Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Lesson Plan
Power Writing. Students will pick 2 topics, any topics. The class will write as much as they can about one of the topics for 1 minute. They will count how many words they wrote and chart it. Next, a student will pick 1 topic and the teacher will pick the other topic. Again, students will write for 1 minute about one of the topics. They will count words and chart. The third time, the teacher will pick both topics relating to specific content area. Students will chose one topic and write for 1 minute. They will count words and chart. Students will then have 5 minutes or so to share their latest writing with the class. This would lead into content area writing if the teacher so desires.
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The hardest thing is to just get students to put something down on the paper. I really like the competitive aspect of this assignment because my reluctant writers are more likely to experience initial success by the quantity of writing, which then can be refined to quality. I might use the old trick of bribery, too and give a prize for the most words. Surprisingly, Tootsie Pops are popular with high school students (but probably not with dentists!)
ReplyDeleteI really like that you wanted to chart the number of words the students wrote. It will really show them how much they progress over time.
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