Junior Wireless Writing Project J WWP October 10

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Junior Wireless Writing ProjectJ WWPOctober 10
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• Welcome

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Prayer / Reflection

• Anyway
• Martina McBride
• Mother Teresa

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Overview of JWWP
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Goals for the Session

• A better understanding of the Ideas trait and
  procedural text
• How to use mentor text in the classroom while
  differentiating instruction
• Become familiar with SmartIdeas, Internet search
  engines, and other computer applications

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Tribes, p. 355

• Finding All We
• Have in Common

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Ideas

• When Sophie Gets Angry Really, Really Angry
• Ideas Video Clip

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Ideas

• This trait is the heart of the message, the main
  idea and the details for that topic.
• Look for clarity, focus, and quality details.

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Ideas
Details may be in artwork (complexity of lines,
colour, drawing, etc.) The artwork may show
movement, perspective, details, and words and
pictures together.
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Ideas

• As writers, look for focus, meaning, clear
  message or story, strong details and direct
• statements.

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Circle the Category

• From Differentiating Instruction, p.20
• -Write one word on the card
• pertaining to the topic of
• feelings
• - Have at least 2 cards
• - Compare, group yourselves
• and label clusters on the chart

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Smart Ideas

• Decomposing a procedural text based on How to Use
  Smart Ideas
• Getting Hands-on with Smart Ideas

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Mentor Text

• Dream
• Susan V. Bosak

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• Lunch

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Internet Searches Beyond Google

• KidsClick! www.kidsclick.org
• Vivisimo www.vivisimo.com
• Ithaki www.kids.ithaki.net
• Quintura for Kids www.kids.quintura.com
• More details at JWWP site
• Poster for classrooms (11x17)

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• Getting Hands-on with Internet Searches and the
  TicTacToe research activity
• Jigsaw style (p.61)

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On the Techy Side

• JWWP links and website resources
• http//fcmail.st-clair.net/sharon.korpan
• Using FCMail in the classroom
• Sound Recorder Demo / GarageBand
• Microphones
• Laptop batteries
• Wireless issues

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Followup Tasks and Expectations For Next Meeting

• Complete an attitudinal survey for each student
• Bring an unmarked narrative piece from
  tic-tac-toe for each student
• Be ready to share how you used SmartIdeas with
  your class

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Assessment Checklist

• The Important Thing About the Traits
• The important thing about Ideas is the details.
• Ideas narrow the topic, and make the piece
  original.
• They fill it with freshness that brings it to
  life.
• They share knowledge or experience about the
  topic.
• But the important thing about Ideas is the
  details.

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• Writing Portfolios

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Revisiting Goals for the Session

• A better understanding of the Ideas trait and
  procedural text
• How to use mentor text in the classroom while
  differentiating instruction
• Become familiar with SmartIdeas, Internet search
  engines, and other computer applications

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• Did we meet our goals and how?
• Are Powerpoint notes useful as a handout or not?
  
• Parking lot questions
• Next meeting Oct. 24