This begins my third week of summer break. If you are a teacher and are like me, then you are already planning lessons, units, etc. for the next school year. I was poking through all my boards on Pinterest just seeking inspiration when I came across this idea for a really neat anchor chart:
I really like how the author uses color as part of the editing/revising process. That alone turns a ho-hum, routine process into a more enjoyable activity. I also like how the author has a balance of positive and negative revisions, meaning that items that are present are marked as well as items that are missing.
This is a chart that I am going to use with all of my ELA classes. I am going to tweak it just a bit using the PURPLE category as a changeable one. Depending on the skill(s) that we are focusing on, I could have this category color focus on figurative language one week or vivid verbs another. Perhaps instead of a single chart such as the one displayed, I might make individual signs per color to hang in a display. This would make it much easier to change a color's focus. There is also the possibility of using a pocket chart with sentence strips, one or two per color.
Do any of you use a similar editing/revising system? Do you have any suggestions for displaying this type of "anchor chart" other than as a single sheet of paper? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I am also joining The Teaching Tribune for their fourth Monday Meet Up of the summer.
Looking ahead to Thursday, come and join me for...
Poke through your PURR-fect Previous Posts (pins, pictures included) and re-post them for all to see once again! This is the PURR-fect linky for a lazy summer day because it requires little preparation.
Hope to see you all on Thursday!
I have always wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore! Now I know what else to check out if/when I go :)
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Love the rainbow editing anchor chart! It would be fun to give students a mini version for their writing notebooks.
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I too love potato chips and absolutely refuse to buy them, not even for special occasions! What is it about the salty, crunchy, oily goodness that makes one go hog wild?
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The Picture Book Teacher's Edition
I haven't been to SD since I was a child, but clearly remember visiting Mt. Rushmore. One day I hope to take my own children. It is a beautiful place!
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I {Heart} Recess
I love the rainbow editing chart, too! Like you mentioned, I really like how students are required to look for things they are proud of (interesting words) as well as things they need to fix (misspelled words). I like your plan to change the purple depending upon what your focusing on, too!
ReplyDeleteI love the Black Hills, too! It's just 6 short hours for me to visit!! Did you ever visit any of the caves out there? I am absolutely fascinated by caves, and I loved our tour of Jewel Cave! When we were out there 3 years ago, we were there on the one weekend where they let you hike to Crazy Horse's arm, so we have a cool family picture right by his enormous face! If you ever get a chance to do that, you would LOVE it! I believe it's the first weekend in June!
Netflix is absolute awesomeness. I can binge watch TV shows too. I could down a whole tube of Pringle's in one sitting and now feel guilty about it...at all. Plain ones of course! :)
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Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'
Great post! Thank you for sharing! Teaching Science With Lynda
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