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Jennifer
Bourgeois,
MEd
Istrouma Middle
Magnet
STRATEGIES TO
INTEGRATE WRITING
USING GOOGLE
CLASSROOM ACROSS
CONTENT AREAS
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BENEFITS OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM
FOR STUDENT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
● No more carrying papers and/or notebooks
around to grade student writing
● Ease of tracking when students submit
assignments
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BENEFITS OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM
FOR STUDENT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
● Give students practice writing through their
“keyboard” which is what will be required for
them for testing
● Convenient to add comments and corrections to
their writing and send back to them electronically
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BENEFITS OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM
FOR STUDENT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
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● Writing assignments through
Google Classroom allows students
to be able to work independently, in
teams, groups or whole class
interactively.
● Students are able to provide peer
support while also learning from
their peers in a real-time
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Bell Ringers, Exit Tickets &
Journal Entries … Oh My!
● Utilize Google Slides or Google Docs as a way to
streamline routine writing assignments for students.
● Create standardized templates in Google Slides that
students can add their individual or group responses live
in class or at their own pace.
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Ideas About Ongoing Writing Assignments
● Can post the bell ringer/writing prompt into Google Classroom
● Can create the template to be an ongoing assignment which each entry a new slide
● Can have students submit the final set of slides for
evaluation/grading at the end of each week, month, 9-weeks etc. ● Can make each grading period template background a different
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● Share the Google Slides Template through
Google Classroom (make each student their own copy)
● Set the time period students will be collecting their
bell ringers /exit tickets
○ Weekly/Monthly
○ By 6/9 weeks grading period
● Post Bell Ringer/Exit Tickets as normal on board,
electronically or through Google Classroom
● Students then record the Question and then their
answer and each slide is dated
● Student submit their completed slide deck by the
deadline through Google Classroom
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BENEFITS
● Through Google Classroom the teacher can “peak in” on the slide decks the students are working on (before they are actually submitted for
grading) to get a feel for their knowledge and understanding
● No more “lost” papers by the student or teacher
● Absent students can be responsible to make-up missing bell ringers and exit tickets on the own
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BONUS TIP: NEED A QUICK BELL RINGER IDEA?
● Online thinking puzzle game from
● New puzzle added every day
● Helps to promote internet search skills
● Various topics covered include:
○ Sports ○ Science ○ Pop Culture ○ History ○ Arts ○ Literature ○ Geography
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Steps to Make Your Own Template
in Slides so that Students Cannot
Change the Format
1. Open a blank Google Slide and create the template to look as you want
2. File >>Download As >> JPEG or PNG 3. Open New Blank Slides presentation 4. Click on Background >> Image>>
Upload the JPEG/PNG file you just created
5. That background template is now not able to be edited -- but the students can type on it and add their writing to the template format.
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Idea for Beginning of the Year
Getting to Know You Template
My Family…
My goals…
My friends… Things I really don’t like…
My favorite things are…
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OTHER IDEAS ...
Pros & Cons Similarities & Differences
KWL Chart Vocabulary Building Strategies
Before, During & After Reading
Essay Pre-Writing Notetaking Strategies
Who, What, When, Why & How
Think, Pair, Share Organizer
Main Ideas &
Supporting Details
Cause & Effect Cycle / Process Chart
Timelines Problem Solution 3-2-1 Chart Content Specific Templates
K
W
L
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Unit Vocabulary Write All Key Terms from Unit
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Insert Word
Definition Use in a sentence
Synonyms Antonyms
Word Origin Prefixes, Roots &/or Suffixes
WORD Antonyms Definition Part of Speech Functions Synonyms Sample Sentence
During Reading
After Reading Before Reading
Based on my preview…
I still wonder about… My questions are...
My questions are...
Event Map Graphic Organizer
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Insert Book Title
Where did it happen?
What Happened?
When did it happen?
Who was involved? How did it happen?
Why did it happen? Event
Journalistic Report Graphic Organizer Insert Title
Who? What? When? Why? How?
