Learn to Write by Writing

1. Learn to Write by Writing Chapter 7 Page 227 - 281

2. Process Writing • Table 7.1 – pg 232 (prewriting  drafting  revising  editing  publishing) • Message before form • Freedom for students to choose their own topic! • All students have RICH personal experiences.

3. Collaborative Contexts for Process Writing • Group collaboration and support at EVERY phrase • Author’s Circle – Figure 7.2 (pg 238) • RESPONSE GROUPS (revision/editing) • 3-5 students • Revision = focus on expression of ideas • Careful listening & critical thinking • Students need explicit instruction & modeling • Table 7.2 (pg 237)

4. Writing Traits Matrix • It’s not easy to characterize developmental levels. • Table 7.4 (pg 244)

5. Strategies – Beginning Writer • Oral discussion • Partner Stories – Wordless Books • Concept Books • Peek-A-Boo/Riddle Books • Pattern Poems • Personal  Dialogue  Buddy Journals • Table 7.5 (pg 252) • Improv sign language • Life Murals • Clustering - Webbing • Freewriting

6. Strategies - Intermediate • Show & Not Tell • Sentence Combining • Sentence Shortening • Sentence Models • Mapping

7. Assessment • Portfolio • Holistic Scoring • Figure 7.12 (pg 272) • Teacher’s College – Narrative Writing Assessment • http://front.readingandwritingproject.com/assessments/writing

8. Errors in Student Writing • Balancing Goals • Fluency  Form  Correctness • Students need explicit assistance in all three. • Balancing Instruction • Scaffolds – Models – Direct Instruction • Guidelines for working with writers • Pg 275-276

9. Scale of Writing Development • Figure 5.15 (pg 192) Learn to write by writing!