“It was 10/10–very useful and excellent fun.” Mariel Hesley

“This will help me teach sub-skills that lead to higher order thinking and authenticity.” Beth Ellen McKinney

“Excellent–material was clearly presented and the ability to practice was key. We received ample opportunity to practice, which helped me absorb the concepts and skills.” Art Heller

Learning Objectives

• Teachers will learn and practice linking the content of a novel to the practice of paragraphing
• Teachers will learn and practice four paragraphing strategies for unity and coherence
• Teachers will understand how to use two graphic organizers [EAC-132 & Par.Chart] to move students through all stages of the writing process–pre-writing, drafting, revision, and publishing.
• Teachers will learn how the paragraphing activities link to specific aspects of how the brain responds to instruction–  induction / discovery / metacognition / repetition / feedback / chunking.

The Paragraph Chart helps students “link new content to what they already know,” students strengthen memory networks because the brain recognizes where to attach new information it receives. The chart takes previously learned information (a topic string, for instance) out of isolation and it connects it to a larger task of a student’s actual paragraph draft.