Common Core Narrative Writing

1. Common Core Narrative Writing

2. Get Your Groove On!

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4. Rank It! • As a Table Group: • Look at your grade level Narrative Writing Standard • Develop a “Top 5 List” prioritizing the important teaching concepts contained in your grade level Narrative Writing Standard Narrative Writing 1a

5. Explicit Narrative Writing Instruction Using Backwards Design This month, we are going to analyze a learning experience. Last month, grade levels analyzed their grade level Narrative Writing Rubric. Last month, grade levels unpacked their Narrative Writing Standard. 1a, 1c, 1e, 1f

6. Writing Instruction Increases in Complexity Over Time Students need time to practice skills explicitly taught before they can apply them in complex tasks Writing prompts allow for opportunities to make cross content connections Students should be immersed in the genre they are learning to write Journal 1a

7. Table Talk Activity How can Narrative Writing be integrated into the content areas?

8. Characteristics of a Common Core Narrative Writing Prompt 1a, 1e

9. Example of Increase in Task Complexity Shift 1: Balancing Text Shift 5: Writing from Sources 1a,1c, 1e, 1f, 3c

10. Narrative Writing Prompt Using a Non-Textual Stimulus • Write a story to go with this picture. Your story may be realistic or imaginative. • Remember that a good story: • Has a clear beginning, middle, and end • Has a main character or characters • Uses dialogue and description • You will have two class periods to write your story. When you have finished, be sure to proofread and correct any mistakes. 1c, 1e, 3a, 3c

11. Analyze a Narrative Writing Prompt Table Talk: Looking at your grade level Narrative Writing Standard and grade level prompt provided, what would need to be the instructional focus for your students so they are ready to tackle this prompt? 1a, 1b

12. Student Narrative Writing Based on the wording of the rubric, what might each component on the rubric look like in a student writing sample? Close Read the student writing sample. Text mark examples of each component from the rubric. Use your text marking to holistically grade the Narrative Writing Sample. 1a, 1c, 1f

13. Next Instructional Steps After analyzing the student writing sample, what would be the new instructional focus? 1f

14. Elementary ELA Best Practices • Provides an overview of Common Core Best Practices. • When appropriate, items are aligned to the 6 Instructional Shifts. • We will be using this Best Practice sheet monthly. Please bring this sheet to every Early Release. 1a, 1e, 2b, 4d

15. Next Steps… • Next month we will explore Informational Writing • For November’s training, please bring: • An Informational Writing sample • Elementary ELA Best Practices Handout • Please leave your completed Professional Learning Reflection 4d

16. Benjamin, A. (2013). Big Skills for the Common Core. Larchmont: Eye on Education. Hawkins, J., Ginty, E., Kurzman, K., Leddy, D., & Miller, J. (2008). Writing for Understanding: Using Backward Design to Help All Students Write Effectively. South Strafford: Vermont Writing Collaborative English Language Arts Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved August 19, 2013, from Common Core State Standards Initiative: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy Vermont Writing Collaborative, Student Achievement Partners, and CCSSO. In Common: Effective Writing for All Students Collection of All Narrative Samples, K-12. References 4d