For this reading response activity,
students write about the topic: I Love This Book!
Not exact matches
My proto - blogging interests lie in
writing about science (with a bent toward things that I find new / futuristic) and life skills as they apply to a STEM - field doctoral
student, to include
topics in personal finance, productivity, etc..
Rebecca Safier
writes for
Student Loan Hero
about education, careers, and other personal finance
topics.
Ashley Eneriz is a freelance writer based in California who's
written about personal finance
topics including budgeting, retirement,
student loans, banks, and refinancing.
We, and our
students, have
written not only
about God but also
about the problem of evil, Christ, the church, Christian education, pastoral counseling, preaching, the nature of human beings, history, liberation and salvation, spirituality, religious diversity, interfaith dialogue, science and religion, and other standard theological
topics.
Dr. Pope's org Challenge Success notes,» [S] everal studies have shown that when
students have some choice over assignments, such as which
topics to
write about or which problems to do, they are more likely to be engaged in the work and complete it... If homework is going to be assigned, it should be developmentally appropriate, meaningful, and engaging for the
students.»
In another study, 40 medical
students who tested negative for hepatitis B antibodies were randomly assigned to
write about either their traumatic experiences or a neutral
topic, and then were given a hepatitis B vaccine.
A study found that when 35 freshman
students were assigned to
write about their thoughts and feelings regarding upcoming college life, these
students displayed a greater increase in working memory seven weeks later, in comparison to the 36
students who were assigned to
write on a trivial
topic.
The
students could
write about a
topic in Persian before starting a unit, and then
write again
about the
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic to see how much they have progressed.
The first part of study will involve reading, thinking and
writing with the intention of selecting and refining a
topic that will enable the
student to produce a significant and original contribution to knowledge (in essence, that's what a doctorate is all
about).
Shape poems are fun for
students writing about a particular
topic.
What better way to have
students show their understanding of a
topic than to
write a book
about it?
I asked my
students bring an object from home and then explained that they would tell us
about their item and give the class a
topic to
write about.
Ask
students to
write a summary sentence that answers the «who, what where, when, why, how» questions
about the
topic.
Consequently, there is a need for more research to understand how
writing outcomes may be improved, especially since
written tasks are often how
students communicate their knowledge
about a particular
topic or discipline within both formative and summative assessment tasks.
The resources available will use dyslexia friendly fonts so all
students can access the learning - Students will summarise our learning from the previous six topics with some one mark questions and will write down the answers in your exercise books Students will then recall the differences between science and religion on the origins of the universe and life and will make a list of three differences between science and religion Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research about these different interpretations Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
students can access the learning -
Students will summarise our learning from the previous six topics with some one mark questions and will write down the answers in your exercise books Students will then recall the differences between science and religion on the origins of the universe and life and will make a list of three differences between science and religion Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research about these different interpretations Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
Students will summarise our learning from the previous six
topics with some one mark questions and will
write down the answers in your exercise books
Students will then recall the differences between science and religion on the origins of the universe and life and will make a list of three differences between science and religion Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research about these different interpretations Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
Students will then recall the differences between science and religion on the origins of the universe and life and will make a list of three differences between science and religion
Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research about these different interpretations Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research
about these different interpretations
Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion
Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark
Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark question
Legibility Test: With their opposite hand or blindfolded,
students write a short review paragraph
about a
topic on the upcoming test or something that needs to be remembered.
If your
students choose one of these
topics, encourage them to
write about it as only they can.
Encouraging
students to blog
about topics from other classes helps them see connections among subjects and realize that
writing is a worthwhile skill in any field.
Students answer three questions that test their ability to integrate information from several texts on the same
topic in order to
write or speak
about the subject knowledgeably.
The
students could
write about a
topic in ESL before and then after a
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic.
A colouring sheet for
students to use as part of an ocean or seaside
topic, or as inspiration for
writing a story
about creatures that live in the water and world around us.
You can also check the Youtube video I made on the same
topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D66r8guvfDc Some ideas how to use it in class: - Simply read the story to French beginners - Work out the meaning of the book in pairs with the pictures as an aid - Show them the first two pages and identify patterns (which tense is it / what are the endings of the imperfect)- Only show the picture and ask the
students to
write a sentence
about it in the imperfect tense following the same pattern (then show them the possible answer)- Ask them to create a similar book in the IT suite or for homework Please do not hesitate to share more ideas in the messages below!
Keep an eye out for other ways to give the
student some ownership over the learning process; by having him choose what book he will read or what
topic he will
write about or what reward or he will receive for reaching a goal.
«I used the
topics that
student teachers
wrote about as things we would discuss and work on.
