Cut up, Cover up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing

In this lesson,"Cut up, Cover up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing" by S. Rebecca Leigh through ReadWriteThink.org, a website developed by the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, with support from the Verizon Foundation, students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. By creatively manipulating text, they explore portal writing, a strategy for envisioning a new story or story direction.

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Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 6

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Overhead Projector

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s) 20 Minute(s)

Keywords: Portal writing, Isolate words-cut, poem, short story, personal narrative, selected words, revision, writing strategy, think-aloud

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Assessment, Text Resource

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction

Resource Collection: General Collection

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