writing & azccrs: a school-wide effort wednesday, august 20, 2014
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WRIT
ING &
AZCCRS:
A SCHOOL-W
IDE
EFFORT
WEDNES
DAY, A
UGUST 20, 2
014
ICE BREAKER
Think back to your small group PLCs:
English’s topic: writing strategies for the struggling writer
*In your mind, think of one of your most effective strategies…you get to keep sitting, but be ready to share
Other content areas’ topic: I personally find writing to be…
*In your mind, rank your response on this spectrum:
not fond of it okay love it
Stand according to rank…
AGENDA
• Ice Breaker
• Objectives
• Writing Standards across content
• Culturally Responsive Strategies
• Exit Slip
OBJECTIVES:
Teachers will be able to:
• Identify two culturally responsive (CR) strategies that promote successful writing among all learners
• Explain how strategy could be used to support writing in their content
QUICK WRITE*
Think about your quick write in your PLCs today…
Discuss at your table:
How could you use this strategy in your classroom?
What would be a benefit to giving students more than one prompt to choose from?
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
• Student-centered and promotes equity in the classroom while fostering a partnership with parents in the community
• Uses culture, language and other strengths of the student to identify, nurture and promote academic achievement
• Can be effective only in an appropriately supportive and inclusive environment
•Students use discipline specific text to cultivate authentic experiences within and across disciplines; &
•Engage in reading discipline specific text within the content area
RH: Reading in History
RST: Reading in Science and Technical Subjects
WHST: Writing in History, Science and Technical Subjects
WHST STANDARDS
Read the three grade bands and discuss at your table:
• What differences do you notice among the grade level bands?
• Which WHST standard(s) do you already implement in your classroom?
IMAGE TO TEXT STRATEGY*
On paper, write down a thought, question, phrase, etc. for the following picture…
On same paper, write down a thought, question, phrase, etc. for the whole picture…
Discuss:
How this strategy could work in your content area?
How could this strategy be used for the different types of writing:
Argument
Narrative
Explantory
Jan Rose Kasmir confronts National Guard troops outside the Pentagon during a protest march. The photo helped turn public opinion against the war. Source: Frenchman Marc Riboud captured one of the most well-known anti-war images in 1967.
AZCCRS-ELA 6-12
LITERACYFRAMEWORK
IT TAKES A
VILLAGE!
EXIT SLIP
What are your next steps to continue to incorporate writing in your lesson plans? Strategies?
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