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Lucy Calkins. Writing Program Materials Book Talk April 22, 2008 South Side Elementary. Meeting Format. Large Group (meet & greet & announcements) Small Groups (Grades K-2 & Grades 3-5) Large Group (compare & share & future plans). Materials Covered Today:. Grades K-2
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Lucy Calkins Writing Program Materials Book Talk April 22, 2008 South Side Elementary
Meeting Format • Large Group (meet & greet & announcements) • Small Groups (Grades K-2 & Grades 3-5) • Large Group (compare & share & future plans)
Materials Covered Today: Grades K-2 The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Writing chapters 1-4 Grades 3-5 A Guide to the Writing Workshop chapters 1-4
Questions to Consider on Today’s Reading Assignment: • What connections do you have with this information and your past training/research experiences? Any other connections (oddball or otherwise)? • In what ways does this reading validate what you already do in your classroom? • What questions arise as you read this material? • How do you visualize this impacting your classroom? Your teacher prep time? Your “other” life? (Pros/Cons) • How would you summarize this portion of the reading overall? What predictions do you have for what we’ll be reading next?
Question #1 ~ Connections • What connections do you have with this information and your past training/research experiences? • Any other connections (oddball or otherwise)?
Question #2 ~ Validations In what ways does this reading validate what you already do in your classroom?
Question #3 ~ Questions What questions arise as you read this material? What do you wonder about as you consider this approach?
Question #4 ~ Impact How do you visualize this impacting your classroom? Your teacher prep time? Your “other” life? (Pros/Cons)
Question #5 ~ Summaries & Predictions How would you summarize this portion of the reading overall? What predictions do you have for what we’ll be reading next?
Wrapping Up… Any last thoughts, needs, desires, etc????
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Next Week’s MeetingTuesday, April 29th, West Side Grades K-2 The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Writing chapters 5-6 Grades 3-5 A Guide to the Writing Workshop chapters 5-7