Double Stuffed Paragraphs

My sweet teaching friend Amanda is an all-around rock star. (You may remember her post this summer on our Careers Unit.) I am big time blessed to work with her and steal borrow her ideas often.  One of my recent favs was the idea of "Double Stuffed" Paragraphs for our argument essays.  Check it out here (and sign up to follow her blog, My Shoe String Life, while you're at it!)

Any time you can have Oreo cookies and call it 'writing class' is a good time, right?!  This simple acronym made a BIG impact on my students' work. Thanks, Amanda!

Jot It Down

 

We're gearing up to practice watching a video as a form of text (what, what PARCC tests coming!?!!) and wouldn't you know ATP found this catchy video, Jot It Down, to help students take more effective notes.  I dare you not to get it stuck in your head!

 

I promise I'll post her version as soon as I can talk her into rapping for our classes!

Any other good tips or resources for teaching note-taking?