Editing with CUPS ` week 14

I love the way the tech class has worked hand in hand with my TIPS training. I don't think it was actually meant to do that, but it did! One way that the students in my class are able to evaluate there work is by using a technique called editing with CUPS. Editing with CUPS is a technique that I was introduced to in TIPS. Yeah TIPS! After finishing a writing assignment my students edit their work using the acrostic CUPS ~ Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling.  Students use a different colored marker for each part.

 

CUPS Revise/Edit Checklist

Name _______________________________    Date _____________________ 

Title ___________________________________________________________

Read your piece carefully. 

Use the designated colored marker to make all corrections.

C...Capitalization

         ~first word in a sentence

         ~proper nouns

U…Understanding

         ~makes sense

         ~beginning, middle, ending

         ~interesting detail

        ~indent where needed

P…Punctuation

      ~periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, 
            quotation marks

S…Spelling

      ~check Quick Word Dictionary, Word Wall, regular dictionary

I peer conferenced with ___________________________ and revised my work.

I met with a teacher for a final conference.

          ~Teacher ________________________________________

          ~Date ___________________________________________

App Showcase ~ Week 10

The following are some apps that I thought were kind of neat. eMagnifer is a magnifying glass app that  would be great for using in a science lesson. The app allows you to magnify objects up to 8x and then photograph them. The images can then be saved, tweeted, or shared on facebook. Grade Level: preschool - High School  Cost: Free

The next app is Fun Letters Cursive Writing. This app would be great for students that are just learning to write in cursive or students that are struggling with cursive writing and need additional practice.  It allows allows students to practice matching the cursive letter with a picture. Grade Level: 3-5  COST: Free

Writing ~ week 12

My class has a blast using the Masterpiece Sentence technique to write sentences. The Masterpiece Sentence technique has 6 steps that guide your students through the process of writing a solid sentence. Students end up writing sentences that create wonderful pictures in the reader's mind. I start by introducing this technique with whole class instruction. I project an image on the smart board for my students to use as reference for the sentence. I then talk them through each of the 6 steps. Their response to each step is written on a small piece of paper or a post it note (see photos). The next several times we do this lesson, I put students in groups of three and have them work collaboratively. Each group is given a poster or a picture torn from a calendar to use as reference for their sentence. After everyone has learned the steps, I have my students write sentences individually at their desk or at a center. Finally, after several weeks of practice, I give my students sentence starters instead of pictures to work from.

Click here for my ppt on Masterpiece Sentences

Happy Teaching!!

Josie