1. Get it WRITE: Building Writing Skills in the World Language Classroom Leslie Grahn, World Language Resource Teacher Monday, November 19, 2007 River Hill High School Information Center

2. Reflection: Building writing skills in the WL classroom Kinds of writing activities I have used Challenges I have experienced Future goals for writing

3. Share what you wrote at your table. Kinds of writing activities I have used Challenges I have experienced Future goals for writing

4. TODAYS OUTCOMES Participants will… Build on background knowledge about writing standards, writing skills and writing process. Examine how to build writing activities. Share ideas for writing activities. Explore resources for incorporating writing into lesson and unit plans.

5. FL National Writing Standards: Communication

7. Our challenges… Trying to maintain a balance of CompetenceCommunication

8. Our Challenges…

9. Interlanguage Interference : Students think about what they want to communicate in L1 first, then attempt to convert those thoughts into L2.

10. Our Challenges… Disparity in expressive ability between L1 and L2

11. What do students need in order to write well? Purpose/Context Enough vocabulary, language Format Structure- focus questions, bullets Clear evaluation criteria

12. What to write about? How do you come up with topics/prompts for your writing assignments?

13. Developing Authentic Writing Tasks

14. Sources for writing prompts Can Teach: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/p rompts.html http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/p rompts.html Writing Fix: http://www.writingfix.com/index.htm http://www.writingfix.com/index.htm United Streaming Writing Prompt Builder

15. Teaching students to use a process

16. Now, lets explore the writing process Check out the PowerPoints…

17. Ideas for Writing Formats

18. Writing Activities: Gallery Walk Using your graphic organizer, do a gallery walk of writing activity ideas

19. Writing Activities: Gallery Walk Now share what you found with your group.

20. Writing Activities: A Continuum Thank you note Friendly letter Journal entry Proposal of an idea InvitationLetter to the editor Interview questions Newspaper article Business letter Lists, labels EssayAdvertisement BrochureGreeting card WebpagePoem Set of instructions C.V.EmailJob application SpeechBook/film/ play review Want/ personal ad Dialogue Guided? Structured? Independent?

21. Writing Activities: Poems Biopoem Diamante Acrostic Haiku Limerick Cinquain Fibonacci 5 Ws Ode

22. Giving students enough vocabulary and language to write

23. Giving students enough vocabulary and language Plus: Inspiration templates!!

24. Assessing Writing

25. 6+1 Writing Traits

27. Writing rubrics RUBISTAR: rubistar.4teachers.org 6+1 Writing Traits: http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department. php?d=1 Spanish 6+1 rubrics: http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.php

28. HCPSS WL Writing rubric

29. Take a break from WRITING…

30. Differentiation & Writing

31. Writing & Differentiation: Choice Boards

32. Writing & Differentiation: R.A.F.T.s

33. Writing & Differentiation: Tiered Assignments

34. Writing & Differentiation: Learning Centers

35. Meeting the diverse needs of our learners … scaffolding & support move from short to longer writing passages work from whole class to group/pair to individual differences in interest & motivational levels varied learning preferences

36. Knowing Our Learners Multiple Intelligences Writing Activities Brainstorm

37. Writing & Multiple Intelligences Work in teams to complete the chart of WRITING ACTIVITIES that appeal to your students MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES.

38. Writing Combined With Other Skills Areas

39. Writing + Other Skills Areas Writing does not have to stand alone! Think about ways you have combined: WRITING + SPEAKING LISTENING + WRITING READING + WRITING

40. Writing & Technology

41. CREATE AN ACROSTIC: Think about the ways students can demonstrate writing skills using technology TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

42. Time for WRITING IDEAS SWAP

43. More to explore… Brainstorming organizers Websites for writing in the target language Research/professional articles

44. Now, reflect : What have I learned today? Which ideas do I plan on incorporating into my next unit? What goal would I like to set for myself for providing more writing opportunities to my students?

45. PRIZES!! & FEEDBACK

46. Write On!