing-prompt