Generating; to gather ideas

EESL 545-50 Assignment #3A Strategy Mini-Lesson PPT

By In Young Choi

Introduction to Generating

Gather ideas and words for writing

Think about a topic and

activate your background knowledge

View and share resources

Take notes and make a list

Examples;

Brainstorm what students know about a topic.

Write down whatever comes up in mind and share

Demonstrating Generating

Step I

Think about a topic

Brainstorm to generate any ideas

Examples; “If you become a Superman”

What do you want to do? Where do you want to go? Why do you want to do so? Etc…

Demonstrating Generating

Step II

Read articles and view internet

resources to get more background

ideas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IexEzk6TTSY&feature=related

Step III

Share ideas in a small group

Prepare for making a chart

Demonstrating Generating

Superman

StrongBrave…

Alien creature

Super natural

Heroic adventureSave the

earth

Romance

Guided Practice

Work with you group

Take notes and make a chart

Show and tell your classmates

Examples; “If I become a Superman”

I’m going to travel around the world. I want to beat evil power. I want to meet pop idols. and so on…

Review Generating

Framework for the writing

can be completed by GENER-

ATING !Step I. Think about a topic

Step II. Activate background knowledge

Step III. Share ideas and make a list

Apply It …

Imagine you have another

supernatural power like Invisible man,

Wolfman, Harry Potter, etc…

Take notes and draw pictures

Share with the class