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Writers in Action

Focus on writing -developing the basics of good writing in your classroom Awareness workshop was held one year ago at our Inservice Day at Hebbville

Supporting the Young Writer with Meaningful Instruction

The Student As A Writer

Know your students Assessment should inform your instruction for students

Supporting the Young Writer with Meaningful Instruction The Student As A Writer The Stages of Writing Development

Emergent writers Purposeful marks and scribbles Need author to understand Early Writers Write one or more sentences, single idea, some conventionally spelled words Shows awareness

Transitional Writers Simple sentence structure Write longer texts, several ideas Mostly conventional spelling and punctuation Inconsistent control of writing Stages Continued Fluent Writers Conventional spelling Variety of formats and complex sentences Write a variety of genre, vary length of texts

Supporting the Young Writer with Meaningful Instruction The Student As A Writer The Stages of Writing Development Genre of Writing

Focus on a variety of genre Expose students to a variety of writing forms

Resources English Language Arts Guide Writers in Action Student Handbook Guiding Readers and Writers 3-6 by Fountas and Pinnell Writers in Action Teacher Resource Grade 5- Write Traits Lessons That Change Writers by Nancie Atwell

“ What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.” --Samuel Johnson

Write Traits Kits designed to support student writing. Kits all have similarities in layout and design. Looking at the Grade Five Kit All grade 5 classrooms to receive a kit on Friday afternoon.

Trait Refers to a characteristic or quality that defines writing 1) Ideas 2) Organization 3) Voice 4) Word choice 5) Sentence fluency 6) Conventions “Six trait writing is based on the premise that students who become strong self- assessors become better writers and revisers.” (Write Traits)

Ideas Narrow the topic Strong main idea Stay focused Interesting details

Organization Strong lead Details in order Strong ending

Voice Sound like you, no one else. Don’t be boring. Connect with your audience.

Word Choice Avoid tired words like: nice, good, fun, stuff, you know, really, very. Use strong verbs. Use synonyms and antonyms to enhance meaning. Use sensory words. Eliminate wordiness.

Sentence Fluency Vary the length of sentences Vary sentence beginnings Check for smoothness-words left out, words repeated too many times?

Conventions Check spelling. Check punctuation- read out loud, slowly with expression. Use a handbook to look up information you’re not sure of. Always check it out!

Rubric-6 pt. scale 1,2,3 needs serious revision 4,5,6 generally strong 3- indicates midrange performance with a few more weaknesses than strengths 4- indicates midrange performance with a few more strengths than weaknesses

Using Traits Teach your students to be observant. Use rubrics to assess writing and guide in revision. Students should practice talking and thinking like writers. Students need to understand writing is a process involving multiple steps and time. Insist on quality not quantity writing.

The Writing Process Prewriting: find topic, narrow it and plan Drafting: ideas, leads, details, shaping Revising: focus, clarity, strengthen Editing: fine-tune Publishing: sharing finished work

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” --Benjamin Franklin