Step Inside the Intermediate Writing Workshop

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Three Non-Negotiables for Students

Time Predictable StructureIndependence

The Essentials of Time

OThree days per week/ one hour each day (Fletcher)

O45-60 minutes daily (Calkins)

Students need predictable structure.

OMinilesson

OSustained Writing/Conferring & Guided Writing Groups

OSharing & Reflection

“It is significant to realize the most creative environments in our society are not the ever-changing ones. . . . They are deliberately kept predictable, so the unpredictable can happen.” (Calkins 1983)

Students need independence.

OKnowledge of rules and expectations

OAccess to materials

OTopic choice

OStrategy instruction

The Writer’s Notebook

Launching The Writer’s Notebook

O Lessons:O History of a NameO Heart MapsO All the Places to Love & Looking at

Your PlaceO Outdoor Café with Twilight Comes

TwiceO ListsO Imagine a NightO Fierce Wonderings

MD Common Core Framework for Writing

O W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. (SC, 5)

O W6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

O W7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic

http://www.mdk12.org/share/frameworks/CCSC_Writing_gr3-5.pdf

O W2.a Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

O W2.b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

O W2.e Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. (SC, 5)

http://www.mdk12.org/share/frameworks/CCSC_Writing_gr3-5.pdf

MD Common Core Framework for Writing

Kicking Off the Unit with Local Feature Editors!

Teaching from an Inquiry Stance

Gathering TextsSetting the Stage

ImmersionClose Study

Writing Under the Influence

Study Driven (Ray, pg. 19)

Gathering Texts for Feature Article Study

ONo Matter the Weather, They Will Eat Anything

OGlimpses Into Urbana’s Classrooms: Mr. OhEithir

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text)

Setting the Stage & Immersion in Feature Articles

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts

Setting the Stage & Immersion in Feature Articles

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts

Setting the Stage & Immersion in Feature Articles

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts

Setting the Stage & Immersion in Feature Articles

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts

Close Study of Feature Articles

W9.b Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts

Close Study of Feature Articles

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Apply the prew

riting stage of the writing

process: gather information on a topic;

synthesize information from

within and

across sources (See M

D S

LM

4-5 2A1, as

needed.)

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Apply the prew

riting stage of the writing

process: gather information on a topic;

synthesize information from

within and

across sources (See M

D S

LM

4-5 2A1, as

needed.)

Writing Under the Influence of the Feature Article Study

Apply the prew

riting stage of the writing

process: gather information on a topic;

synthesize information from

within and

across sources (See M

D S

LM

4-5 2A1, as

needed.)

Answering Research Questions with Information from Multiple Sources

W2.b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

Using a 4 Square to Organize Data

W2.a Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

Using a 4 Square to Organize Data

Drafting

Revising

Apply the revision and editing stages of the writing process. (See CCSS 5 W5, W6.)

Revising

Apply the revision and editing stages of the writing process. (See CCSS 5 W5, W6.)

Editing

Apply the revision and editing stages of the writing process. (See CCSS 5 W5, W6.)

Draft an introduction that orients the reader

to the topic, establishes a controlling idea or thesis and handles copyrighted m

aterial appropriately. (S

ee CC

SS

5 W4, W

6; MD

S

LM

4-5, 3C2.)

Draft the body by applying a logical

organizational pattern of reasons supported by facts and details. (S

ee CC

SS

5 W4, W

6.)

W2.e P

rovide a concluding statement or

section related to the information or

explanation presented. (SC

, 5)

Reflecting on the Process & the Product

Publishing!Prepare the final product for presentation and/or publication, including using word processing technology, applying cursive handwriting skills neatly and legibly when handwriting is preferable or technology is unavailable, & delivering oral presentations

(See CCSS 5 W6; CCSS 5 SL4, 5, 6; MD SLM 4-5 5A1.)

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SourcesO A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer

Within You (Fletcher)O Day by Day: Refining Writing Workshop Through

180 Days of Reflective Practice (Ayres & Shubitz)O Lessons From A Child (Calkins)O Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer’s

Notebook (Buckner)O Study Driven: A Framework for Planning Units of

Study in the Writing Workshop (Katie Wood Ray)O The Writing Workshop (Fletcher & Portalupi)O http://

www.mdk12.org/share/frameworks/CCSC_Writing_gr3-5.pdf