Friday, 4 May 2012

Read Write Gold Article Brainstorm

Title
Chosen by you

Lead Sentence
·        a sentence that can include some of the information from the 5 W's and How.
·        Can sometimes be a question asked to the reader.

Examples
o       Do you have trouble with computers?
o       Do you think kids can teach other kids?
o         It was a busy day in the Jackman computer lab.
Or pick a lead sentence of your own

Almost all newspaper stories start answer these questions.

Who:  The students in 309, other students at Jackman.
What:
o       309 helped other students learn how to use Read and Write Gold
o       Read Write Gold a computer tool that helps you with word spelling, reading, collecting information and writing.
When:
o       Tuesday, May 1st and Thursday May 10th.
Where:  The Jackman School library.

Why
o       So they can learn about Read and Write Gold.
o       So they can use the computer to get help on their projects
o       Some kids don’t know how to use parts of the computer that well.
o       Room 309 was chosen to train other students because they have had the most experience with the program.
How:
o       First 309 practiced and learned the program.
o       Then we were chosen to be the trainers
o       Next, teachers in the school decided which kids needed to learn the program.
o       The students came to the library for the morning and were trained on Read Write Gold’s Crystal Ball writing feature, the Highlight collection feature and the Text-to-Speech feature.

Concluding Sentence (an interesting sentence that makes for a nice and relevant ending)
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