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Category Archives: Context
An Argument for “Quote Lasagna”
Although I’ve been a longtime proponent of teaching “quote sandwiches” to help students write effective paragraphs (see HERE and most recently HERE), lately I’ve begun to notice that students who use this approach (context, quote/evidence, explanation) seem to overemphasize the … Continue reading
Posted in Argument, Context, Evidence, Explanation, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Open-ended Response Writing, Paragraph writing, Quote Lasagna, Quote Sandwiches, Writing
Tagged Argument, Evidence, Explanation, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, Open-ended Response Writing, Paragraph writing, Quote Lasagna, Quote Sandwiches, Writing
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Nonfiction Writing: How to Build Quote Sandwiches
[This post originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb on October 3, 2016.] When writing nonfiction paragraphs or essays, students must frame their quotes (evidence) with appropriate context and explanation. In English teacher speak, we call this “building quote … Continue reading
Posted in Argument, Context, ELA Common Core Standards, Evidence, Explanation, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, MiddleWeb, Nonfiction, Open-ended Response Writing, Paragraph writing, Quote Sandwiches, Resources, TLC Website Resources, Writing
Tagged Argument, Context, ELA Common Core Standards, Evidence, Explanation, Literacy and the Common Core BOOK, MIddleWeb, Nonfiction, Paragraph writing, Quote Sandwiches, Resources, TLC Website Resources, Writing
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OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE Care Package
As much as we would like to know what the PARCC Assessments are really going to look like, this year all we have to go on is what our State Department of Education tells us. And in my home state … Continue reading
Posted in Annotation, Assessment(s), Context, Evidence, Explanation, Open-ended Response Writing, Punchy Insights, Quote Sandwiches, Rubrics, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Writing
Tagged Annotation, Assessment(s), Context, Evidence, Explanation, Open-ended Responses, Punchy Insights, Quote Sandwiches, Rubrics, The Literacy Cookbook BOOK, TLC Website Resources, Writing
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QUOTE SANDWICHES, PART II: Drawing a Picture of “Context”
Although not known as the artist in my family (one brother is an architect, and my sister designs stained glass and beads, among other things), I have managed to learn one artistic concept that helps me when teaching: “negative space.” … Continue reading
Posted in Context, Evidence, Explanation, Questioning, Quote Sandwiches, Writing
Tagged Argument, Context, Evidence, Explanation, Quote Sandwiches, Writing
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The Literacy Cookbook blog 