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English SOL Institute Elementary Persuasive Writing Workshop. Lindsay Kamide, Charlottesville City Schools Stephen Peters, Green County Schools Central Writing Project Teacher Consultants. Persuasive Writing. Reading and writing go hand-in-hand
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English SOL Institute Elementary Persuasive Writing Workshop Lindsay Kamide, Charlottesville City Schools Stephen Peters, Green County Schools Central Writing Project Teacher Consultants
Persuasive Writing • Reading and writing go hand-in-hand • Teaching writing is an expectation of every grade, not only “tested” grades • Persuasive writing begins in grade 5 (students use oral language for persuasion beginning at grade 2) K-12 English SOL Institute October 2013
Persuasive Writing • For instruction, every piece of writing does not have to be graded! • Conferencing, guided writing, revising, sharing, and using mentor texts build skills • Self- and peer-editing opportunities for students are essential K-12 English SOL Institute October 2013
Persuasive Writing • SOL writing requires multi-paragraphs • Provide students with opportunities to compose using computer technology and to use the Online Practice SOL Writing Tool • Use VDOE Resources including anchor sets and writing checklists K-12 English SOL Institute October 2013
Instruction Anchor Sets K-12 English SOL Institute October 2013
Quick Write Favorite Movies OR Favorite Restaurants
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Writing Workshop • Generating phase • Composing • Conferencing • Sharing • Revision • Editing • Publishing
Mentor Texts • Purpose • Exposure • Vocabulary • Voice • Audience • How to use them effectively • Read alouds (all or parts of the story) • Students have access to mentor texts
Modeling • Mentor texts • Students can model stories after a book • Student choice • Generate creative ideas • Teacher modeling • Teachers write during writing workshop • Share
Quick Write: Mentor Text • Quick write based on a mentor text • Multiple quick writes • Peer conversations • Partner or group writing • Read a letter from Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School
Composing • Writing notebook vs. writing folder • K-3 making books • 3rd-5th drafting on computers
Conferencing • Occurs throughout the writing process • Majority of teacher’s instruction • Keeping records • Conferencing schedule • Mini-lessons • Leaves the writer inspired • As a reader, I…
Sharing • Ask for a response • What questions do you have? • What more do you want to know? • What did you learn? • What’s something you remember? • Provides daily evaluation and motivation
Revision • Revision is to re-see • Revision is NOT editing
Revision • Not every draft • Throughout the writing process • Big picture • Ex: Is this piece persuasive? • Strategy: look at word choice • Ex: Does this piece stay on topic? • Mini-lesson: Write multiple titles
Revision mini-lesson • Anchor paper A-7 • doe.virginia.gov • Revision Strategy • Multiple titles • Discussion • Focusing your writing
Editing • As a teacher you want to guide the students into becoming the editor of their own work • Focused mini-lessons based on student needs
Editing Mini-lesson • Look through the mentor texts at your table. • Find 3 examples of words that contain apostrophes. • Write the sentence.
Editing Conferences • Editing checklists • Drives mini-lessons • Used during conferences and grading
Publishing • Variety of ways to publish • Intended audience • Choice • Portfolio
Writing to a Prompt • K-2 prompt writing is not mandatory • 3rd grade: 15% • 4th grade: 25% • 5th grade: 50%
Merging the SOL into Writing Workshop • Accountability • Practice • Performance
Resources • Virginia Department of Education • doe.virginia.gov • Heard, Georgia (2002). The revision toolbox: Teaching techniques that work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. • Writing to persuade: www.heinemann.com
Contact InformationCentral Writing Project • Lindsay Kamide • Charlottesville City Public Schools • Lindsay.Kamide@charlottesvilleschools.org • Stephen Peters • Greene County Public Schools • speters@greenecountyschools.com
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