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Using Writer’s Workshop to Connect Reading, Writing, and Content
Annette Conley
Jennifer Haws
Virginia Beach Reading Specialists Slide2
Our Goals
Goal 1
to connect reading instruction with authentic writing opportunities.
Goal 2
To create purposeful, confident, diverse writers.Slide3
Presentation Outline
Purpose for Writing
Building Writing Passion
A Model for Text Genre/Structure/Type
Connecting Reading and Writing
Text Examples and Graphic Organizers
Organizing a Writing Classroom
(The Writing Process
and Writer’s Workshop) Slide4
“In
Virginia, in addition to the third-grade social studies and science tests, a fifth-grade writing test will be eliminated next year, as will two U.S. history tests
.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-students-will-take-fewer-standards-of-learning-tests-next-year/2014/04/05/eea18666-bb46-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html
Responding to ReadingSlide5
Good News or Bad?
Write so that it “sticks” in your mind or in the mind of your readers.
Write your opinion on a “sticky” note – support your opinion with evidence
Is it good news or bad that there will not be a 5
th
grade SOL English Direct Writing Prompt Assessment this year? Slide6
Sharing and Reflection
What kind of writing did we just do?
It was on a “sticky” note – does that count?
What did you notice about yourself as a writer?
Was this a writing lesson?
What is writing instruction?Slide7
Writing Instruction
Writing instruction has little to do with kits and worksheets. It’s messier – and more joyous than that.
Jeff Anderson
Resource Article –
What Writing Is and Isn’t
Source: Educational Leadership April 2014 Slide8
Here’s What
W
riting
IS
:
A Transaction
A Skill That Can Be LearnedAn Igniter of Passion and Freedom Slide9
Here’s What
W
riting is
NOT
:
Test preparation
Memorizing Parts of Speech Separate from Reading Slide10
Where Should We B
egin?
Purpose
Let’s Look at the StandardsSlide11
Writing SOLS
K.12 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
2.12 The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.
3.9 The student will write for a variety of purposes
.
3.11 The student will write a short report. Slide12
Writing SOLS
4.3 The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes.
4.7 The student will write cohesively for a variety of purposes.
4.9 The student will demonstrate comprehension of information resources to research a topic.
5.3 The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes.
5.7 The student will write for a variety of purposes: to describe, to inform, to entertain, to explain, and to persuade
. Slide13
Reading
Kindergarten
The student will demonstrate an understanding that print conveys meaning.
Grades K – 5
Students will read and demonstrate comprehension. Slide14
Content
Science – Kindergarten – 5
th
Use the language of science to communicate understanding
.
Social Studies The student will describe The student will explain The student will compare The student will read Slide15
Writing
Develops reading comprehension and allows students to demonstrate it.
Through writing, students can describe, compare, explain, and communicate understanding
Resource:
Writing about ReadingSlide16
Passion for writing?Slide17
Keep it Authentic
“Without the content of what to say students will not know what to write when the time comes. “
“The quality of conversation directly influences the quality of student writing.”
Landmark and Touchstone texts
Janet
Angelillo
Writing about ReadingSlide18
Understanding Genre
Sort
Umbrella – Expository vs. Narrative
Need to Understand the Structure
Goal is for students to understand: What structure is best to address the content? Slide19
How do we develop PASSION?
Reading
Modeling
Writing with students
Writer’s Workshop
Authenticity
Choice Connecting writing to reading, content, their world, audiences Slide20
Informational Writing
That’s our focus
Taking the information in and demonstrating understanding through writing.
Students need to read and write to understand text structures and author’s purpose. Slide21
Text Structures in Nonfiction
Expository
Compare/Contrast
Cause/Effect
Main idea/Descriptive
Sequence/Chronological Order
Problem/Solution NarrativeSlide22
Connecting Reading and Writing
Step 1: Introduce the genres
Step 2: Read, read, read
Step 3:
Make a chart to outline key elements of the genre based on sample
texts
Step 4: Use graphic organizers to scaffold reading and organize thinkingStep 5: Have students use the graphic organizers to write.Step 6: Write and shareSlide23
Finding Resources
Passages:
ReadWorks
Wegivebooks.org
Printables.scholastic.com
Graphic Organizers
VDOE website http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/Slide24
Understanding Workshop Resources
Organized into folders
Walk-through
How to find it on-line???Slide25
Five-Step Early Writing Strategy
1. THINK
Generate ideas about which to write.
Select a topic.
2. DRAW
Create a picture that conveys ideas/thoughts.
3. WRITEWrite about the picture drawn.4. WRITE NAME ON PAPER5. DATE PAPERSlide26
What is Writer’s Workshop?
Model for instruction (mini-lesson + time for students to write)
Students learn the genres by writing using the various text structures
Levels of writing
Sticky notes
G
raphic organizersQuick writesProcess writingSlide27
Writer’s Workshop Basics
Use reading
n
otebooks or charts to track writing ideas.
Reminders
Students will work at different rates.
Teachers must establish expectations to ensure students are on task.All writing does not have to follow all 5 stepsSlide28
Power Writing Steps
P
re-writing (Brainstorm
)
O
rganize (Graphic Organizers
) WritingEdit + ReviseRe-writingSlide29
Getting Organized
POWER Writing Folders
Tracking Charts
Mini-Lessons
Conferencing
PublishingSlide30
Final Words
Start with the “End in Mind”
What are your writing goals for:
Your classroom as a whole?
Your students individually?
Your grade level?
Yourself?Slide31
Resources
National Council of Teacher’s of English Writing Instruction Position Statement
http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/writingbeliefs
What Writing Is and Isn’t
http://www.educationalleadership-digital.com/educationalleadership/201404#pg13Slide32
Resources – Great Books
The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing
by Judy Davis and Sharon Hill
The Writing Thief – Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing
by Ruth
Culham
About the Authors by Katie Wood Ray Slide33
Contact us
Annette Conley
Annette.Conley@vbschools.com
Jennifer Haws
Jennifer.Haws@vbschools.com
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