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Title: 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
  • Website www.nwrel.org
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