Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Project 3: Interactive Graphic Organizers (Student Assignment)

For this assignment, students (7th grade) will be expected to use an online web resource to make a graphic organizer for their upcoming essay. The graphic organizer is found at this website.

Students will be expected to come up with a topic for their essay (prompts to be assigned at a later day if needed), fill in each section of the graphic organizer, print it off, and bring it to class. We will be using the information on the graphic organizer to develop our essays.

Using the Interactive Graphic Organizer:

Start by entering your name, and your topic:



Next, come up with a few sentences to introduce your paper:



Then write down the main ideas associated with your topic:



Now, elaborate on the main ideas:



Come up with a conclusion that emphasizes the main points:



Finally, print your graphic organizer:









Reflection
This is a fairly simple assignment that uses some really simple technology, but it's a valuable resource for young writers who may lack organizational skills. I did this assignment, took screen-shots, and posted them on the blog so that students could easily follow along as they work.

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