THE PROCESS OF WRITING

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THE PROCESS OF WRITING
CHAPTER 8
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Traditional Approaches to Teaching Writing

• Assigned topic
• One-shot
• Skills as writing

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Process Writing Model
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Process Writing Model Stage I
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Process Writing Model Stage II
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Process Writing Model Stage III
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Outline Format
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Sample Second-Grade Web Animals
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Sample Cluster Diagram Monsters
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Mini-Lesson Tips for Writing Rough Drafts

• Write on one side of the page only use back for
  taking notes
• Skip lines leave wide margins
• Cross out rather than erase
• Date number drafts keep a record of progress

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Suggestions for Peer-to-Peer Conferences

• Bring question list and refer to it.
• Read draft orally to partner.
• No proofreading of mechanical errors at these
  sessions.
• Rotate conferencing partners.
• Ask questions rather than give suggestions.
• Have option of conferencing only with teacher.

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Steps in Revision
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Some Proofreading Marks
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Writing Workshop Elements (based on Hansen,
Atwell, Graves)
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Example Structure of a Writers Workshop

• Status of the class report
• Mini-lesson
• Writing time
• Conferencing
• Group sharing
• Movement procedures

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Editing Checklist
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Types of Writing

• Descriptive
• Expressive
• Narrative
• Expository
• Persuasive

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Writing Activities

• Journals (diaries, dialogue, literary response,
  reading logs, writers journals, learning logs,
  simulated journals)
• Stories
• Plays
• Nonfiction (autobiographies, biography, and
  research reports)
• Letters
• Poetry

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Journal Writing Tips

• Collect and read journals, but do not grade
• Allow for misspellings and grammatical errors
• Have students keep journals daily
• Encourage rereading of entries and use as source
  for writing ideas
• Keep a journal yourself and write with the
  students in class

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Mini-Lessons for Teaching Story Components

• Beginning, middle, and end
• Plot (conflict, climax, resolution)
• Setting (place time)
• Character development
• Theme (message)
• Role of narrator

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Four-Step Model for Encouraging Nonfiction Writing

• Demonstrationteacher modeling the steps of
  researching and writing
• Joint activitygroup of students collaborating on
  a single piece
• Supported writingteacher provides guiding
  questions or an outline
• Independent writingstudents research and write
  on their own

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Approaches to Teaching Research Writing

• All About . . .
• I-Search paper
• Quest project

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Stages in a Poetry Unit
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Guidelines for Teaching Poetry

• Not all poetry has to rhyme
• Show examples of different poetry forms
• Be flexible when teaching a fixed form (e.g.,
  haiku)
• Begin by writing a group poem
• Write while your students are writing

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Methods for Assessing Writing

• Teacherpupil conferences
• Teacher observations
• Anecdotal records
• Student journals
• Student self-evaluation
• Portfolios

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Portfolio Form for Students Self-Assessment
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Possible Questions for Quarterly TeacherStudent
Evaluation

• What was your favorite piece of work this
  quarter? Explain why.
• What piece did you like the least? Explain why.
• Did you make good use of your time? Explain.
• What things did you learn about yourself as you
  were writing?
• Which type of new genre will you attempt next
  quarter? Why do you want to try it?
• What one thing would you like most to learn next
  quarter?

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Teachers Portfolio Assessment Rubric
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Teachers Portfolio Assessment Rubric (continued)
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Six Traits of Writing

• Development of ideas and content
• Organizational structure
• Voice
• Word choice
• Sentence fluency
• Conventions
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