Newbery author biography and paragraph outlines
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This document provides an outline for writing an author biography in 4 paragraphs: Paragraph 1 introduces the author's name, date of birth, birthplace, and parents' names. Paragraph 2 describes the author's childhood up to age 18. Paragraph 3 discusses the author's life from 18 to present day. Paragraph 4 lists the books written and awards received by the author.
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Presenters: Mark Wiles & Lisa Sommerfeldt - University of North Carolina General Administration - Greensboro, NCEngaging Students in the Common Core through SAS Curriculum Pathways
Engaging Students in the Common Core through SAS Curriculum PathwaysNorth Carolina Association for Middle Level Education
SAS Curriculum Pathways is an online collection of over 1,200 interactive resources aligned to the Common Core standards for middle and high school students. It engages students with tools like interactive lessons, audio tutorials, web lessons, and apps. Teachers can search resources by standard or subject to integrate them into their lessons. The resources allow for differentiation, collaboration, and feedback to support student learning.Mentor Text: What It Is and How to Use It Effectively
Mentor Text: What It Is and How to Use It EffectivelyNorth Carolina Association for Middle Level Education
Mentor Text: What It Is and How to Use It Effectively
Mentor texts are a valuable way to allow students to integrate literature and student writing. Participants will be exposed to a variety of reading material, helpful texts, and student samples to help with the understanding of what mentor text is and how best it can be used. Participants will also participate in writing exercises that can translate into a positive classroom experience.
Presenter: Melanie Dalton - Alexander Graham Middle School - Charlotte, NCInteractive Notebook Presentation
Give Your Students a Voice With Interactive Notebooks
Interactive Notebooks will change the way your students organize their thoughts, show creativity and express their knowledge of a subject. Using Interactive Notebooks, your students will have a significant decrease in lost papers and a more personalized education. Though this session is directed towards Science, Interactive Notebooks are easily adaptable for other subjects.
Presenter: Catie DiVito - Broad Creek Middle School - Newport, NC
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Newbery author biography and paragraph outlines
- 1. Author Biography This is an outline to use for your author biography. Remember, DO NOT copy word for word, and DO NOT cut and paste. You WILL NOT get any points if you do those two things. Each paragraph should be at least 5 sentences. Paragraph 1: Name of author Date of Birth Birth Place Parents’ Names Paragraph 2: Childhood facts—This includes anything from birth to 18 years. Paragraph 3: Adulthood facts—This includes anything from 18 until now. Paragraph 4: Books written and awards won. Name:___________________________ Newbery Book Project Information Paragraph- For my Newbery Book Project which is due , I am reading the book titled __________________________________________________written by ______________________________. The project I have chosen to complete is a(n) ______________________. For this project, I will focus on_______________________________________________________________________________________ _ _______________________________________________________________________. This is important to the story because ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________________________.