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I’m Done…Now What?. How to Create Independence in Primary Students ’ Writing Robin Howell Second Grade Teacher Hendrix Elementary.
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I’m Done…Now What? How to Create Independence in Primary Students’ Writing Robin Howell Second Grade Teacher Hendrix Elementary
"Producing writing is not so much like filling a basin or pool once as it is like getting water to keep flowing through until it finally runs clear." --Peter Elbow
What Do We Do When We Have Finished A Piece of Writing? • Turn and Talk
Writer’s Workshop • Mini- Lesson • Writing Time (Brainstorming, Drawing, Revising and Editing) • Conferencing • Sharing I’m Done!!!!
What Are Problems In Our Classrooms During the Writing Process? • Not wanting to wait for feedback • Illustrate and not write • Procedural Constraints • How Writers Work • Is it student centered? • Are there goals set? • I don’t know what to do or where to start • Time on task • Motivation • Are they inspired?
What’s the Difference? Creates Dependence Fosters Independence • Teacher selects writing prompts • Teacher keeps all supplies • Teacher helps with spelling of words • Students write during assigned time and they are done quickly • All students publish at the same time • Students select writing topic • Materials are available to students • Students “write by the sounds they hear” • Students plan their writing and writing continues from one sitting to another • Students publish on individual basis Adapted from No More “I’m Done!” by Jennifer Jacobson
Plan and Gather • Decide your goals for your writing for the year • Gather Mentor Texts from all types of genres ( Poems, Notes that come on CD’s, cookbooks, plays, magazines) * Whole Class Studies ---Process and Product ( Needs, Interests, Curriculum Objectives, Motivation to challenge)
Space Writing Center Supplies Writing Folders Blank Paper Date Stamp and Ink Pad Pencils ( Regular and Colored Alphabet Charts Scissors and Tape Graphic Organizers Editor’s Checklist Scrap Paper and supply request forms Other Possiblities: Stapler, Pens, Crayons, Sticky Notes, Baby Name Book, Children’s Magazines, Hole Punch, Brad Fasteners • Meeting Area • Conference Area • Writing Center • Management Systems • Publishing Area
Routines • Mini-Lessons • Foster Independence in the Selection of Writing Topics • Writing Time • Conferencing 1. Set Goal 2. Reflect 3. Point 4. Question 5. Teach One Skill • Author’s Chair
Resources Jacobson, Jennifer. No More, “I’m Done” . Fostering Independent Writers in the Primary Grades. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2010 Ray, Katie Wood. Study Driven: A Framework For Planning Units of Study In The Writing Workshop. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann, 2006