Writing Curriculum Showcase Thursday, April 13, 2017 10:00am

Title 1 – Agenda Writing Overview Program in use Student expectations Promoting Growth Writing Strategies Resources

Today’s focus: English Language Arts - Writing

Let’s really look at the 3rd one

So, Let’s look at how just this one reading standard grows from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

In the upper grades, each standard has subparts. Simple Scaffolding… In the upper grades, each standard has subparts.

Lake Cormorant Elementary uses the programs: Making Meaning and Being a Writer to achieve the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for: reading, writing, speaking, and listening

Being a Writer

Being a Writer

Being a Writer The Writing process and craft is central to the Being a Writer program. Students in grades K–2 have many opportunities to draw and tell their stories and to see writing modeled. They will also informally draft, revise, and publish their writing. In grades 3–5, students repeatedly engage in the cycle of prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing, and sharing from the Author’s Chair as they participate in the genre units.

Being a Writer Teachers use genre units to teach writing. Students hear, read, and discuss good examples of each of these genres. They spend the later weeks of each genre unit revising, proofreading, publishing, and sharing their pieces from the Author’s Chair.

Being a Writer Language skills, grammar, usage, and mechanics resources align with instruction in the Being a Writer program and are introduced at relevant points in the writing process. Because students’ motivation to learn the conventions of written English grows out of their desire to communicate clearly with their readers in their published pieces, the skill instruction occurs mostly in the revision and proofreading phases of the writing process. Different skills and conventions are taught, as appropriate, in each genre unit.

Being a Writer Research has proven that when students feel connected to their school and their peers, they perform better academically, are more motivated to achieve, and exhibit helpful behaviors toward others. The Being a Writer program outlines specific social goals and skills to help students develop a sense of responsibility for their own learning and behavior, empathy and motivation to help others, and a desire to understand and respect differences among people. Being a Writer cultivates a classroom writing community in which students work in pairs, in groups, and as a class to listen to and discuss writing, brainstorm ideas for writing, and share their writing with one another.

Promoting Growth! Parents - How you can help!!

Promoting Growth! Parents - How you can help!!

One Last Item… We want your input!

School-Parent Compact Sent out 8/3/16 Any revisions?? School-Parent Compact Parent/Guardian Agreement   I want my child to achieve. Therefore, I will: Make sure that my child attends school regularly, is on time, and prepared to learn. Engage in activities with my child that continue his/her classroom learning at home. Check that written and study homework is completed each day. Attend school activities and programs that are displays and/or applications of what my child is learning at school. Communicate frequently with my child’s teacher. Support the school in its efforts to maintain proper discipline.

School-Student Compact Any revisions?? School-Student Compact Student Agreement It is important that I work to the best of my ability. Therefore, I shall strive to do the following: Come to school each day, on time, and ready to learn. Pay attention to my teacher. Write down my homework, complete my homework, and return my homework each day. Ask for help from my teacher when it is needed. Show all my work and tests to my parents, returning them with their signatures, if requested by my teacher.

School-Teacher Compact Any revisions?? School-Teacher Compact Teacher Agreement It is important that students achieve. Therefore, I shall strive to do the following: Provide quality teaching and model behavior for my students and their families. Encourage students and parents by providing information about student progress. Recognize that all students learn differently and employ varied instructional strategies. Provide frequent feedback to students about their academic progress and participation. Participate in meaningful professional development to enhance my instructional skills.   

School-Principal Compact Any revisions?? School-Principal Compact    Principal Agreement I support this form of parental involvement. Therefore, I shall strive to do the following: Provide an environment that allows for positive communication between the teacher, parents, and student. Encourage teachers to regularly provide homework assignments that will reinforce classroom instruction.

School Wide Planning Meeting at 12:15pm today!! Thoughts or Questions before everyone adjourns to their child’s classroom for Writing Presentations?? School Wide Planning Meeting at 12:15pm today!!