When Pencils Don’t Write. . . Tamara Jo Rhomberg, National Literacy Consultant
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Objectives 1. A look at writing –the writing process and 21st century writing skills. 2. What does it look like when the writing process breaks down for students? 3. Five classroom writing strategies you can really use.
The Writing Process in the 21st Century • Common Core State Standards change the demands on student writing • Consider the role of materials and pacing.
• Drafting, revising and editing- a fresh look into their role in the writing process • To publish or not to publish ….
The Breakdown • I don’t know what to write about…
•I wrote all that I know … •I filled my three pages… •I need more time… •I’m done … •You want me to do what…
The Writing Process Unpacked based on the work of Mark Overmeyer
• Think about where you grew up • Create a map of your childhood neighborhood/home • Think of a fond memory or event that took place in that home or neighborhood •Share a fond memory/story with a partner •Write for 10 minutes •Share your writing product, an excerpt, or your process as a writer •Group debrief experience
The Mini-Lesson based on the work of Lucy Calkins
• Connect - revisit the previous teaching point/mini-lesson, share relevant mentor texts, share student writing samples, tie teaching points together
• State Goal – use clear and concise language, encompass all students, make transfer visible
• Teach – show/don’t tell, model, guide, active engagement
• Link –establish closure, generalize, transfer
Classroom Strategies
•ABC Brainstorming •Funnel Activity •RAFT •This Word Not That •Ratiocination
The Great Depression
ABC Brainstorming
A____________ B____________ C____________ D____________ E____________ F____________ G____________ H____________ I____________ J____________ K____________ L____________ M___________
O_____________ P_____________ Q____________ R____________ S____________ T____________ U____________ V____________ W___________ X____________ Y____________ Z____________
Alpha Boxes Linda Hoyt Template with letter related boxes Put things you need to remember in the letter box it starts with. A
B
C
D
E
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
O
bike Babe Ruth
apples F
father K
Great Depression
money P
Q
R
newspapers S
T
secret U
V
W
Wall Street
work Z
X
tough times Y
Events of World War II
World War II
Untold Stories The Sugihara Story Internal Conflict Passage to Freedom
Environmental Issues
RAFT Role- the river, the Nashua people Audience- the industrialists Format- an obituary, a letter Topic- the environment, the future
This Word Not That
Semantic Gradient terrific
wonderful
good
seized
tugged
grabbed
Ratiocination
With the eye patch, Charlotte looked a little like a pirate and folks around the livery started calling her One-eyed Charley. She didn’t mind because people accepted the eye patch much easier than they did a crooked, deformed eye. What she did mind was not being able to drive. As much as she tried to be grateful for her job, her heart wasn’t in it. She ached to get out and ride the countryside. She had learned to love the freedom of driving as much as she loved her animals. The feeling of being in charge. Of folks trusting that she knew the way. And of knowing her team. When she drove , her horses seemed to almost to know what would be expected of them without a word being spoken. Sometimes, it seemed like magic. (from Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan)
“Every good reader my not be a good writer, BUT every good writer will be a good reader.” James Patterson
Thank You Tamara Jo Rhomberg, National Literacy Consultant
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