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Delaware Writing ProjectSummer Institute 2013
Teaching Nonfiction WritingWith Style
Heidi Cebula, MI, NBCTRobyn Howton, Med, NBCT
WELCOMEO Make your name plate – please write
your name large enough for everyone to read. Decorate with illustrations of four of your favorite things!
O Quick Write – Describe your BEST moment as a teacher – either from last year or from your career. You have five minutes to write.
Portfolio ElementsO Note taking/reportingO Wikkispaces – Online componentO Letter to PrincipalO Unit DevelopmentO In class writing activities to be
included in portfolio O Daily Reflections
10 minute break
What is a Socratic Seminar??
O Elements of Socratic SeminarsO The Text – texts are chosen for richness in ideas,
issues, and values and their ability to stimulate extended, thoughtful dialogue
O The Question – Opens with a question that has no right answer- it reflects true curiosity and leads back to the text.
O The Leader - is both the leader and a participant. Major responsibility is to keep discussion focused on the text and dialogue going.
O The Participants – share with the leader the responsibility for the quality of the seminar. Must study text closely, listen actively and share their ideas and questions
The TextO Group One – Premise 1 in the first
chapter of Write Like This – page 8O Group Two – Premise 2 in the first
chapter of Write Like This – page 15O Develop 3 opening, 3 core, and 3
closing questions before the starting the Socratic Seminar – add more questions that occur to you during the seminar even if you don’t get the chance to ask them
You have 30 minutes to read the text and
prepare your questions
Inside/OutsideO You will be assigned a partner in the
other group. Please complete the partner observations sheet for your partner during the Socratic Seminar
Reminders
OListen – No one can speak while someone else is speaking
OBuild - Speakers must try to build on what others say, not debate their views
ORefer to Text - Speakers must refer directly to the section of the text from which their ideas come rather than making general comments or observations
LFS Lesson Plan Format
O On the Wikkispaces resources page are templates for the lesson plans. If you are not familiar with LFS format of lesson plans, there are descriptions of what goes into each part of the lesson plan on the template.
BRAINSTORMYour unit will be taught during the month of September to allow for reflection/revision and final submission by the October 15 deadline. While this unit focuses on the writing of a nonfiction piece (addressing voice/author’s choices/style) it will include the reading of mentor texts. Begin brainstorming – what writing piece do you want to feature? Possible mentor texts? Which parts of the Common Core do you want to focus on? Remember – this is just the beginning of developing an idea…..
Daily ReflectionO Please fill out the back of your name
plate – O What questions do you have after
today?O Comments – what do you want us to
be sure to address in upcoming sessions??
O Online Daily Reflection – check for your invitation to join our Wikkispaces. Add a reflection for today on the Wikkispaces page.
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