1. The Continuous Development of Student Writing
Whitney Young H.S.
Selling your ideas is challenging. First, you must get your listeners to agree with you in principle. Then, you must move them to action. Use the Dale Carnegie Training® Evidence – Action – Benefit formula, and you will deliver a motivational, action-oriented presentation. WY
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2. Begin by Recognizing Student Diversity...
Interests
Educational/Writing Backgrounds
Language constraints
Open your presentation with an attention-getting incident. Choose an incident your audience relates to. The incidence is the evidence that supports the action and proves the benefit. Beginning with a motivational incident prepares your audience for the action step that follows. WY
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3. Some strategies and lessons we use to develop writing skills:
Daily journals
Books we write (grammar, novels)
Extra credit review papers
Rewriting dialog in Shakespearean Language
Imitations teach: Tone/Diction/Dialog/colloquialism
Poetry in motion
Essay tests
PowerPoint Presentations
Writing contests
Next, state the action step. Make your action step specific, clear and brief. Be sure you can visualize your audience taking the action. If you can’t, they can’t either. Be confident when you state the action step, and you will be more likely to motivate the audience to action. WY
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4. Benefits Creative writing assignments avoid the problem of plagiarism.
Allows all students the opportunity to be “successful writers.”
Teaches functional writing in a creative/enjoyable way.
Helps students to understand the difference between formal and informal language.
To complete the Dale Carnegie Training® Evidence – Action – Benefit formula, follow the action step with the benefits to the audience. Consider their interests, needs, and preferences. Support the benefits with evidence; i.e., statistics, demonstrations, testimonials, incidents, analogies, and exhibits and you will build credibility. WY
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5. Some very cool websites to see/hear student writing
Joe Scotese
WY Radio
To close, restate the action step followed by the benefits. Speak with conviction and confidence, and you will sell your ideas. WY
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6. How do we measure success?
Enhancing the writing skills of students is our number 1 goal. We measure this by:
Standardized test scores
Anecdotal evidence from alumni
Current student feedback
Individual classroom instructors’ test instruments WY
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7. What else do we need?
Continued ability of Whitney Young HS to draw a highly motivated student body.
Continued strong administrative support for our faculty.
Continued parental support for the strategies currently in place.
Continued development and support of the Friends of Whitney Young. WY
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