Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am having students in my science class summarize, paraphrase and reflect on what they have learned for each unit. The are required to speak and write in complete sentences on a daily basis. When grading written work we have developed a rubic and use the "Cops" grading system. The "C" stands for capitalization, the "O" stands for organization, the "P" stands for punctuation, and the"S" stands for spelling.
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How would you utilize this with a blog?
ReplyDeleteI thought C.O.P.S. stood for Constable On Patrol. You bring a whole new meaning to this acronym.
ReplyDeleteThe writing initiatives are more work for us , but they are what the kids need to practice. I think it will be effective.
ReplyDeleteKatie:
ReplyDeleteThe rubric that we discussed in our IPS meeting needs to be more flexible for second language learners. Speaking and writing in complete sentences is the key. I find it the No. 1 problem among our bilingual students. Between the fact that our students don't read much, and they lack vocabulary in English, it is tough for them. The more we emphasize complete sentences -- in ELL classes and core subjects, the more comfortable they will be writing them. We have to stress the complete sentences daily.