About VWC

The Vermont Writing Collaborative is a group of teachers in Vermont (and elsewhere!) whose mission is to help all students, K - 12, write thoughtfully and effectively.
The five founding members are: Jane Miller of Burlington, Karen Kurzman of Derby Line, Eloise Ginty of Thetford, Joey Hawkins of Strafford, and Diana Leddy of Strafford. Among us, we have over 130 years of public school teaching experience at all grade levels.
In the fall of 2008, we published a book through Authentic Education (with a foreword by Grant Wiggins) called Writing for Understanding:Using Backward Design to Help All Students Write Effectively.
Since then, we have offered courses and workshops in the principles of Writing for Understanding around Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and elsewhere.

Welcome, VWC members!

June, 2011 - what a grand Summer Institute! We held four different strands, and had the honor of working with both old friends and new ones. It was a joy!
Teachers are working on a whole new batch of Writing for Understanding sequences, and those will begin appearing here. If you're a course participant, thanks for posting and giving your thoughtful feedback.
If you're a VWC follower, your feedback is most welcome as well!


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Terry Melancon 3rd Grade 7-20-11 Writing Genre: Informational

Central Ideas

Content: Science: Forces that change Earth
Reading: Discover & analyze text features - captions, pictures, bold print, headings - from a variety of texts, internet, and books
Writing: Evidence can be drawn from several resources to support a thesis

Focusing Question

How do hurricanes change the Earth's surface?

Focus (answer to focusing question)

Hurricanes change the Earth's surface through very high winds and water.

TEST DRIVE
Hurricanes

Hurricanes change the Earth's surface through very high winds and water. There are five different categories that describe how strong they are as they travel over land and sea.
Strong winds cause changes to Earth. Winds change the land by blowing soil from one area to another making hills where they weren't before and putting it in another place. The strong winds also destroy plants and trees by blowing them down.

Water from hurricanes can cause changes to the Earth's surface. It can cause flooding and erosion of soil. It can wash away hills, roads, and trails. It can smash the coast with lots of water and change it.

The wind and rain from a hurricane can change the Earth's surface. A hurricane is dangerous to people and property also.


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