The bio-cube is strategy that can be used for a variety of purposes. I would use it as a final product of an author study. Each side of the box can be used to discuss a different aspect of the author and/or his/her books. Biographies, character descriptions, book lists, genres/themes, book reviews, etc., are some of the topics that could be used for the faces of the cube. Students could use the inside of the box to store objects that represent the characters and plots of the various books. The bio-cube could also be used to teach the ecosystems, regions of North Carolina, symbols of North Carolina, community roles, geometry, etc.
Holly S. Lawson
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RWT Lesson Plan Analysis: Lisa Boyd- Lesson: All About Our Town: Using Brochures to Teach Informational Writing: This lesson appealed to me because it is an exciting way to get students interested in writing as well as learning about their town in a creative way. Even though it is a lengthy lesson, it will positively benefit students’ writing, editing (which will aid in their grammar and spelling), revising, analyzing, synthesizing, communication skills (used to conduct interviews) as well as learning different ways of gathering needed information.
Students will enjoy looking at different brochures and discovering things about their town that they may have not known. I like the idea of this lesson because students gain insight as to the purposes for which people read and write. They will get to write for a specific audience, work on editing/revising their writing as well as get to work collaboratively creating a brochure for new students at their school. Lessons such as this give students enthusiasm for writing, researching and collaboration, and in the process they don’t really think about it as a dreaded assignment but instead learn to use a great deal of skills that they likely would have had a negative attitude about given it had been an independent writing assignment .
Posted by Lisa Boyd | November 19, 2011 7:27 PM
Posted on November 19, 2011 19:27