DZS Chapters 2-4

I liked reading about different writing techniques. Especially at the
beginning of chapter 2 about the Writing to Learn. I think sometimes we
get so caught up in making our kids write, that we forget how to make
writing relevant to them. Writing a research paper, even on a topic of
their own choice, won't necessarily be relevant to them.

After
reading Chapter 3 I realized that I have used most of these techniques
in some shape or form in the classroom. I do Venn Diagramsalot , but I
want to do different types of mapping. It's a graphic organizer for
them to better understand their learning. But I also get stuck on
something that I really like. Once I find something that works, it's
hard for me to change gears. I want to get out of that rut. Just
because it seems to work for some students in one class, doesn't mean
it'll work for all.

Chapter 4 had more techniques that I have heard of, but never really used. I like the idea of Carousel Brainstorming. I do alot
of brainstorming in class. At the beginning of the year for my Spanish
1 students, I have them brainstorm on all the Spanish words they
already know. I would like to employ this system of brainstorming to my
class. I can have sheets of paper around the room with different topics
like: salutations, foods, nouns, adjectives, etc and have them classify
the words they already know. Right now, I can fill the board up with
words one class already knows when walking into my Spanish 1 class. I
definitely got some great ideas from these three chapters!