READING AND WRITING WORKSHOP: HOW DO THEY FIT?

June 2o, 2012

Writing Workshop Review: What did we learn last year? Silent Discussion: What is writing workshop? What are the components of writing workshop? What are some of the things that went well for

you last year in writing workshop? What are some things that you would like to do

better/different this year in writing workshop? What do you need more assistance with in

implementing writing workshop? Chapter 8: “Changes” from Reflections of

Elementary and Middle School Teachers

Reading Like a Writer

Read Chapter 2 of Live Writing by Ralph Fletcher

Do you read like a writer? Take 60 seconds….

Turn and Talk: How can we encourage our students to read like writers?

How Read Aloud Nourishes Writing Read aloud builds community- builds

relationships between students and teacher Read aloud creates common experiences

that the class shares together and can refer back to in later lessons

Read aloud allows us to learn about our students (we can then help them find topics to write about)

Read aloud fills the “storehouse” in their heads and builds the foundation needed to grow as readers and writers

How Independent Reading Nourishes Writing Time spent reading books of choice fuels

student writing Students discover genres and authors

they love They choose to return to their favorites

and through rereading deepen their knowledge of individual texts

Knowing your students’ tastes as readers can help you confer with them on their writing (help them use these as models)

How Independent Reading Nourishes Writing Time spent reading books of choice fuels

student writing Students discover genres and authors

they love They choose to return to their favorites

and through rereading deepen their knowledge of individual texts

Knowing your students’ tastes as readers can help you confer with them on their writing (help them use these as models)

How Book Discussions Nourish Writing Use books to talk explicitly about

good writing and the choices writers make to craft their texts

Studying author’s craft in reading workshop will make us better writers

Use books to demonstrate how authors can write about the same topic using different genres

How Book Discussions Nourish Writing Writing asks students to make many

decisions: What will I write about? How will I write about it? What am I trying to accomplish/Who am I writing

for? How might I begin? How should I end? Shall I be playful or serious? Is this the best word to use?

“Students can’t make these choices in a vacuum. Literature fills that void.” --Fletcher and Portalupi, 2001

How Literature Fits in Teacher-Student Conferences Teachers need to bring out the

reader in the writer The more you know about your

students as readers, the better you can challenge them to think critically about their writing

“Writing without reading is like seesawing alone. Without someone on the other end of the teeter-totter, it’s impossible to get off the ground.” --Fletcher and Portalupi, 2001

How are reading and writing connected in the workshop model?

At different times during the year both reading and writing workshops are geared to focus on different genres

Students read and write in these

genres, apprenticing themselves as readers and authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and more.

A Quick Snapshot of How Reading and Writing Workshop

FitComprehension strategy Writer’s workshop genre Mini-lesson focus

Connections Personal narrative Voice, leads

Questioning Research/expository Accuracy, primary and secondary sources

Visualizing Descriptive Language systems

Inferring Persuasive Voice, leads

Determining importance Writing on demand Voice

Synthesizing Mysteries, suspense Character development

“Reading, Writing, Harvesting Hope” Chapter 1 from Notebook Connections by Aimee Buckner Strategies that Work pg. 5-11

Figure1.1

Writer’s Notebook Reader’s Notebook

Strategies

Strategies help writers develop ideas for writing pieces. Strategies are used throughout the writing process to support the writer in completing a finished piece

Strategies help readers focus their thinking—giving them choices for how to respond to a text. Strategies may be used over a period of time as a reader completes a text and may be reused with a new text.

Entries -Entries are about a page long, giving the gist of a story or the writer’s thinking about a topic.- Writers purposefully explore a topic for writing using several entries in a row.-Writers use notebook entries to try out writer’s craft that may be used in a draft.-Writers eventually use the entries to create finished pieces of writing outside of the notebooks.

-Entries may be as short as a few sentences or as long as a page. Entries may lead to a new line of thinking with the text. They are a place holder for ideas the reader wants to share with others or to further explore on his or her own. Patterns of thinking may appear through entries for a similar book or across texts.

Assessment

Assessment is based on a preponderance of evidence over several entries. A rubric is used to guide this holistic approach.

Assessment is based on a preponderance of evidence over several entries. A rubric is used to guide this holistic approach.

Reading Like a Writer: From Notebook to Notebook pg.73 As a reader:

Stop yourself when you have read a really great part of a book

Go back and reread the same part two or three times

What do you notice the writer did to help you enjoy the piece as a reader?

Record this in your reader’s notebook as you read. As a writer:

Try to use some of the techniques you notice when you write in your writer’s notebook.

Make a quick note to yourself about what you’re trying to do so we can talk about it later.

Favorite Authors and 3 Things to Know Pgs. 80-81 Round Robin Share-Favorite Authors

and Why

Read to Write Strategies from Notebook Know-How by Aimee Buckner

Read pgs. 55-57 Strategy 1-Grabber Leads Strategy 2- Try 10 Strategy 3-Mapping the Text Strategy 4-Poetry Pass Strategy 5: Charting Authors’ Styles