Switched At Birth

Lead a writing revolution in your classroom with the proven Hochman Method Building on the success of the original best-seller, this new edition of The Writing Revolution adds valuable guidance for teachers seeking a way to bring their students' writing ability up to rigorous state standards. As thousands of educators have already discovered, The Writing Revolution provides the road map they need, clearly explaining how to incorporate the Hochman Method into their instruction, no matter what subject or grade they're teaching and regardless of the ability level of their students. The new edition provides a reorganized sequence of activities and even more student-facing examples, making it easier than ever to bring the method to your classroom. The Writing Revolution isn't a separate curriculum or program teachers need to juggle. Rather, it is a method providing strategies and activities that teachers can adapt to their preexisting curriculum and weave into their content instruction. By focusing on specific techniques that match their students' needs and providing them with targeted feedback, The Writing Revolution can turn weak writers into strong and confident communicators. In addition, the method can: Identify misconceptions and gaps in knowledge Boost reading comprehension and learning Improve organizational skills Enrich oral language Develop analytical abilities The Writing Revolution takes the mystery out of teaching students to write well. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments About the Authors Foreword Letter to Readers: What’s Different about The Writing Revolution 2.0 Chapter 1: Introduction: Why You Need a Writing Revolution in Your Classroom What Teachers Need: A Road Map for Explicit Writing Instruction What Writing Instruction Can Do for You and Your Students A Brief History of The Writing Revolution Why Many Students Don’t Get the Benefits of Writing Deliberate Practice Makes The Writing Revolution Revolutionary The Six TWR Principles Principle 1: Students Need Explicit Instruction in Writing, Preferably Beginning in the Early Elementary Grades Principle 2: Sentences Are the Building Blocks of All Writing Principle 3: When Embedded in the Content of the Curriculum, Writing Instruction Is a Powerful Teaching Tool Principle 4: The Content of the Curriculum Drives the Rigor of the Writing Activities Principle 5: Grammar Is Best Taught in the Context of Student Writing Principle 6: The Two Most Important Phases of the Writing Process Are Planning and Revising How to Use This Book Key Points How This Book Is Organized and What It Covers Notes Section I: Sentences Chapter 2: Sentences: Learning the Fundamentals What Makes a Sentence a Sentence? Correcting Fragments, Scrambled Sentences, and Run-Ons Laying the Groundwork: Fixing Fragments Orally Writing Activities with Fragments Solve the Puzzle: Unscrambling Scrambled Sentences Put the Brakes On: Correcting Run-On Sentences Notes Chapter 3: Sentence Expansion and Note-Taking: Elaborating on Information Expanding Students’ Knowledge and Responses Creating a Kernel Sentence Choosing Question Words Examples of Sentence Expansion in Content English Math History Science Level 1 Sentence Expansion Scaffolds Level 2 Sentence Expansion Scaffolds The Power of Note-Taking: Key Words and Phrases, Abbreviations, and Symbols Introducing Students to Note-Taking Notes Chapter 4: Sentences: Introducing Variety and Complexity The Four Basic Sentence Types Distinguishing between the Sentence Types Using Sentence-Type Activities to Assess and Reinforce Knowledge and Vocabulary How to Develop Knowledge and Skills? A Good Question Developing Questions about Images Using Expository Terms Conjunctions, Complexity, and Clauses Simple but Powerful: because, but, so Differentiating Basic Conjunction Activities Adding Complexity: Subordinating Conjunctions Introducing Students to Subordinating Conjunctions Connecting Ideas: Transitions Introducing Transitions Mix It Up: Using Transitions from Different Categories Differentiating Transition Activities Appositives: Another Name for a Noun Out of Many, One: Sentence‐Combining Using Sentence Activities to Teach Grammar and Conventions Weave It In: Integrating Sentence Activities into Daily Instruction Notes Section II: Writing at Length Chapter 5: Planning before Writing: Determining the Shape of What’s to Come Offloading the Cognitive Burden: Why Planning Is Crucial Identifying Topic, Audience, and Purpose Choosing a Topic Determining the Audience Understanding the Purpose A Guide to Purpose: Three Types of Writing Expository Writing Narrative Writing Opinion Writing and Argumentative Writing Notes Chapter 6: A Simple, Linear