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TeachingWritingK12
Dr.LeahFowler
5.2WorkWithinaGroup
CooperatewithothersWorkingroupsEvaluategroupprocess
TeachingWritingK12
Dr.LeahFowler
bywritingbyseparatingwritingandeditingchoiceoftopics
immediatefeedbackrealaudiencesrelevanttopictochildren
6. Howtowegetthemtowritedownwhattheyarethinking?[Properlyexpress]
improper,informal,uncensored,wrong,bad(dignity)firstINVITEthem
7.Onetooneeditinginlargeclasses?:Self,peer,parentalnotallpieces,selection
DevelopingBetterWritersinGrade4,5,6
Writingtogetherasacommunityofteachersteachingfromwithin
TheCurriculumforGrade4,5,and6LanguageArtsandTeachingWriting
Besttheoryaboutwritingpracticeslookatourbestwritersandbestteachers
Beststrategiesaboutwritingandtheteachingofwriting
writingworkshops,portfolios,theNet,publicationclassanthologies,book
making,kidspublishing
5. Difficultiesinteachingwriting:sharedexperience,wisdom,andencouragement
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GenericWritersWorkshopOrganizationalPattern:
1. Focussedpromptvisiblefromentryintotheroompaper,surprise
2. Talkaboutthepromptandthewritingtaskforthedaygoals,outcomes
3. Freewritingindependently,thenselfreadingandhighlightingofwriting
(ALLwriteduringthistime,teacherincluded)
4. Workshoptime
studentswritealoneorwithapartner
studentsreadtheirwritingaloudaloneandwithpeerorteacher(rotate)
studentsrewrite(stilltheWRITINGprocess)untiltheycantimprove
theideas,content,informationsatisfied,THEN
5. Conventionwork/editingwithamarkingrubricself,peer,otherclass
editingexpertsandoralreadersforconsulting(shiftingresponsibility)
6. Rewritecorrecting,formatting,publiccopy,oneforworkingportfolio
7. Checklistinportfolio(theywriteinthetitlesoftheirworkandtheform/genre
andonceaweek,theychoosethebestsampleofwritingtogointotheir
ShowcasePortfolioforgradingbytheteacher.[Rotationsoyounevermark
morethan8aday,andusuallyjust4or5.Onceamonthonebestpiece.]
BestTheoryaboutTeachingWriting
1. Writeeveryday(aboutrealfeelings,realevents,realinformation)
2. Provideprompts,time,conditionsconduciveforwriting
3. Teacherwritingwithstudentsproducesbesteffects
4. Writingforarealaudience(share/publishproduct)
5. Noticethestagesofthewritingprocessandgivetimeforeach
6. Separatewritingfromediting;separateevaluationfromboth,after
7. Talkwithrealwriters;readgoodwriting;readfromeachotherswriting
8. Encouragestudentstohavetwoportfolios:WorkingandShowcase
Writinginstructioninvolvesteachingaboutthreemainthings:
TeachingWritingK12
Dr.LeahFowler
1. FormsofWriting:expressive,poetic,transactional,persuasive,narrative
2. TheWritingProcess:prewriting,drafting,revising,editing,sharing,publishing
3. SkillsinWriting:spelling,grammar,capitalization,punctuation,handwriting
Abalancedwritingprogramwhichcontributestotheworldincludesthreegeneral
categoriesofwriting:
1. Personalwriting:whichincreasesknowledgeoftheself(recounts,journals)
2. Literarywriting:narrativeincreasesknowledgeofother(responserepertoire)
3. ExpositoryWriting:whichincreasesknowledgeoftheworld
PeerEditingandSelfEditingofaSinglePieceofWriting
Empatheticreaderandhelpfuleditorwithquestionsaregoodmetaphors:
BEFOREREADING:
1. Whatwasyourpurposeinwritingthispiece?
2. Whatarethegoodthingsaboutthispieceofwriting,thatyouasawriterlike?
3. Whatpartsofthiswritingwerehardforyou?Whatdidntyoulike?
4. Whatplanshaveyouforthiswritingnow?Isthisreadyforyourshowcaseportfolio?
5. Whatwouldyoulikemetonotice,focusonasIreadthis?
6. Wouldyoulikemetoreaditoutloudtohearhowitsoundstoknowifyoudidwhat
youwantedtodoorifyouneedtomakechanges?Wouldyouliketoreadittome?
AmIbeingareaderoraneditorthistime?
AFTERREADING:alwaysreadforcontentfirst!
1. Myreactiontothispiece.Ifeel..Ithoughtabout.
2. ThingsIthinkyoudidwell(developcharacter,setmood,givesuspense,shift
perspective,createeffectiveimagesorpictures,interestingvocabulary)
3. QuestionsIhave..Ididntunderstandthepart.Couldyouwriteabitmore
about.becauseIwonder
4. Mysuggestionstomakethisevenbetterwriting,sharing,publishing.
Aquickwaytorespondistwostarsandawish:
Iliked...andIliked...andIwish
Evaluation:Halfforprocess;halfforproduct;seeprovincialexamplestoo.
Formative:
DocumentationofProcess:(Writinglog,freewritings,minimumnumberofentries,at
leasttwopiecesoffinishedwork,selfevaluationorreflectionabouttheprocess)
AssessmentofQualityofProduct:Content,mechanics,risktaking,presentation
Summative:
GiveOpportunityforPracticeatProvinceWideExaminationWritingSections.
TheNet:ShareKidpubsites,authorsites,literaryprizesites,useyourstudentsforthis.