Generative Writing

1. Generative Writing Session 1 Letter Placing Adolescent Research and Development Team

2. Iowa Professional Development Model

3. The Iowa Professional Development Model • Provides a recommended framework • Targets increased student learning & achievement • Responds to state and federal legislation • Is based on research that shows how professional development results in student achievement gains

4. What Can the IPDM do for students? • Full implementation of the model has the capacity to: • increase learning and achievement for everyone • focus on specific needs of subgroups of students

5. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Purpose • Generate words from given letters. • Build writing fluency • Build word choice

6. Generative Writing: Letter Placing • First step in generative writing • Introductory level for Grades K-3. • Briefly use this level with Grades 4-8 to scaffold learning.

7. Generative Writing: Letter Placing • Objective: To compose written messages based on given words. • Activity: Given specific parameters, students use their understanding of syntax and sentence structure to construct meaningful texts. • Level of Support: Moderate at the beginning working to small group and then independent activities. • Format: Whole class, small group, or individual student. Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2007). Scaffolded Writing Instruction: Teaching with a Gradual-Release Framework. New York: Scholastic.

8. Generative Writing: Letter PlacingCorrelation to Iowa Core Curriculum • Adheres to conventions generally established in spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, syntax, and style • Uses writing as a tool for learning • Engages in the information literacy process: accesses, evaluates, and communicates information and ideas • Is able to write on demand • Communicates in a variety of genres . Iowa Department of Education. (2009, February). Iowa Core Curriculum. Des Moines, IA: Author.

9. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Objective Students will be able to write a word when given parameters for a chosen letter.

10. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Prompts for Generative Sentence Activities Letter Placing Word that begins with ______. Word that contains _________. Word that contains __in the _____ position. Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2007). Scaffolded Writing Instruction: Teaching With a Gradual-Release Framework. New York: Scholastic.

11. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Example A Letter “b” chosen. Teacher’s directions: “Write a word that begins with the letter b.” Student writes:bike

12. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Example B “Write a word that contains the letter b.” Student writes : job

13. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Example C “Write a word that contains the letter b in the 3rdposition.” Student writes : table

14. A Structure for Successful InstructionGradual Release of Responsibility Adapted from Doug Fisher Better Learning Through Structured Teaching

15. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Video clip of an Newcomers English Language Learners Middle School Classroom Letter Placing Generative Writing Letter Placing Introductory Lesson – Gradual Release of Responsibility Model

16. Generative Writing: Letter Placing For each of the 4 parts of the lesson ask yourself: • What is the teacher doing? • What are the students doing? Complete the Letter Placing Video Response Sheet

17. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Group Discussion of the Letter Placing Video Response Sheet

18. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Let’s Try It!

19. Generative Writing: Letter Placing • Small Group Explicit Instruction • Use generative writing in small groups to work on missing skills in writing for your students. • Tape record instructions of generative writing for students to complete in small group with a leader in charge of the recording. • Revise and expand generative writing during Writer’s Workshop. (ie. Word families or drawing pictures and writing sentences to show word meaning)

20. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Pair Share Activity • Think of how you could implement this into your classroom setting. (How often, how much time needed, preparation, would this work for you?) • Share with 1 -2 people at your table. • Volunteers to share with whole group.

21. Generative Writing: Letter Placing Questions?