Castlemaine PS 16 th March, 2010

Review Conditions for writing – what are they? Authorial v secretarial – define?

Reflection What are your questions? What’s going well?

We have to see ourselves as writers if we are to teach writing well.

Reflecting on your writing How do you feel about your piece of writing? What do you want to do now? Keep these feelings in your mind as you share the student writing sample you have brought along.

Responding to the writing Work with a partner to respond to the authorial aspects of the piece. Identify a writing challenge or goal for this student. Now respond to the secretarial aspects of the piece and identify an appropriate writing challenge.

Five top things that teachers should do: Demonstrate that they are a writer who always writes with a reader in mind. Connect writing to reading through literature – notice what authors do. Guide student to choose topics they care about (by offering choice within structure). Teach the strategies they need to draft, revise, edit, polish and publish. Confer regularly with students to assess and evaluate – note strengths, give feedback, teach and set mutual goals.

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." Sydney J. Harris