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Narrative Writing: Techniques for Elementary Teachers

Narrative Writing: Techniques for Elementary Teachers. Writing Academy July 28, 2010. How do you feel about writing?. Using your thumbs up cards, answer the following questions by holding your card: - Up - Down - In between. How do you feel about writing?. I like to write.

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Narrative Writing: Techniques for Elementary Teachers

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  1. Narrative Writing:Techniques for Elementary Teachers Writing Academy July 28, 2010

  2. How do you feel about writing? Using your thumbs up cards, answer the following questions by holding your card: - Up - Down - In between

  3. How do you feel about writing? I like to write.

  4. How do you feel about writing? I consider myself a good writer.

  5. How do you feel about writing? I like to teach writing to my students.

  6. How do you feel about writing? I teach writing in class on a regular basis.

  7. How do you feel about writing? I feel confident teaching writing to students.

  8. How do you feel about writing? I don’t think that I haven’t reached a point in time where I don’t feel not confident that I can’t not teach writing...

  9. When we leave here today, we will have a better understanding of... • Writing instruction • School-wide program • Preparation for TCAP • At-risk student writing • Future of the narrative assessment ??

  10. Writing Instruction:Two pieces of the puzzle School-wide Writing Program Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment

  11. School-wide writing program School-wide Writing Program When should writing instruction start? Writing instruction begins in 5th grade Writing instruction REALLY begins in Pre-K and Kindergarten

  12. School-wide writing program School-wide Writing Program Why should we have a school-wide writing program? - creating confident writers is a developmental process - shared responsibility

  13. School-wide writing program School-wide Writing Program What does it look like?

  14. School-wide writing program K - 4 School-wide Writing Program • Checklist • - Developed by Christine Love Thompson • In a nutshell: • 5 skills per year • Each grade level builds upon previous skills • Point system • By 4th grade, students should reach 40 points = score of 4 (proficiency)

  15. School-wide writing program K - 4 School-wide Writing Program Every 2-6 weeks Every 6-9 weeks Process vs. Product • rough draft • graded draft • corrected draft • snapshot of ability • where we’ll see the most growth • interventions

  16. Application of the Checklist School-wide Writing Program Process Writing: Is it...? Prewriting Are we done writing yet? Writing The missing piece Rewriting

  17. Application of the Checklist School-wide Writing Program Process Writing: Connection to Six Traits

  18. Application of the Checklist School-wide Writing Program Teaching the Traits through picture books Northern Nevada Writing Project writingfix.com

  19. Preparing for the TCAP Assessment5th Grade Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment Think back to the role of K-4 40 = 4(proficient) What is the instructional role of 5th grade?

  20. Preparing for the TCAP Assessment5th Grade Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment Now we’re thinking 5...6... How can we get there?

  21. Pre-write Start with a BANG! Restate prompt in your introduction Organize your writing Past tense Limit conversation Audience Show your voice Figurative language First-person Syntactic variety Juicy vocabulary Conclude your story REREAD and revise Preparing for the TCAP Assessment5th Grade Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment

  22. Now didn’t that just turn out perfectly? All students have the same writing ability. There’s no need to differentiate. If you follow this plan, all of your writing dreams will come true. Comments, anyone? Preparing for the TCAP Assessment5th Grade Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment

  23. Refer back to your “thumbs up” card. Preparing for the TCAP AssessmentStruggling Writers Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment I consider myself a good writer.

  24. Writing framework option Skills-based writing program Writers’ Workshop Lunch and Learn Goal: Score a 4 or more... Preparing for the TCAP AssessmentStruggling Writers Preparing for the TCAP Writing Assessment

  25. Treasure Map to a 4

  26. The Future of TCAP Writing Assessment? NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress Gives states information on the performance of their students compared to students in other states and the nation as a whole

  27. NAEP Writing Assessment • Who takes NAEP? • A sample of students at grades 4, 8, and 12 • All 50 states represented • Students selected represent the geographic, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of each state’s student body

  28. The Future of TCAP Writing? • Possible changes coming down the road: • Writing form: not necessarily a narrative • To persuade • To explain • To convey experience, real or imagined • Student prompt choice • Use of graphics to enhance the prompt

  29. The Future of TCAP Writing? • Don’t panic! • What this tells us: • Importance of teaching writing as a developmental process • Importance of exposure to variety of texts • Ample opportunity for modeled instruction and individual practice • Importance of feedback

  30. Let’s take a break and come back together to learn all about the mysteries of the state scoring process

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