Quick Write 1. List things you write just for yourself. 2. List things you write for someone else, but you don't care if there's a mistake. 3. List things you write for someone else, and you care if there's a mistake.

Mr. Ryan Batsie & Ms. Danielle Valenilla The "Write" Audience Audience Appreciation & Awareness in Middle & Secondary Classrooms Mr. Ryan Batsie & Ms. Danielle Valenilla

What do you think? How do we motivate our students to write? How do we provide our students with authentic writing experiences? How do we move away from the "audience of one" (AKA you, the teacher) mentality?

Research Gallagher (2006) Teaching Adolescent Writers Atwell (2002) Lessons that change writers Maxwell, Allyn and Bacon (1996) Writing Across the Curriculum

Our Theory There are three levels of audience that middle and secondary teachers should consider as they plan instruction.

How much should we write? Level 1 Audience (__% of class writing) Writing for YOURSELF Level 2 Audience (__% of class writing) Writing for ANOTHER Level 3 Audience (__% of class writing) Writing for ANYONE

What Level 1 Looks Like Personal notes Quick-writes ALL 1st drafts Lists of ALL kinds Brainstorming Asking Questions ALL Journal Writing Doodling

Benefits of Writing for YOURSELF Creates autonomy for students Allows them verbal freedom (slang, etc.) Helps generate ideas & develop fluency Helps develop a sense of writer's integrity/honesty No pressure Self-centered (developmental needs)

What Level 2 Looks Like 2nd Drafts Homework Reaction Papers Special Occasion Cards Writing events on a calendar Personal Letters Text messages Tweeting Facebooking

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Benefits of Writing for ANOTHER Creates accountability for students Continues to allow them verbal freedom (slang, etc.) Helps solidify ideas & develop fluency Helps writer question their sense of writer's integrity/honesty Low pressure to create meaning for another Interactive (developmental needs)

What Level 3 Looks Like Final drafts Essays Job Applications Writing Contests Letters to the Editor Submissions for Publication

Benefits of Writing for ANYONE Creates opportunities for students to engage in authentic audiences Impresses the importance of standard conventions for meaning Establishes writer's commitment and stance concerning ideas Higher pressure to create meaning for a wide array of audiences Publication (Bragging rights) (developmental needs)

Follow Me: @MsValenilla Hashtags can teach theme #realtalk #classroomlessons #teachablemoments Authentic writing opportunities Revision Conveying proper tone Modeling different sentence structures Modeling proper grammar

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So you're probably wondering... HOW DO I DO THIS IN MY CLASSROOM?!

Quick-Write Make three lists and write as many things as you can think of that apply to each list. List 1: The Things I Write for Only Me List 2: The Things I Write for a Few to See List 3: The Things I Write for a Large Audience to See

The Write Audience in the Classroom How does this look in a real classroom? How does a teacher plan for real audiences? What does a student example look like?

Lead by example

Planning Templates Standard Big Question Meaningful Writing Aligned Conventions Mentor Text Authentic Audience Writing Why do you like or dislike a book? Amazon Book Review Spelling Amazon Book Reviews Amazon website viewers Writing Medium Supplies Audience Amazon Book Review Access to Amazon account (parent’s or own) Computer with Internet access Word processing program Reading book Amazon alternative template Parent permission letter Amazon website viewers

Planning Templates Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Introduce Amazon Book Review Pass out parent permission letter Read Amazon Book Reviews Introduce Book Review Rubric Outline Book Reviews Draft Book Reviews Publish book reviews to our class blog

Online Learning Environment

Authentic Requirements

Book Review Rubric

Book Review Rubric

Student Example

Student Example This review is from: Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams (Hardcover) When I first saw this book on a shelf at my local library I grasped it and knew I had to get it. Shawn Johnson and other gymnasts have always interested me, never being a gymnast myself it was exhilarating to read this book and live a life I have never experienced. I had never known much about Shawn Johnson before reading this book,I had seen her in commercials but I had never heard her story...

Student feedback

Now it’s your turn… What is your time frame? What are you teaching? What are your opportunities for authentic writing? How can you target the different audience levels?