The strategy I will be presenting Thursday is the Paragraph Hamburger. In this strategy, the students write a paragraph on different sections of a hamburger to learn the parts of a paragraph. The top bun is the main idea, the filling includes three detail sentences, and the bottom bun contains a concluding sentence. My students have difficulty understanding how a paragraph works and what it should contain. The paragraph hamburger helps students see how the various components of a paragraph are broken up.
I will be using the Paragraph Hamburger as a tool to help students tell about the problem and solution of a story. I will read and discuss the story "Moostache" by Margie Palatini. I will lead students in completing the paragraph hamburger stating what Moose's problem was, three things he did to try to solve the problem,and a sentence telling how the problem was finally solved. I like this strategy because it helps students organize and understand paragraphs they have written.
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I choose this strategy also, for similar reasons. I am going to base my lesson on a non-fiction text to assess what they have learned about plants and seeds that we have studied. I like this strategy because it is versitile and can be used ways with different genres of books.
Posted by Lori Vestal | March 15, 2010 5:37 PM
Posted on March 15, 2010 17:37
Jamie, I think the hamburger is a great visual to help students organize their information into a paper. I couldn't help but think about each of the students having their own little hamburger on their desk to help them remember all 'layers' they should include in their papers!
Posted by Julie Duncan | March 15, 2010 6:23 PM
Posted on March 15, 2010 18:23
This is a super strategy; it is really hard to get kids to understand how to write a good paragraph, and connecting it to a yummy food is genius. I have not tried this strategy with my class yet but I found it on the web and was really excited about the potention it may have. I LOVE Moosetache! It's one of my favorites. They'll really enjoy doing this activity I bet! Great idea.
Posted by Lorie Hedrick | March 15, 2010 7:30 PM
Posted on March 15, 2010 19:30
Are we talking McDonalds, Wendys, or Sonic hamburgers? :) I am a big fan of visuals cues! When students have a multiple levels of support, the information has a better chance of being embedded. Kids will really bite into this strategy.
Posted by Lucy Cook | March 17, 2010 7:05 PM
Posted on March 17, 2010 19:05