Write On!University of Omaha

Literacy Conference

2013

Jill Kueny Melanie Reeves Karen Schwartz

Why Write?

Notebooking•Writing

•Reading

•Math

•Science/ SS

Writing• Purpose: Generate Ideas; Practice

Skills and Strategies; Collect Ideas

• Organization: Launch by planting

seeds and building writing fluency

• Flag the Anchors as You Go!

Reading• Purpose: Readers use writing to deepen

their thinking and to keep records of their

reading.

• Organization: Booklist; Independent

Reading; Guided Reading; Reading

Anchors

• Support readers with examples and

visuals throughout the room!

Math• Purpose: Writing slows down

processing to allow for deeper

understanding.

• Organization: Vocabulary; Practice

Problems; Math Tools;

Communication of Concepts

• Notebook is a Math Toolkit!

Science/ SS• Purpose: Organize Information in

Content Areas

• Organization: Vocabulary; Nonfiction

Text Structures; Lesson Information

and Application

• Notebook is a reference tool to be

used throughout the year!

What are you

going

to try?