Many state tests, Missouri I know, require students to extrapolate information as if they were a character from a story to an audience in a particular format with a topic/theme based on the reading from the test. I have used this strategy with my 7th graders, and they enjoyed writing the responses. They wrote with great insight and creativity. DeAnn Kaduce Central Middle School Kansas City, MO 64128 (816)418-2100, xt. 0605
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/11/2006 7:39:31 PM >>> there is a real need - and desire - to search for more ways > to integrate and collaborate in grades 9-12 (yay upper school teachers!). > > As a teacher of both language arts AND social studies (sometimes together, as a "humanities" class) , one technique I have used as a way to connect the content of history with the skills of writing, is a R.A.F.T. --- R=Role; A=audience; F= format; T= topic --- for example... Role: you are a settler in the New World, Audience: you are writing to your family left back in the crowded cities of Europe; Format - you are writing a "friendly letter" to them; Topic: you are alleviating their fears about coming to the colonies by letting them know about your journey, the history of your colony, and what life is like for you.... I have gotten some great writing and evidence of thinking from this particular RAFT -- there are SOOO many more examples, and having kids come up with their own RAFT can also be a fun way to synthesize knowledge!! Barb Lazar Cleveland Middle School Albuquerque, NM _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org . Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
