Thematic Course on Supporting Students with Special Education Needs

1. Thematic Course on Supporting Students with Special Education Needs Writing Part 2 Dr. J. Robertson Hong Kong, July 21, 2014

2. Six Word Memoirs “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

3. http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com http://www.cbsnews.com/news/six-word-memoirs-can-say-it-all/

4. Six Word Memoir Examples • Found on Craigslist: table, apartment, fiancé. • Adopted baby, got pregnant, instant family. • Told you I’d be published one day. • Bipolar, no two ways about it. • Acting is all not all I am. • Google knows me, therefore I am. • Alzheimer’s: meeting new people every day.

13. Expository Text

17. ‘How To’ Writing • In your group, choose an activity (e.g. preparation of a dish to eat) • Write out the steps required to complete the activity • Act out the steps so others will guess your activity

21. Writing Skill #5 I carefully choose the most effective words to express my ideas Wanted Posters Mouth-Watering Menus ‘Said’ is Dead! Imaginary Bathrooms

27. Assessment of Student Writing The key to assessment is the word itself. It comes from the Latin verb assidire: to sit beside. We are not ranking here. We are sitting beside a piece of writing and observing its qualities. We are finding a common language to talk about those qualities. Barry Lane (quoted in Ruth Culham’s 6 + 1 Traits of Writing)

28. Assessment of Student Writing Why assess?The purpose of assessment is to inform our instruction; to identify where students are with their understanding of writing, so that our instruction can move them forward. Our goal is to create independent writers who can reflect on their writing and make goals for future growth.

29. “Assessment is not the private property of teachers. Kids can learn to evaluate their own writing. They must take part in this…it is central to the growth of writing.”…Marjorie Frank (1995) Assessment of Student Writing

30. to give them a sense of ownership to help them understand the intent of the task to build capacity in students for articulating what they need to do in order to move forward with their writing. Develop Writing Criteria with Students

33. Responding to Studet Writing Responding to Student Writing

34. Writing Skill #8 I re-read, revise, reflect, and edit Circle Three Editing Etiquette

37. Revisions… I'm a rewriter. That's the part I like best...once I have a pile of paper to work with, it's like having the pieces of a puzzle. I just have to put the pieces together to make a picture. Judy Blume, author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

38. Writing Skill #4 I write so my thoughts flow smoothly and are easy to read Literature Based Writing Projects: Circular Stories and Pourquoi Tales

41. Draw and Tell Stories Katie and the Giant… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgAISC-heA

43. Writing Skill #6 I choose the tone and point of view that suit my writing purpose Literature Based Writing Project: Letter Stories

44. Letter Writing… What’s wrong with letters, for instance? Clarity, voice power, and control are much more easily developed through letter writing because, perhaps, the audience is so clearly defined and will, if all goes well, respond. Mem Fox, Radical Reflections

47. I Wanna Iguana I choose the tone and point of view that suit my writing purpose… Write a response letter to Alex from his mom.