Category Archives: Context

An Argument for “Quote Lasagna”

Posted on March 3, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

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 →

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Nonfiction Writing: How to Build Quote Sandwiches

Posted on October 10, 2016 by theliteracycookbook

[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 →

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OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE Care Package

Posted on March 20, 2013 by theliteracycookbook

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 →

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QUOTE SANDWICHES, PART II: Drawing a Picture of “Context”

Posted on December 6, 2012 by theliteracycookbook

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 →

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