Only 28 years later...and the idea struck...start with the writing jargon...and build from there.
This lesson was affirmed last year when midway through the year, I was STILL reviewing what they had NOT learned the first time around when I told them more instead of showed them. This year, I began the year with a series of sample paragraphs from previously modeled assignments on which they have annotated...and annotated...and...yes, for four days, until light bulbs are turning on...and burning brighter!
This year, I stay up late...and wake up early...planning and preparing. Love that excitement of pulling lessons together that just work.
Hummm...I am the only one in my department choosing to switch the order and teach and assess (formatives and summatives) the writing jargon and format before diving into the language skills. Could I be wrong...after all these years?
I don't think so.
Besides myself, epiphanies are occurring within the minds of those sitting around me within my classroom. Soon I will know, for I will assess later next week. Soon.
What epiphanies are you having about the sequencing and scaffolding of skills?
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