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Writing STrategies. York Middle & High School September 10, 2014. Jill Johnson, ESU 6 @ mrsjillj jjohnson@esu6. net esu6craftknowledge.wikispaces.com. What are the ground rules for writing? Kids need to know!. What will we use? capital letters at the beginning of sentences - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WRITING STRATEGIESYork Middle & High School
September 10, 2014
Jill Johnson, ESU 6@[email protected]
WHAT ARE THE GROUND RULES FOR WRITING? KIDS NEED TO KNOW!
What will we use? capital letters at the beginning of sentences
What won’t we use? texting shortcuts
Write on sticky notes at your table and add them to the poster.
THINGS TO CONSIDER
six traits writing process common language of
instruction writing instruction vs.
writing assignments If you want it, teach it.
(You can’t put an essay on a test if you haven’t practiced essay writing.)
I do. We do. You do.
AGENDAWriting Across the Curriculum Strategies
Short Writing: Power Sentences Think Ink Link Sentence Stems
Longer Writing: Paragraph Frames RAFTS Paragraph Shrinking
HOW CAN I ADD MORE WRITING IN MY CLASS?
I’m not a writing teacher, so…
#1 POWER SENTENCES
Write one power sentence about why were are here today. Go around the table and share your sentence. As a group, combine your ideas and rewrite one sentence including
all the ideas.
Exit tickets. Tweets (In <140 characters tell me…include at least one
appropriate hashtag) Six word memoirs (for self or the famous person you are studying:
author, mathmatician, etc.) Prompt with a Sentence stem (The use of ratios….)
Idea #2: Think – Ink - Link
1. Think: prompt all and provide time to think.
2. Ink: direct students to write; provide a structure.
3. Link: provide structured opportunities to share
1. Prompt: Should Ray Rice be suspended from the NFL for life?2. Structure: Ray Rice (should/should not) be suspended from the NFL for life because…3. Link: Tell your elbow partner. Elbow partner offer an agree or disagree and why.
http://goo.gl/di9Cpp
Idea #3: Sentence Stems
1. Create2. Model3. Practice4. Review
I learned. . .The main ideas. . .We agreed. . .
http://goo.gl/di9Cpp
Idea #3: Timed Writing with Sentence StemsWhat?• brief writing to rehearse, apply, synthesize
content (e.g., 5 or 10 or 30 minutes)• a teacher prompt to use specific academic
language or syntax when responding to prompts
Why?• beyond journaling• accurate rehearsal• students using academic language and
syntax• provides scaffold to competently discuss
topic
Examples:• I predict _____ because _____.• One consequence of the invention was
a rise in _____.• Two potential motives behind an
author’s use of _____ include _____.• Your response must include the words
“function” and “variable”
Idea #4: Writing Frames
1. Create2. Model3. Practice4. Review
Idea #4: Writing Frames
1. Create2. Model3. Practice4. Review
http://goo.gl/u8YoG2
I do: Create a paragraph frame for Catching Fire. http://goo.gl/opIY4w
We do: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK, create a paragraph frame for the “greatest president.”
IDEA #5: BUILDING R.A.F.T.S.
Role Audience
Format Topic Strong Verb
reporter, observer, eyewitness
teacher, students, people who lived during a specific era
letter, article, poem, song famous person, event,
place explaining, informing,
persuading
Get students involved in the planning!
http://goo.gl/RLTL2c
IDEA #6: PARAGRAPH SHRINKING
Take the time to teach this process!
I do.
We do. We do. We do. We do. We do.
You do.
1. Identify who or what a paragraph is mostly about.
2. Identify the most important information.
3. Shrink all the information into one main-idea statement of 10 words or less.
CHALLENGE:In the next two weeks: try at least ONE new type of writing in your classroom
tell a colleague how it worked! plan to bring writing samples to our next meeting for FEEDBACK!
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK TODAY!
Have a fantastic week!