1. Week 5: Language and Writing
Beyond the Essay: Other forms of writing
Now on February 3

2. Today’s topics and goals
To examine the value of teaching forms of writing other than “the essay”
To consider activities and ideas in teaching creative or other forms
To further study of grammar and examine strategies for teaching grammar

3. Discussion: Grammar
Amanda, Brennan, Renee, Richard

4. Topics ( 3-4 per group)
Pronouns Luke, Marie eve, Naomi,Erin (Feb 3) Misplaced Modifiers: Katrina, Matthew, Nicki Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Alessa, Ashley ( Feb10) Punctuation ( commas and semi-colons): Greg W, Sarina,Renee, Neil Run-on sentences- Chris C, Megan (Feb 3) Possessives/ Contractions ( use of apostrophe): anna, Greg R, JD Parallel structure: Shaun, Mauricio, Justin, Sarah: Active/ Passive voice: Emma, Avery, Eden ( Feb 3) Subject/ verb agreement: Ranjita, Courtney, Jess D Verb tense: Brennan, Gloria, Amanda Misused words: Costa, Chris L, Leah, Shelby Jargon vs slang :Nina, Richard, Jess C. (Feb 3)
also use time to conference re-professional reading assignment due on Feb 10

5. Teaching Grammar Debate over teaching grammar- how? When?
Knowledge and application debate- once they “know it”, can they “apply it”?
Strategies: Beyond the worksheet
“Fun” lessons
Student –taught lessons
Assignment “Bloopers”
Using literature
Individual needs: self- awareness, metacognition
School wide literacy focus

6. The Role of “Creative Writing”?
Small Group discussion based on readings and own experiences
Maintaining a balance between creativity and analytic skill development

7. Goals of other forms of writing
“Creative outlet”- “expressive writing”
Differentiated instruction- choice
Application of skills to more “challenging” forms- a step in the process

8. Types of Writing Personal/ reflective
Structured “non- essay” pieces- debate
Creative forms- stories, poems, scripts
Samples
Exam Question?

9. Writing at the College Level
Practical Applications
Opinion pieces
“creative pieces”, personal connections
Less literary analysis, more focus on making connections to works, developing ideas, developing clarity of writing skills

10. Curriculum Course Descriptions
English 4C: This course emphasizes the consolidation of literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a variety of informational and graphic texts, as well as literary texts from various countries and cultures, and create oral, written and media texts…An important focus will be on using language for precision and clarity and developing greater control in writing.

11. Curriculum Course Description: Workplace
ENG4E: as with 4C, but also:
“An important focus will be on using language accurately and organizing ideas and information coherently. This course is intended to prepare students for the workplace and active citizenship.

12. The Writer’s Craft 4U Course outline and curriculum guidelines
My structure
Sample tasks

13. Assessing Creative Writing
Challenges
Rubrics

14. Small Group Activity: Planning a Creative Writing Task
Choose a unit of study by topic or literary work
Determine your learning goal for this task
Develop and briefly explain a creative/ expressive/ reflective writing task that would help achieve this goal. This can be a formative task during the unit or a summative end of unit assignment