Thursday, November 27, 2008
Writing Assessment Chapter 6 by O'Malley & Pierce
For writing in Yup'ik for fourth grade on up, I have students make word lists for their standards in their levels. In a word list the students write the Yup'ik and English words. For spelling practice, the students write each Yup'ik word five times, then make up sentences for each Yup'ik word relating to their background knowledge. The students can also draw pictures to make meaning more clearer for themselves. Other writing practices are creating acoustic poems or creating their vocabulary map. The word search and the crossword puzzles are extension individual work to help with word recognition and more spelling practices and to comprehend meanings. I have second and third grade write short story pages and illustrate from storybooks they listen to learn in Yup'ik.
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Theresa,
I really like the idea of word lists to help students expand their vocabulary in writing. I also like that they can illustrate portions that they can't express yet. I'm impressed that you have them do writing when you have so many students. That is so wonderful. Do they use the writing process?
Marilee
Hey Theresa-
I like that you use all the skills- reading, writing, listening, and speaking in your class. Your students must be getting expert to write stories in Yupik (right?). I wonder how having a daily writing journal would work in your class(es)?
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