Your Name Partner’s Name
Write the question
Concepts, questions and ideas discussed as a pair
Our Conclusion or answer to the question to share with the class is…
Think / Pair / Share Graphic Organizer 2 Date / Class
My thoughts about the topic My partners thoughts about the topic Our thoughts about the topic Question or topic Your Name Partner’s Name
Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts
Facts Graphic Organizer Insert Book Title
Body Paragraph 1 Body Paragraph 2 Body Paragraph 3
Main Idea Main Idea Main Idea
Cornell Note Taker Graphic Organizer 1 Topic
Cycle Diagram
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Cause Effect
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer Insert Book Title
Why Did it Happen? What Happened?
Why Did it Happen? What Happened?
Why Did it Happen? What Happened?
© Copyright Innovative
Problem & Solution Graphic Organizer Insert Book Title
Problem Solution
Biography Graphic Organizer Name of Person
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Three Facts Two Important Achievements
Three words to describe this person…
Two Important Achievements
Why should children learn about this person… Quote
3-2-1 Non Fiction Follow Up
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Title / Author
3 Things I Learned While Reading
2 Interesting Facts
Location: Where is it?
Human Interaction: How do people interact with and use
the environment?
Physical Characteristics: What is it like there?
Connections: How do people move internally and externally?
Cultural:
Key Political, historical and social aspects.
Systems Digestive Respiratory Circulatory Nervous Muscular / Skeletal
Image
What does it do?
Important organs of the system
How can we keep it healthy?
Questions I have about this event
Research Phase (In response to your questions)
Time, Place, Items Who was involved? Important Information
Answers to my original questions
My thoughts or conclusions on this historical event
War / Battle Graphic Organizer Battle Name
COUNTRY A COUNTRY B
INSERT MAP DIAGRAM DATE / S
OUTCOME DESCRIPTION
Remembering: What did I do?
Understanding: What was important about it?
Applying: Where could I use this again?
Analysing: Did I see any patterns in what I did?
Evaluating How well did I do?
Creating: What should I do next?
Poetry Analysis Graphic Organizer 2
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Poem Title & Author
Who is Speaking?
Who are they speaking to?
What is the speakers purpose?
Time / Era of poem
Setting of poem
Key characters or events:
Historical context of the poem
What happens?
Type your summary here.
Type about the characters here!
Type about the setting here! Type the title here
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E-Portfolios
● Can create in Google Docs or Google Slides
● Students can keep evidence of their work, writing
journals, reflections, etc.
● Students can copy and paste the URL to their e-portfolio
to the teacher to share with classmates to review and
discuss their peers’ work
● Or .. teacher can choose 3-5 top samples to post for all
to read and review
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Post a question in
Google Classroom for students to write their answers directly.
This can stimulate the writing process and
start student discussion and see other
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Annotating Texts
Through Google Classroom
● You can use traditional annotations for peer editing and peer review of student writing through Google Classroom.
● Use Google Documents or with PDFs use Google extensions such as Kami, ReadWrite or TextHelp, etc. to add comments, different color highlights to identify parts of the writing, etc.
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Sources to Find Mentor Texts Online to Link in Google
Classroom
● Thoughtful Learning
● Achieve the Core
● Reading & Writing Project
● Scholastic Writing It
● Common Lit
● Tween Tribune
● Newsela
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QUICK
WRITES
Sometimes scaffolding larger writing assignments into more
manageable chunks is not as overwhelming for students
● Give students 3-5 minutes to write their responses for each of the prompts
● Allow students to discuss their answers with a peer afterwards ● Instruct students to take their quick writes and create their
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SAMPLE:
QUICK
WRITE
● What if there had not been colonization in America
● What is there had not been exploration of the New
World
● What if there had not been cultural assimilation
● What if genocide had not happened
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Benefits of Using
Quick Writes
● Promotes self-reflection ● Assesses prior knowledge
● Scaffolds students to be fluent, organized, confident academic writers and thinkers
● Assists students get their thoughts, ideas and opinions on paper ● Not as intimidating for reluctant writers
● Assists students in making inferences, predictions and forming hypothesis
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Ideas for Using
Quick Writes
● Class Opener/Bell Ringer ● Recall/Review Information ● Share Out with a Partner ● Analyzing Texts/Sources ● Response to Quotes
● Summarizing Information
Possible Guidelines for Quick Writes
1. Everyone writes 2. Must stay on topic 3. No one right answer
4. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar
5. Continue writing until time is up -- no early finishers
Additional Points to Ponder
Consider using virtual prompts such as primary source graphics
Have prompts build upon one another to culminate into a larger scale essay