Effective Strategies for Teaching Paragraph Writing to Young Learners

Susan Jones provides a comprehensive guide on teaching first and second graders how to write paragraphs using a four-step process. She emphasizes the writing workshop model, explains the structure of paragraphs, and offers activities to help students identify and write their own paragraphs. The video includes practical tips and examples to make the learning process engaging and effective.

What is the main purpose of the writing workshop model?

• To teach students how to speak

• To teach students how to draw

• To teach students how to write

• To teach students how to read

What is a paragraph?

• A group of sentences about one main topic

• A list of words

• A single sentence

• A group of sentences about different topics

What does the 'go' part of the stoplight model represent?

• The title

• The closing sentence

• The details

• The topic sentence

Which of the following is NOT a type of paragraph?

• Informative

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Opinion

What should students do after learning the parts of a paragraph?

• Draw a picture

• Identify the parts in a given paragraph

• Write a story

• Read a book

What is the purpose of the 'decide what's missing' activity?

• To write a new paragraph

• To read a story

• To choose the best sentence to complete a paragraph

• To draw pictures

In the 'complete in color' activity, what do students need to do?

• Write their own topic or closing sentence

• Draw a diagram

• Color a picture

• Read a book

What is the first step in writing a paragraph?

• Choose a title

• Write the details

• Brainstorm ideas about the topic

• Write the closing sentence

What should students do after brainstorming their ideas?

• Write the closing sentence

• Choose the topic sentence

• Draw a picture

• Read a book

Which of the following is an example of an opinion prompt?

• Would you rather never eat candy or never watch TV?

• Pretend you had a magic carpet, what would you do?

• Describe your favorite holiday

• Share some facts about any animal that lives in the jungle