1. CONVEYING IDEAS IN WRITING THE WASHINGTON STATE WRITING STANDARD INFORMATION SESSION ESL Faculty Meeting March 4, 2009

2. How it helps students? PurposefulTransparent ContextualizedConstructivist 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC

3. Conveying Ideas in Writing 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC 1.Determine the purpose for communicating. 2.Organize and present information to serve the purpose. 3.Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers comprehension. 4. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication.

4. What is the standard for writing? 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC What are words, grammar and sentence structure should I use? Are there special spelling rules? Did I correct my mistakes? Can a reader understand what I wrote? Is there missing information? Whats the best format to use? What are the parts of that format? Why am I writing? What is the purpose? Who is the audience? Determine the purpose for communicating. Organize and present information to serve the purpose. Pay attention to conventions of English language usage. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication

5. 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC Components of the Standard How did the lesson help students develop these knowledge, skills, and strategies? Determine the purpose for communicating. Organize and present information to serve the purpose. Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to readers comprehension. Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication. Lesson Topic: _________________ Lesson Level: _________________ Real Life Application: Students will _________________ in writing in order to _________________. Convey Ideas in Writing Classroom Activity Form

6. 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC Convey Ideas in Writing Classroom Activity Lesson Topic: Filling out Work-related forms Lesson Level: ESL Level 2 Real Life Application: Students will complete forms in writing in order to perform writing tasks on the job.

7. 3/04/2009 Created by Jill Bauer and Jamila Barton, NSCC Components of the Standard How did the lesson help students develop these knowledge, skills, and strategies? Determine the purpose for communicating. Show that the writing skills you need for job search are the same as what you need to keep your job Shows Ss actual, authentic tasks (job applications, telephone messages, calendars) Organize and present information to serve the purpose. Practice filling in names, writing dates and times, writing a job description and a phone message using simple sentences Pay attention to conventions of English language usage. Strategies for spelling for names, abbreviations Strategies for simple sentences, verb tenses, logical sequences, compound sentences, frequent words Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication. Ss check their information to correct mistakes Check draft for mistakes in pairs Use a rubric to check the draft for mistakes Convey Ideas in Writing Classroom Activity