Monday

The papers are progressing slowly. With the progress we made today, I am hoping they will be ready for the reports on Wednesday. Currently, and with no other interruptions, that is the plan. In class today we worked on writing a coherent paragraph using the green, yellow, and red system. Each paragraph starts with a green which directs the student to write a topic sentence. This is followed by a yellow which tells the student to give a reason, fact or detail. This is followed by two reds which are examples or explanations of the yellow. Then there is another yellow followed by two reds. Finally there is a green which is the conclusion.

To see an explanation go to this site:
http://www2.pylusd.k12.ca.us/glk/jlaurich/StepUpToWriting.htm

This should help the student avoid writing in the buck-shot fashion that is so common.