The second part of that advice might seem obvious and unnecessary, but we all know those
students who fail to carefully read the question or prompt and then too quickly
write about a vaguely related
topic; or those who believe essays are graded on word count and prefer to
write a lot
about a
topic they know well — or everything they know
about a variety of
topics — rather than risk
writing too little
about a less familiar, though assigned,
topic.
Teachers will need to incorporate lessons that ask
students to analyze exemplar oral and
written arguments, and they will need to increase the number of
writing and speaking assignments in which
students argue their opinion
about a
topic or theme, using text - based evidence as support.
This provokes
students to dive into inquiry and gives them a reason to read,
write, listen and speak
about the
topic of investigation.
The first advice you should provide
students about to embark on an essay -
writing adventure, therefore, is to plan what you will
write about — and plan to
write about the assigned
topic.
The rain is still holding off, so, later in the morning, after many of the jobs have been completed, the
students create posters for a food event happening at the school in the coming week, and
write in their journals
about their time at the ranch (today's
topic: senses and feelings).
«Long lists of vocabulary words that don't have personal relevance or don't resonate with a
topic about which the
student has been engaged are likely to be blocked by the brain's affective (or emotional) filters,»
writes neurologist and former classroom teacher Judy Willis.
Last week ~ I
wrote about gifted children have the tendency to become obsessed with a particular area and
topic (http://community.educationworld.comcontent/obsessed) and warned teachers not to discourage this traitwhich can be found in highly successful people ~ whove made major contributions to society — but rather help
students find healthy ways to develop it.
I look at other
students» work, the ones who are sadly gazing down at their outlines or laptop screens, and the ones still reviewing the stories to pick a
topic to
write about.
The
students could
write about a
topic in Polish before and then after a
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic.
Rather than have
students write a 2000 word essay after researching on a
topic, where several of them would simply copy and paste paragraphs without necessarily understanding the content, lecturers could ask
students to research and create a 5 minutes or less video or audio recording of what they had researched
about.
Additionally I have included several reading and
writing activities
about Spanish geography to provide the
students with a better understanding of Spanish geographical features (and at the end of the
topic they will even believe you when you say that it does indeed snow in Spain; quite a lot, actually!)
Regardless of our
topic, we were all inspired to
write about something that mattered to us — something from our experience as
students or teachers that we felt needed to be addressed.
The
students could
write about a
topic in Greek before starting a unit, and then
write again
about the
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic to see how much they have progressed.
The
students could
write about a
topic in Turkish before starting a unit, and then
write again
about the
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic to see how much they have progressed.
In this project, English, social studies, science, and / or art
students not only learn a great deal
about the
topic they
write on and illustrate, they also learn
about the classic components of good narrative, and why it is unexpectedly challenging to make a publication - worthy picture book.
Each
student writes a question
about a
topic on the front of an envelope; the answer is included inside.
The
student then
writes a two - page report that shares information
about the
topic.
I've found that by giving
students just five minutes to
write down their ideas
about a question or
topic before we talk, I get many more willing to participate and a much richer discussion.
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Writing for Understanding Writing for Understanding places writing at the center of learning, and emphasizes that students need to understand a topic deeply to be able to write about it effec
Writing for Understanding
Writing for Understanding places writing at the center of learning, and emphasizes that students need to understand a topic deeply to be able to write about it effec
Writing for Understanding places
writing at the center of learning, and emphasizes that students need to understand a topic deeply to be able to write about it effec
writing at the center of learning, and emphasizes that
students need to understand a
topic deeply to be able to
write about it effectively.
Students formulated their own opinions
about these
topics, then
wrote op - ed pieces with supporting facts and evidence.
All of these methods are helpful for
students who struggle with
writing because they activate prior knowledge
about the
topic of study, require text summarization, and / or encourage discussion through which
students are exposed to multiple perspectives.
Students can brainstorm of the
topics they want to
write or talk
about beginning from a subject, general
topics, specific
topics and focus of interest.The first page is the
student's activity sheet where they can either work alone or discuss in groups.
The
students could
write about a
topic in Portuguese before and then after a
topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the
topic.
Contains - Alphabet (
topic word for each letter)- Comic Summary (read a story and summarise it in comic form)- Hand (research a volcano in history and pull out main facts)- Imagination (descriptive
writing prompt)- One Sentence Only (summarise each paragraph in a chosen text)- Positive and Negative effects (foldable sorting effects of volcanoes)- Storyteller (narrative
writing prompt)- Structure of a volcano (information sheet for
students to create a volcano diagram)- Types of volcano (foldable that involves matching names, description and picture)- Volcanic Eruptions Comprehension (information passage with questions)- Volcano cloze (information text with missing words
about volcanoes)- Volcano explorer (gathering information from interactive voclano website)- Volcano Vocabulary (foldable involving matching
topic words to definitions)- Witness vs. Scientist (foldable involving sorting statements)