Cut Up, Cover Up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing!

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Cut Up, Cover Up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing!

Description:

In this lesson, students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. By creatively manipulating text, they explore portal writing, a strategy for envisioning a new story or story direction.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Writing (composition), Process Skills

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

IRA/NCTE

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Keywords:

Writing process, Pre-writing, Drafts, Revision, Proofreading, Publishing, Portal writing

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

ReadWriteThink

Contributor:

S. Rebecca Leigh

Is Part Of:

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Newspaper articles (features, hard news, obituaries, sports reports, etc.); Black or dark, felt-tipped markers; Poems/pieces of poetry; "Newspaper Blackout" by Austin Kleon; Optional: Other masking media besides markers (e.g., rubber stamps and ink pads, stickers, colorful papers and glue sticks); Optional: The Humument by Tom Phillips

Learning Time:

Four 50-minute sessions

Referenced Resources/Versions

Required Learning:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson-docs/PortalWritingReflectio...

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Observation, Informal assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Broad Correlation

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Production and Distribution of Writing

5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

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