1. Authentic Writing Instruction Seward Middle School February 24, 2014 Jill Johnson, ESU 6 @mrsjillj jjohnson@esu6.net Please sit with your team. Everyone needs a writing utensil.

2. Notecard Front: First & Last Names email address Back: One thing you hope to learn today One way you celebrate student successes (Pass to the front when finished)

3. TODAY’S AGENDA Part One: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Common Language of Instruction (Writing Process & Six +1 Traits) Writing Instruction vs. Writing Assignments Part Two: 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Authentic Writing NeSA Rubric Focus: Ideas & Content Part Three: 9:45 -10:30 a.m. Creating a Culture of Writing at SMS: This is Only the Beginning!

4. Purpose of the six traits an answer to the question “What makes writing work?” consistent “writer’s language that opens the door to revision” a way to: organize and clarify good writing instruction encourage consistent assessment empower and motivate young writers encourage thinking skills and self-monitoring NOT meant to replace the INSTRUCTION of writing (Spandel, Creating Writers)

5. Writing Process & 6+1 Traits The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting (Sharing writing with others) Revising Editing Publishing 6+1 Traits Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation &

7. Writing: Assigned vs. Taught Review the article as needed Converse with your elbow partner for two minutes on the highlights of this article http://goo.gl/VCQ3C0

8. Writing assigned, taught, or other? take notes from the PowerPoint as I lecture write a creative story write in your journal complete the grammar worksheet write a sentence using each vocabulary word write a movie review complete the penmanship worksheet fill out this graphic organizer redo this piece of writing and correct all of your mistakes write a paragraph and use correct punctuation rewrite this using more voice write a five-paragraph essay

9. Assigned or Taught? take notes from the PowerPoint as I lecture write a creative story write in your journal 5th complete the grammar worksheet write a sentence using each vocabulary word write a movie review 6th complete the penmanship worksheet fill out this graphic organizer 7th redo this piece of writing and correct all of your mistakes write a paragraph and use correct punctuation rewrite this using more voice 8th write a five-paragraph essay How can I make this a teachable lesson rather than just an assignment?

10. If you want it, teach it. Assigned: Write a persuasive letter to principal Gottschalk convincing him to extend the current lunch period. Taught: Explain the O.R.E.O. method Show exemplary example of the O.R.E.O. method Model the O.R.E.O. method (I do it.) Practice the O.R.E.O. method together (We do it.) Gradually release to independence (You do it.)

11. Current Writing Instruction Teams: list specific writing lessons individually label each as assignment OR instruction add any lessons and/or instruction your team believes you may be missing share highlights http://goo.gl/FUuYXB

12. Authentic Writing

13. Writing for real purposes and real audiences. Authentic writing is writing that is most like that which occurs in everyday life.

14. Authentic Writing Authentic writing includes: Writing that is meaningful, relevant and useful to the writer; supporting writers with a print-rich environment; providing choice within a variety of forms and genres; understanding that the writing process is recursive; having the opportunity to interact with others in response to the text.

15. Rubric Review

17. Best Practices in Teaching Writing (2 of 8) 1.Establish a positive atmosphere for writing, reading, and learning. respect for and among students teacher as a writer routines and expectations 2.Arrange for meaningful-to-students reasons to write. student choice and ownership authentic writing and publishing adapted from work by Charles Whitaker, Ph.D.

18. Writing Practice: Generating Ideas

19. Writer’s Notebook Cover (front and back) Idea List on Inside Cover Title Page: Mrs. Johnson’s Writer’s Notebook Dedication Page Table of Contents Authority List (two minutes) Heart Map (two minutes) Ideas for Writing (two minutes) Treasure Map (five minutes) Memory Hand (two minutes) Writing Goals My Writing Writing Notes (10 pages from the back)

20. Write from an artifact

21. What’s on my mind?

22. Long writing from a stickie note

24. Exit Ticket Each group come up with one idea to add to the list and share it with the entire group.

25. THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK TODAY! Have a fantastic week!