SCCTE 2008: Teaching and Creating South Carolina Writers
Program Proposal for Teachers
Name of Lead Presenter Natalia Simmons
Do you want to know “How To” do something new? Where do you go to find out? From growing broccoli to whitewater kayaking, most people love to learn new things, and adults use many resources to learn what we want to know. In this demonstration, teachers will learn a strategy to utilize kids’ natural curiosity by helping them create “How To” articles. By using the format of a “How To” article, students can take essential elements of lessons from all content areas and incorporate informational writing to create a unique and powerful learning tool. Haven’t you ever wondered “How To…” Bowl with a Lilliputian? Earn the Right to Vote? Deliver a Powerful Speech? Multiply Fractions? Using this process, your students will be able to deconstruct the finer details of your lessons to better understand the essential message. The lesson featured in the demonstration is based in an English 2 class with Gulliver’s Travels, where the class collaboratively analyzed the “How To” genre through various samples. The basis of their “How To” creations is a reader generated question from the first book of the novel. The demonstration walks participants through the lesson process and provides a research basis for both the reading and writing aspects of the strategy. A comprehensive handout of the process is provided, and student samples are available.
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