WRITING PROCESS REVISITED - NGE JANUARY 28, 2013

NOTES FROM LAST SESSION….

Look at exit cards from 12-18-12

• Things I Wonder…..

• Things I’d Like to Try …..

THIRD GRADE GRAFFITI WALL

THIRD GRADE GRAFFITI WALL

AS TEACHERS OF WRITING, WE CAN: Decide what to look for in Writing – The

Writer’s Craft The Six Traits – Ways to Teach Choosing Mentor Texts Take a Look at Each Genre: **Personal Narrative **Expository/Informational **Persuasive/Opinion

WRITER’S CRAFT

Define the word: craft

“Writers are artisans, too but they work with language to build stories, essays, autobiographies, poems and other types of writing.”

-Gail E. Tompkins

OUR LAST SESSION

The Writing Process: Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

THE SIX TRAITS + 1 FEATURES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING

Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation

Focus Organization Style Support/Elaboration Conventions

THE READING AND WRITING CONNECTION Ideas Writers use big ideas and pertinent

details to convey their message. Readers are more engaged in reading

when the ideas are stimulating.

THE SIX TRAITS – IMPACT ON READERS

ORGANIZING OUR INFORMATION

Trait and How it connects to the writing process

Definition, characteristics Teaching Tips Example of mentor texts

IDEAS TRAIT #1

Choosing a Topic Focusing the

Topic Identifying the

Genre Developing the

Topic

TEACHING TIPS: IDEAS

Read-Alouds Wordless Books Folktales

ORGANIZATION – TRAIT #2

Crafting the Lead Structuring the Composition Providing Transitions Between Ideas Ending with a Satisfying Conclusion

TEACHING TIPS: ORGANIZATION

Drawing Diagrams Collecting Effective Leads/Endings Building Paragraphs

VOICE TRAIT #3 Choosing Personally Meaningful Topics Writing with Passion Writing with Knowledge Adopting a Tone

TEACHING TIPS: VOICE

Lots of Reading Lots of Writing Writing from Different Viewpoints

WORD CHOICETRAIT #4 Painting a Picture with Words Choosing Precise Words Energizing Writing with Strong Verbs Playing with Words

TEACHING TIPS: WORD CHOICE

Examining Alphabet Books Posting a Word Wall Using a Thesaurus Inserting Vivid Verbs

SENTENCE FLUENCYTRAIT #5 Achieving a Rhythmic Flow Constructing Effective Sentences Varying Sentence Patterns Breaking the Rules

TEACHING TIPS: SENTENCE FLUENCY Collecting Favorite Sentences Composing Sentences

Sentence Unscrambling Sentence Imitating Sentence Combining Sentence Expanding

Teaching Transitional Words

CONVENTIONSTRAIT #6 Spelling Words Conventionally Paragraphing Accurately Punctuating Effectively Capitalizing Correctly Applying Standard English Grammar

and Usage Rules

TEACHING TIPS: CONVENTIONS

Use Spell Checkers Examining Capitalization Investigating Punctuation

PRESENTATION TRAIT “+1” Adding Text Features Arranging Words and Illustrations on

the Page Using Legible Handwriting Using Word Processing Effectively

TEACHING TIPS: PRESENTATION

Examining Presentation in Books Assessing Handwriting Teaching Keyboarding

HOW THE SIX TRAITS FIT INTO THE PROCESS

Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation

Prewriting, Drafting, Revising

Prewriting, Drafting, Revising

Drafting, Revising Revising Revising Editing Publishing

TEACHING THE TRAITS

Minilessons Terminology Mentor Texts Sample Pieces Guided Practice Activities Advice from Authors Rubrics Self-Assessment

INSTRUCTIONAL OVERVIEW

For grades Kindergarten – Grade 2 as well as Grades 3-5 there are goals specific for each trait.

How do these goals correlate with Common Core State Standards for Writing for your grade level?

ACCOMMODATING EL WRITERS

1. Explicit instruction2. Mentor texts3. Model compositions4. Collaborative writing projects5. Assessment rubrics

ASSESSING THE WRITER’S CRAFT

1. Student-Teacher Conferences2. Scoring Guides3. Scoring Practice4. Involving Students in Assessment

WRITING PROCESS CHECKLIST

1. Writing Process Terminology2. Writing Process Charts3. Mentor Texts4. Demonstrations5. Brief Compositions6. Author’s Chair7. Writing Folders

MINILESSON

1. Introduce the topic2. Share examples3. Provide information (demonstrate)4. Supervise Practice (pairs, small

groups)5. Assess learning (monitor)

OFTEN ASKED QUESTIONS …

1. Where do I begin? What trait do I teach first?

2. How many mentor texts should I use?

TICKET OUT THE DOOR

We have one session left. There are 10 more things that need to be covered. Obviously we won’t be able to accomplish that!

Please submit your ONE topic that you would like to see addressed before we wrap up the writing PD for 2012-13!