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Literacy in the Middle Grades Chapter 9 Teaching Writing
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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.
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What are the types of writing? The Common Core State Standards identify three types of writings: Argument Informational/Explanatory Narrative
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What are the 6 traits? Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions
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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
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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
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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
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