Purpose Students construct sentences with selected words with specific sentence lengths

1. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Purpose • Students construct sentences with selected words with specific sentence lengths • Students construct sentences with limited words • Word Limiting Activities build sentence fluency

2. Generative Writing: Word Limiting • Provides parameters for writing at the sentence level • Provides students a prompt for writing • Provides opportunities for teachers and students to use the generated sentences for authentic daily oral language activities

3. Generative Writing: Word Limiting • Objective: To compose written messages based on selected words and sentence length • 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.

4. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Correlation 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 .

5. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Objective Students will be able to write coherent sentences when given parameters for the number of words in each sentence.

6. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Activity Protocol 1st: Teacher selects words and/or phrases from vocabulary to use in sentences of varying length. Example: Word- gregarious; Word Limiting – 13 words in sentence 2nd: Students write a 13 word sentence including “gregarious” Example: The most popular girls in school also seem to be the most gregarious.

7. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Generative Writing: Word Limiting Introductory Lesson Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model (Social Studies Grade 8-9 with selected vocabulary words)

8. Generative Writing: Word Limiting • 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)

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

10. Generative Writing: Word Limiting Questions?