by Patty George It’s often difficult to get children to elaborate on their writing. Oftentimes, they will write about a topic by providing only a few details. Three-dimensional graphic organizers are useful tools to help children as they develop ideas for their writing pieces. In this video on the Global Literacy Channel, Bryanna is modeling how to use a three-dimensional graphic organizer to help children plan out a writing piece after reading the book, Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth. Students can choose any topic. This will be the “main idea” of their writing piece. On each flap, students can write a supporting detail for the topic. Underneath each flap, children can write more information about each detail. After students fill out the organizer, they can begin crafting sentences. In this video, the organizer is used to write an opinion writing piece. This opinion piece makes the argument that cake is the best dessert. The reasons supporting this opinion are listed on each flap. One flap is labeled “has frosting”. Underneath that flap are the words “buttercream”, “whipped cream” and “royal icing”. When a student writes that cake is the best dessert because it has frosting, details such as the many types of frosting can be included. With tools like this, writing will be much easier and so much fun!
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