This morning I started to emerge from a chrysalis of disengagement. The first feeler that popped out of transformative hibernation was the work feeler. I stepped out of the shower thinking about a new gameplan in terms of what and partially how I want to teach moving forward. Sadly, I did not write anything down. I went about my morning only remembering the moment now as I write. So, I’m going to write it down for you all:
I teach a series of writing classes that comprise the composition spectrum. In that I’ve learned that there are a handful of key areas I need to teach in order for these students to become effective writers. They are as follows (in no given order):
- The Backfire Effect
- Effective Introductions
- Body paragraph construction
- PIE format
- Logical Fallacies
- Voice
- Audience
- The ‘So What?’
- Effective conclusions
- Linking Intro and conclusions through story
- Story structure
- Narration
- Cause and Effect
- Quote, Summarize, Paraphrase
- Compare and Contrast
- Word Pictures/illustration
- Explaning a process
- Embedding research
- how to research
- Thesis building
I done run out of time but the list goes on. This is an exercise that I’ll continue off line and maybe share at a later date.
Some Thoughts:
- One of my all time favorite NFL players is Brandon Marshall. He is an incredible WR and now holds the Dez Bryant spot on the Saints roster. That means I’m watching the Saints!
- What if Spiderman wasn’t the only one bitten?