PPT-Writing an Attention Grabber

Four Ideas to Hook Your Readers Attention   Time4Writing provides these teachers materials to teachers and parents at no cost More presentations handouts interactive online exercises and video lessons are freely available at Time4Writingcom . “Cask of Amontillado” . RAFT. R role . . = omniscient newspaper reporter. A . audience = . . all readers. F format . =. . front page article. T topic . = . . Fortunato’s. . Death . Rosemary . Tannock,PhD. Canada Research Chair & Professor in Special Education;, OISE/University of Toronto; Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children. “The Cask of Amontillado” . RAFT. PROMPT:. R role . = . omniscient newspaper . reporter. A audience . = . all readers. F format = front page article. T topic . = reporting on the discovery of . Hook – Lead – Beginning an essay with an effective Hook is absolutely essential! The hook is what inspires the reader to continue on and really „want‟ to read the paper Attention-Getter Battle. On your own: create an attention-getter for a speech about winter in Minnesota.. Share your attention-getter with a partner and choose the best of the two.. Pair up with another couple and share again.. Thursday, April 10. th. , 2014.. Examples of Grabbers. Before Columbus . an . explorer named Zheng He discovered Africa and India in series of seven voyages.. Everyone knows about Christopher Columbus but not everyone knows about Zheng He.. Thesis Statement and Introduction Paragraph. Thesis Statement—Step Three. Follow this model—. Topic, appositive phrase that . names the original qualities, . action verb + . force(s) of change+ final qualities.. Michaela Porubanova. William James (1890). Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession of the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalisation, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence.. ?. Presentation by: Emily Peppers and Kathryn Olmstead . . ADD/ADHD. What is ADD/ADHD?. ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This disorder makes it difficult for people to function properly within the world. It is difficult for people to inhibit spontaneous responses (speech, movement, attentiveness, etc.).. Elizabeth McMullen. Questions…. 1. At what age do children show signs of having ADD/ADHD?. 2. What are the short and long term effects of having ADD/ADHD?. 3. Why do children with ADD/ADHD have more issues with social interactions?. 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach fourth grade students to become efficient writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the steps of the writing process including prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and College and Career Readiness. 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach second grade students to become efficient writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness. 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach first grade students to become better writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness. Understanding the impact of attention our daily lives for . legal professionals . Webinar For Busy Lawyers. Tracey Meyers, Psy.D., Staff Clinician . Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Massachusetts . Contributors for some of the content and slides on attention (as noted on specific slides).