1. Interdisciplinary Writing Unit LeiAnn Thompson READ 7140 Maymester 2007

2. Introduction Grade level – 1 st Genre – Persuasive Writing Content area Curriculum –  Social Studies

3. Georgia Writing Assessment Grade level 3 4 Writing types  Narrative  Informational  Persuasive  Response to Literature

4. Georgia Writing Assessment con’t. No order for teaching genres Teacher collect samples of each writing Students do samples independently Writing prompts are a means of collecting samples

5. Georgia Writing Assessment Con’t. Scoring  4 Domains Ideas Organization Style Conventions

6. Pre-assessment prompt Pre-assessment: A pre-assessment will be given prior to the students learning about writing a letter. This gives the teacher the opportunity to see what the students already know about the topic. She will then be able to plan what needs to be focused on and what they can spend less time one.

7. The teacher will grade the pre- assessment using the publishing stage scoring guide. After completing all of the steps, the teacher will show them the published pieces so that the students can see the difference. Students will have nothing on their desk except a pencil. The teacher will pass out the blank letter form for the students to use. The students will have 15 minutes to complete the assessment.

8. Tell the students you want them to write a letter persuading their parents to go to Wild Adventures. Tell the students they may not talk during the assessment. Tell the students they may not ask questions during this time. Tell the students they must do this on their own. Tell the students if they finish early, they may take out a book to read until the time is up.

9. The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

10. Grouping options Based on where you are in the process Whole group – all students get the same instruction Small group/pairs – students get support from teacher and peers Individual – independent work

11. Grouping for Persuasive Writing All stages of writing will be grouped: as follows Practice Activity –whole group Assessment Activity – students will group in 2 or as an individual

12. Grouping according to needs Developmental – Students unable to write will be paired with one who can Cultural – Students not exposed to different topographical features will be paired with a student who has. Linguistic – Students with language barriers will be grouped with English speaking students to increase words.

13. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Prewriting

14. Genre of Writing Persuasive Writing  Picking a topic  Deciding are you for or against  Support position with facts Purpose –Inform audience –Entertain –Shape their view

15. Stage of writing instruction Prewriting  1 st stage of writing process  Organize thoughts  Write them down on a graphic organizer  Do not use complete sentences

16. Graphic Organizer (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasion Writing FramePersuasion Writing Frame page 19 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

17. Assessment Activity Students grouped in pairs Fill out organizer including  title  view  3 reasons with details to support view

18. Student Checklist (Hyperlinked to document) Checklist for Prewriting page 21 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

19. Scoring Rubric (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasive Pre-Writing Rubric Page 22 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

20. Modifications and Accommodations Developmental - Students that are unable to write will be paired with a student who is able to write, which will enable the lower level writer to share his/her ideas and have them written down on paper.

21. Modifications and Accommodations Cultural-Students who have not been exposed to different features will be paired with a student that has been to at least one of the features that are a choice. Students from different cultures will also be placed with someone from the current cultural to see the difference in our writing. Linguistic-Students with different language barriers will be grouped with English speaking students to give them exposure to the English language.

22. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Drafting

23. Genre of Writing Persuasive Writing  Picking a topic  Deciding are you for or against  Support position with facts Purpose –Inform audience –Entertain –Shape their view

24. Stage of writing instruction Drafting  2 nd stage of writing process  take information from planner and put on friendly letter organizer  label at top of page “Rough Draft”  take phrases and words and put into complete sentences

25. Graphic Organizer Friendly Letter Frame Pages 27-28 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

26. Assessment Activity Students grouped in pairs Fill out friendly letter frame including:  date  greeting  view  reasons with details  closing  name

27. Student Checklist (Hyperlinked to document) Checklist for Drafting Page 31 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

28. Scoring Rubric (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasive - Drafting Rubric Page 32 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

29. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Revising

30. Genre of Writing Persuasive Writing  Picking a topic  Deciding are you for or against  Support position with facts Purpose –Inform audience –Entertain –Shape their view

31. Stage of writing instruction Revising  3 rd stage of writing process  reread  share with partner  make changes add delete substitute move text  use revising symbols (hyperlink) page 39hyperlink

32. Assessment Activity Students grouped in pairs Reread letter Add marks Insert or delete details Rearrange details Change details

33. Student Checklist (Hyperlinked to document) Checklist for Revising Page 40 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

34. Scoring Rubric (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasive - Revising Rubric Page 41 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

35. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Editing

36. Genre of Writing Persuasive Writing  Picking a topic  Deciding are you for or against  Support position with facts Purpose –Inform audience –Entertain –Shape their view

37. Stage of writing instruction Editing  4 th stage of writing process  grammatical changes punctuation capitalize words correct spelling  use revising symbols (hyperlink) page 39hyperlink

38. Assessment Activity Students grouped in pairs Reread letter Check spelling and correct Correct punctuation Capitalized word Sentences are complete Used proofreading marks

39. Student Checklist (Hyperlinked to document) Checklist for Editing Page 48 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

40. Scoring Rubric (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasive - Editing Rubric Page 49 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

41. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Publishing

42. Genre of Writing Persuasive Writing  Picking a topic  Deciding are you for or against  Support position with facts Purpose –Inform audience –Entertain –Shape their view

43. Stage of writing instruction Publishing  last stage of writing process  after making all changes rewrite rough draft  use best handwriting  do not skip lines  copy draft making the correct changes  should look like reading a book no mistakes or misspelled words –if you do make a mistake, draw a line through it

44. Assessment Activity Students will write the final letter  Student are grouped as individuals  Put name on paper  Use best handwriting  Have a neat paper  Correct all corrections  Do not skip lines

45. Student Checklist (Hyperlinked to document) Checklist for Publishing page 56 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit

46. Scoring Rubric (Hyperlinked to document) Persuasive - Publishing Rubric Page 57 of Interdisciplinary Writing Unit