Guide: Introducing the Single-Paragraph Outline Defining Terms Guiding Students to Create Effective Outlines SPO Scaffolding Activities SPO: Text Structures Narrative Descriptive Problem/Solution Cause/Effect Pro/Con Compare and Contrast Opinion/Persuasive Turning an Outline into a Draft Differentiating SPO Activities Notes Chapter 7: Revision: Putting It All Together Revising versus Editing: An Important Distinction Revising: Improving the Substance Editing: Polishing the Prose Revision Activities Enriching Simple Sentences through Sentence Expansion Introducing Sentence Variety Revisiting Topic and Concluding Sentences Choosing Vivid, Varied, and Precise Words Using Transitions to Create Flow Introducing the Unelaborated Paragraph Differentiating Unelaborated Paragraph Activities Moving from Unelaborated Paragraphs to Independent Revision Giving Students Feedback Editing: Last but Not Least Saving Time with Proofreading Symbols Notes Chapter 8: Summarizing: Finding the Main Idea of a Text The Power of Writing Summaries Three Questions to Ask before You Begin Two Structures for Summaries The Summary Sentence Summarizing with the SPO Notes Chapter 9: Moving On to Compositions: The Transition Outline and the Multiple-Paragraph Outline The Benefits of Outlining The Transition Outline and Multiple-Paragraph Outline Prepping for the TO and MPO Introducing Students to the TO 1. Selecting a Topic and Identifying the Purpose 2. Developing a Thesis Statement 3. Developing the Main Idea Boxes 4. Developing the Details 5. Writing the Concluding Statement Using a Transition Outline to Write an Essay Using Transitions to Link Paragraphs Incorporating Quotations Understanding the Quotation Determining What’s Noteworthy Weaving In Quotations The MPO for Level 2 Students Using the MPO to Draft and Revise Compositions Introductions: The GST Structure GST: Classroom Example Writing General, Specific, and Thesis Statements Crafting Conclusions Differentiating TO and MPO Activities Adapting the TO and MPO: The Pre-Transition Outline Research Papers Surfing the Internet—with Guardrails Notes Chapter 10: Taking a Stand: Writing Opinion, Pro/Con, and Argumentative Essays Preparing for Argumentative Writing Sentence-Level Activities: Laying the Foundation for Arguments Using Conjunctions to Present a Position Using Transitions to Introduce and Support Claims Using Sentence Expansion to Build Argumentative Skills Using Sentence-Level Activities Together Opinion Writing Fact versus Opinion: Introducing the Distinction Pro/Con Writing Using Pro or Con SPOs and Paragraphs as Stepping Stones Matching Opposing Topic Sentences with Details Creating Pro/Con SPOs from Scratch TOs and MPOs for Pro/Con Compositions The Argumentative Essay Using an MPO to Plan an Argumentative Essay Incorporating Evidence and Quotations Argumentative Terms Review: Argumentative Writing Activities Notes Section III: How to Assess Writing and Adapt the Hochman Method to Your Classroom Chapter 11: A Gauge and a Guide: Assessing Students’ Writing Don’t Guess—Assess! Using Writing to Monitor Learning Periodic Assessments to Monitor Writing Progress Comparative Judgment: Another Way of Assessing Writing Quality Having Students Write in Response to What They’ve Read Maintaining Student Portfolios Notes Chapter 12: Revolutionizing Learning: Embedding Writing Activities into Content Using Strategies Concurrently Using TWR Strategies to “Revolutionize” Your Materials How to Use TWR to Differentiate Your Instruction Keep an Eye Out for Struggling Students Modify the Same Strategy for Students at Different Levels Notes Chapter 13: Putting the Method into Practice: Leave No Strategy Behind Laying a Strong Foundation: Sentence-Level Activities Breaking Down the Writing Process Pacing the Strategies: Using Your Judgment Sequence of Activities through the Grades Grades 7 and 8 Grades 11 and 12 Pacing Guides More than a Writing Method: Using TWR to Advance Your Students’ Thinking Appendixes A. Expository Writing Terms B. Abbreviations and Symbols C. Transition Words and Phrases D. Proofreading Symbols E. Student Revise and Edit Checklist F. Writing Assessment Checklists G. Single-Paragraph Outline H. Single-Paragraph Outline (Book Report) I. Summary Sentence J. Pre-Transition Outline (2 Paragraphs) K. Pre-Transition Outline (3 Paragraphs) L. Transition Outline (3 Paragraphs) M. Transition Outline (4 Paragraphs) N. Transition Outline (5 Paragraphs) O. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (3 Paragraphs) P. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (4 Paragraphs) Q. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (5 Paragraphs) R. Multiple-Paragraph Outline (Book Report) Glossary Index EULA