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Step by Step . Teaching Revision. Writing. A review of Randy Koch’s “The Best Way to Teach Good Writing Is One Step at a Time”. Things to remember about teaching the writing process :. Writing process is different from one student to another. Students have own way of writing.

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  1. Step by Step Teaching Revision Writing A review of Randy Koch’s “The Best Way to Teach Good Writing Is One Step at a Time”

  2. Things to remember about teaching the writing process: • Writing process is different from one student to another • Students have own way of writing • Guide students through steps • Students have right to personalize their own writing process http://www.kcparent.com/Libraries/Article_Images/ESSAYWRITING.sflb.ashx • Allow students to evolve rough or first draft into final draft • Revision order might vary depending on students or teacher • For example, we would move revision 5 and 6 to the beginning of the revision process • Revision do not have to go in specific order

  3. Prewriting and first draft • Don’t worry about getting it correct • Get ideas down on paper • Drafting is about discovery • Free write to get ideas flowing • Can use web, clusters, outline, or free writing to start getting ideas on paper Web or Cluster • Examples can be posted on the overhead or blackboard for students • Then have students pull out topic to expand on, demonstrating how to pick topics from their own prewriting • Where ever it goes is unpredictable, even if it goes no where

  4. Revision 1: Revise by giving things and people the dignity of their own names • Make subjects in writing more specific and personal • Instead of pronouns, use names or a description of person • My daughter was playing in her room. • Ella was playing in her room. • Instead of being general, use specific items or descriptions to help reader understand • Instead of “groceries,” use “red apples, dozen eggs, and bottle of water.”

  5. Revision 2: Avoid weak helping verbs • Take out extra endings of words, such –ing or –ed. • Ella was playing on the floor in her room. • Ella played on the floor in her room. • Fixing grammatical sentence structure and verb usage • More concise, not so wordy

  6. Revision 3: Revised by using specific, concrete details that appeal to the reader’s senses • Concrete details • Supporting descriptions, adjectives • Sensory descriptions • Use adjectives in an interesting way • For example: • Ella played on the floor in her room • Ella with her big pink bow and purple rain boots, played on the floor in her room • Katie was excited about her dress • Katie was excited about her new pink Chiffon prom dress

  7. Revision 4: Revised by showing rather than telling, particularly by using dialogue • Dialogue can be used to show a bigger picture • Don’t always have to use full dialogue, but maybe describe the situation to get better understanding • For example • My mom told me no. • My mother exclaimed, “NO!” which showed she still wasn’t over our previous argument.

  8. Revision 5: Revised by cutting clutter • Taking out unnecessary words • Checking proper word choice • Taking out sentences that disturb the flow of writing

  9. Revision 6: Revised by varying sentence structure and length • Cutting long wordy sentences • Provide variety in sentence structure

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