Hamburger Writing

Hamburger Writing

Thanks to the amazing Hope King at the Ron Clark Academy, I discovered this fantastic activity. I call it GYR writing. http://www.elementaryshenanigans.com/2013/09/the-hamburger-paragraph-little-5-for.html

Green= main idea/topic sentence
Yellow= supporting details
Red= back it up

G-Y-R-Y-R-Y-R-G (at least 8 sentences)

I use this format with expository paragraph writing. It's an excellent way for students to visualize and organize their writing.

To let the students really enjoy the fruits of their labors, we made "hamburgers" based on their writing homework. I assignment: Why did the settlers travel west in the 1800s? The students wrote their paragraph and highlighted their responses. Then I gave them a score. The score determined their hamburger toppings.

Toppings:
buns- vanilla wafers
meat- peppermint patty
lettuce- shredded coconut with green food coloring
ketchup- red icing
mustard- yellow icing

I hope you enjoy this activity as much as we did!

Tricia