CURIOUS AND CONFIDENT

WRITERSTiffany Beedy

2nd Grade

DEVELOPING A ROOM OF WRITERS YOU need to be a Curious and Confident

writer first!

Then you need to have your students catch you being curious I wonder…

And catch you being confident

GET EXCITED ABOUT WRITING Make writing a fun time of the day

DEVELOPING A ROOM OF WRITERS Create a safe environment where

writers can share.“If the child’s microsystem is unsafe, the

basic human need for protection may pre-empt curiosity, creativity, and other growth needs, as the child’s energies are consumed by fear” Classroom Teaching, By Joe L. Kincheloe

Develop an Authentic Audience Let the students know who their audience is

before they write

INFORMATIVE WRITING Teaching Students what text features

areDigital Story where students work with

Nonfiction texthttp://vimeo.com/51227865

Find information to use for writing

Organize the information

STICKY NOTE BOARDS

INFORMATIVE WRITING

Wrote subheadings and add information Read nonfiction text with subheadings Used Sticky note board and organized the

information by subheading

INFORMATIVE WRITING Teaching what definitions are

Using mentor text

INFORMATIVE WRITING Introductions

Using a question Did you know…

Using a statement “Look out! There is a moving snow bank!–A

ConclusionsYou want me to end it I already put a period.What is a conclusion and what is its purpose

WHAT I LEARNED… To be a writer myself Including technology is important Reteaching is OK Formative Assessing is important Respect the students work

Nonfiction Mentor Text: Teaching Informational Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-8 2009 Lynne R. Dorfman & Rose Cappelli

Foreword by Tony Stead