RACES WRITING STRATEGY FAN:
2017
Complete deck for the RACE WRITING STRATEGY
gray scale, with lines, space for notes
Teacher Instructions, Philosophy, Background on Sketchnotes
How to use and assemble with your students
Sketchnotes can be used for:
Note taking Visually appealing presentation
Auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners of information
Encourages creativity Allows students to discover their own style
Organizing thoughts
Studying and memorization
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Do your students struggle with note-taking? Many students find note-taking
dull, uninteresting and just plain hard. Some do not know whats important
enough to write down and some just are slow at writing that they fall behind.
Many struggle with spelling and deciphering their handwriting. So whats the
alternative? How can we fix this issue to help our students become more
engaged? My solution? Sketchnotes.
What exactly are sketchnotes and how do I even begin to incorporate them in
my classroom? It's a form of visual notetaking. It consists of both words and
images that communicate a message, story or notes on whichever topic your class
may be working on. Students make the sketches personal, or their own, so there
is no need to worry if you are an artist or not. This type of note-taking requires
higher-order thinking because students have to use a combination of listening,
thinking and visualizing all at the same time.
The use of these visuals will help students recall information and knowledge better
than just plain words on a piece of paper. Since its their artwork, that will make
the notes more personal and more useful during studying and remembering.
2017
INCLUDES:
The entire deck of fan cards are included in this pack.
Once assembled your students will love that the top visuals go with the
topic of each card in the deck and in most cases, are in the order in which
they appear. There are dashed guidelines for cutting around the card
and top image. This gives a nice 3-D effect and looks unique once
assembled. Requires 8.5 by 11 paper.
One set of black line art for your students to color.
Each card is lined to appeal to a wide range of students.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Go to Print PDF.
2. Print ALL the pages you desire to use.
3. Under printer settings make sure you pick shrink to size to ensure the full deck is
printed with a small margin. I recommend card stock paper.
4. Color and answer first. Thencut This is just easier and will prevent some tearing.
5. Punch a hole using a single-hole puncher. The black dot is on each card.
6. Assemble your deck by the order the terms, concepts, or subtopics would appear
within your unit of study. For example Greek mythology: Zeus would appear first
behind the cover. Then Poseidon, Hades, Athenaetc. The final assembly requires the
cover page to go on top.
7. Give each student a metal clasp. I like the ones my school gives me from the supply
room. Do not open the clasp. Just slide it through the hole starting from the cover.
Once all the cards are on the clasp, open the clasp from the back to hold it in place.-
Students can generally do this on their own. I like to have peer experts assist other
students during this step.
8. Your students can now read and answer questions. I recommend this as the last
step due to seeing first and how much my students enjoy flipping through their deck
and looking at their creativity!
Danielle Knight (Study All Knight), 2017
RESTATE ANSWER
Restate or to Reword Answering the Question
the Question The answer, may
come in the first
Reword the question means sentence as you
that you are to restate the reword the
question and make it into a question into a statement, but
statement as a part of the in an essay question you will
answer you provide. then need to show how you
arrived at your answer.
In your writing prompt,
underline the important Assert your answer:
words you need.
__________________________
Restate the prompt:
WRITING STRATEGY __________________________
_________________________ __________________________
__________________________
_________________________
Sentence starters
I think
_________________________ I believe
_________________________ Use the same terms in the
question for the second
_________________________ sentence of your paragraph
__________________ _________________________
answer!
NAME Make sure you include all
parts of the question in your
_________________________ answer
Danielle Knight (Study All Knight), 2017
CITE EXPLAIN SUMMARIZE
Citing Evidence Explaining the Answer Summing It All Up
It is essential that you give
Make sure you EXPLAIN each The summary is the closing
examples from the prompt to
item with a concrete detail statement. Remember, you do
show how they support your
something specific! not restate what you have
answer.
already said.
Cite what in the text led you
to that idea: Give supporting What do you want a reader to
evidence from the text Question The writer should know or remember?
asks the organize
If you are directly quoting writer to
from a text, you must use Sentence starters
quotation marks. Analyze An ordered list
containing steps In summary, the selection
Sentence starters was about
In the first paragraph, Compare Venn Diagram To summarize the
_____ the author says... selection is about
The text states... Contrast T-chart to contrast In summary, the most
The text describes left to right
important ideas of the
For example... Define An ordered list selection are
The author explains... The most important ideas
Early in the text, the author were.
Discuss T-chart with
For instance important factors
on left, details on
Explain the Evidence right
This shows...
This is because... Describe Semantic web,
numbered qualities
This means
This reveals... Evaluate T-chart listing pros
This illustrates... next to cons
This highlights the difference ...
Danielle Knight (Study All Knight), 2017
