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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

Tangible and Intangible Standards: The Argument for Teaching Novels and Dramas

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Core Literature, Literary Analysis, Planning and Preparation, Reading Closely
  • Date February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
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Dear Dr. Louis, I need your insight and expertise. As so much continues to shift and change in our district, we have had more and more questions around all things English Language Arts (ELA) and literacy. Some folks believe that …

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Alejandra Correa

Applying the Jane Schaffer Structure

  • Posted by Alejandra Correa
  • Categories Blog, Formulaic Writing, JSWP Methodology, Modes, Planning and Preparation, Ratios, The Chunk
  • Date November 13, 2019
November 13, 2019
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Good morning Dr. Louis, I am having my students complete outside reading before they come to class and as a way to support their comprehension and prepare them for a quick reading quiz, I am going to have them write …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

The Biography Ratio

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Expository, Ratios, The Chunk
  • Date December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
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Hi. My name is Melissa. I was trained by you last school year with junior high and high school teachers of Ennis ISD. My seventh-grade students are writing a biography about an author. I’m requiring them to use the Jane …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

What is Expository Writing?

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Expository, Modes
  • Date January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017
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Dear Dr. D, I’ve been researching expository writing and keep getting this type of definition: Expository writing is devoid of descriptive detail and opinion. It contains just the facts. How can I reconcile that statement with the Schaffer method?  Thanks, …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

The Vertical Vision: Hitting on All Cylinders (PART IV OF IV – Writing)

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Commentary, Concrete Details, Core Literature, Embedding Quotations, Grammar, JSWP Methodology, Modes, Ratios, The Chunk, Vocabulary
  • Date April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
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Dear Teachers, Today is the fourth blog in a four-part series called “Hitting on All-Cylinders” (HOAC). The series began with one of my colleagues asking me how to get everything done in a given year. In other words, her Scope and Sequence (S&S) …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

STAAR® Woes: Writing an Expository Essay Without It Transforming Into a Personal Narrative

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Expository, Testing
  • Date December 15, 2015
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  • Tags expository, STAAR, Test
December 15, 2015
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Dear Dr. D’, “I have a question regarding last year’s 7th grade Expository STAAR® Prompt.  We just took our 2015 benchmark (MOCK STAAR) and I am reading the students’ essays.  I am a bit confused about how they would have …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (Week Three): Teaching the Personal Narrative Essay

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Narrative, Planning and Preparation
  • Date September 3, 2015
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September 3, 2015
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Week Three: Some of you might have asked your students to come to class today having watched a sports event on the weekend and bringing examples of play-by-play CDs and color commentator CMs. If so, use the first half of …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (Week Three): Teaching Argumentation

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Argumentation, Planning and Preparation
  • Date September 3, 2015
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September 3, 2015
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Week Three: Some of you might have asked your students to come to class today having watched a sports event on the weekend and bringing examples of play-by-play CDs and color commentator CMs. If so, use the first half of …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (Week Three): The Analytical Response to Literature Process

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Literary Analysis, Planning and Preparation
  • Date September 3, 2015
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September 3, 2015
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Week Three: Some of you might have asked your students to come to class today having watched a sports event on the weekend and bringing examples of play-by-play CDs and color commentator CMs. If so, use the first half of …

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Dr. Deborah E. Louis

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (Week Three): The Expository Process

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Expository, Planning and Preparation
  • Date September 3, 2015
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Week Three: Some of you might have asked your students to come to class today having watched a sports event on the weekend and bringing examples of play-by-play CDs and color commentator CMs. If so, use the first half of …

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