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Unregistered
10-10-2005, 01:37 PM
I am a first year teacher and now a month into school. I have no idea what to do with my writing program in my classroom. I have been just making up different activities each day and it has worked, but not that effective. My writing classes in college were horrible and I didn't learn much of anything. I don't even know where to begin as I am not very familiar with any program!
Lisa's Hotscakes
10-10-2005, 07:30 PM
What grade level? What writing standards are you trying to teach? What is your instructional method?
Unregistered
10-10-2005, 10:02 PM
I am teaching fourth grade. I have no standards besides what the state provides. We do not have a writing curriculum at our school. I started the year doing constructed responses about summer vacation and they did well. I need all the advice I can get because I don't even know where to begin!
Lisa's Hotscakes
10-10-2005, 11:32 PM
I am teaching fourth grade. I have no standards besides what the state provides. We do not have a writing curriculum at our school.

Yes, you do... the State standards. That IS the writing curriculum.

The driving force of writing asignments is a graphic organizer. You need to choose one that fits the assignment you are trying to teach. I suggest you contact the following board and ask them for help:

http://online.dataworks-ed.com/phpBB2/