1. Literacy in the Middle Grades Chapter 9 Teaching Writing

2. Stages of the Writing Process (See page 230) “Where teachers value the process, not the product.” Immersion: Introduce students to mentor texts and authors who will become models for their writing Generating Ideas: Support students in adapting habits and practices of successful writers Selecting an Idea: Encourage students to find subjects that matter and are relevant to their purpose and intention Collecting: Provide students with strategies for developing and researching their ideas (K-1 is not yet at this stage of the writing process) Drafting: Help students envision, plan, and organize finished text Revision: Guide students to effectively craft their writing to fit genre, purpose, and meet the needs of their intended audience Editing: Provide “skill” (spelling and punctuation) instruction directly related to student texts. Publishing: Celebrate and authenticate students’ writing by preparing writing for an audience of readers.

3. What are the types of writing? The Common Core State Standards identify three types of writings:  Argument  Informational/Explanatory  Narrative

5. What are the 6 traits? Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions

6. What does writing instruction look like? Follows a mini-lesson format Use Mentor text-listening to examples of good writing in authentic literature Practicing the different traits during Writing Workshop Practice writing in different genres Teacher evaluating growth throughout the writing process

7. The Structure of the Mini-Lesson The Structure of the Mini-Lesson  10 – 15 minutes  One teaching point  For effective teaching components  routine of the mini-lesson stays the same  the content of the mini-lesson changes from day to day

8. Assessment During the process assess the quality of their writing Value student growth Keep writing folders-use students writing to compare pre- and post writing samples Use a writing rubric/scoring guide