1. Units of Study for Teaching Writing March 2, 2015 Presented by: Allison Curran http://websites.nylearns.org/acurran1

2.  Narrative Writing  Opinion Writing  Informational Writing Three Types of Writing

3.  Personal narrative  Fiction  Historical fiction  Fantasy  Memoir  Biography  Narrative nonfiction Don’t summarize – be a storyteller The voice of a reporter vs. the voice of a storyteller Think of a special person and a time you spent with that person Think of a special place and a time you spent there Narrative Writing

4.  Persuasive letter  Petition  Persuasive speech  Review  Personal essay  Persuasive essay literary essay  Historical essay  Editorial  Op-ed column  Research-based argument essay Opinion Writing

5.  How-to book  Directions  Recipe  Lab reports  News article  Feature article  Blog  Website  Report  Research report  Nonfiction book Informational Writing

6.  Room Arrangements  Writing Center  Materials  Schedule The Environment for Writing Instruction

7.  Minilesson: the beginning of each day’s writing instruction  Writing Time: the heart and soul of the workshop  Conferring / Small Group Instruction  Share Structures and Systems

8.  Connection  Teaching  Active Engagement  Link Minilesson

9.  Demonstration  Guided Practice  Explanation with Example  Inquiry Teaching

10.  Research: what the child is intending to do and has done  Decide: what to teach and how to teach it  Teach: using one of 4 methods ending in guided practice  Link: what the writer will carry into tomorrow’s work Conferring

11.  Children need clear goals and frequent feedback. They need to hear ways their writing is getting better and to know what their next steps might be.