8+I-Journey

[|Travelogue assignment.doc] [|Travelogue list.doc] These two files are the Travelogue project--a combination of Reading Counts and a DI (Differentiated Instruction) Board--that Dana and I put together. The students seemed to respond well to most of the projects. I'm hoping to add a lot of titles to the booklist for next time. Also, it seemed that the students didn't really get to know the books and therefore didn't seem excited about them. In the future, I'll do a quick booktalk (at least for the ones that I know); this really helps in getting them interested.

For the passport and filmstrip activities, I used graphic organizers from a very large .pdf file Dana had sent me earlier; the "scavenger hunt" activity was intended to get the kids to notice where some of the writing elements we practiced showed up in the books they were reading. [|Strategy scavenger hunt.doc] (pdf file with graphic organizers: upcoming)

Writing with External Text Frames
I showed the students this powerpoint and discussed the uses and possible benefits of external text frames. This took about 1 1/2 class periods to go over, assuming that we discussed each slide at least a little bit. (Note: this is a //huge// file!)

Digital Storytelling
http://www.jasonohler.com/index.cfm


 * Resources:

Fact and Opinion Activity (This was used for 7th Grade, but could be adapted) **Type in the content of your page here.

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 * Grammar/Editing Sheets specific for I-Journey:** some of what is here I made and some are the originals where I took my ideas.
 * [[file:Dialogue, Punc, cap, space.doc]]