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Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing Outcomes Students will create a descriptive paragraph using a personal photograph as a prompt for their writing.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Language Arts Writing Roles:      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, ESOL, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:      2.0 to 3.0 hours Technology Integration Something Permanent Scrapbooking websites

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Standard: Convey Ideas in Writing

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the purpose for communicating To share with others about self and their heritage or an important event from their past. Organize and present information to serve the purpose, context, and audience The writing will be presented in a coherent manner with a beginning, middle and end. Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers' comprehension The focus of each student's writing will be about their own picture with attention to examples and details given throughout the writing; as well as grammatical structures such as adjectives and adverbs. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication Paragraphs are first drafted on scrap paper and then rewritten in final form on their scrapbook pages. Students are asked to review what you have written and look for two or three ways it could be make clearer for a reader. They share their work with someone and use his or her suggestions for revision and editing. Computers can be used to make rewriting and editing easier.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Using this activity as an extension of an Orientation, the group will begin to gain insights into each other's experiences and share their heritage and diversity. Contextual Students will be using one of the writing styles (descriptive) that will be practiced in later writing activities. This activity lays the groundwork for more writing practice and can be used as an initial writing sample. Building Expertise This activity provides a way for the student to share information about himself in a nonthreatening atmosphere and for the teacher to gain knowledge of the student's family, work and community life. It also builds on student's experiences and memories of oral traditions to help them become more confident with the writing process.

Lesson Designer Jackie Hamlett Literacy and Educational Technology Consultant (217) 3989933 jham5325@aol.com

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