mini-lessons: write like a pro
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Mini-Lessons: Write Like a Pro. Lori Elliott [email protected]. Developmental Stages of Writing. Scribbling. Letter-Like Symbols to Transition. Strings of Letters to Conventional. Key Characteristics. Students decide what they will write about. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Developmental Stages of Writing
Scribbling
Letter-Like Symbols to Transition
Strings of Letters to Conventional
Key Characteristics• Students decide what they will
write about.
• A sustained block of time is provided everyday for writing.
• Student Selected and Focused writing takes place.
• Routines, traditions, and rituals are used to orchestrate the workshop.
Structure of the Workshop
Minilesson/Modeling by the teacher
Students Write & Teacher
Conferences with Students
Author’s Chair: Share
Time
Mini-Lessons/Modeling
• Short about 10 minutes.
• Focused on one particular topic.
• Always involve modeling: teacher writing, student samples, books.
Mini-Lessons and Technology• Smart Boards/ Interactive White Boards
• Computers and Projectors
• PowerPoint
Smart Board
Types of Mini-Lessons• Procedural
• Conventional
• Craft
Create a Writer’s Environment• Daily Writer’s Workshop Time
• Postcard Geography: Online project (cyberbee.com)
• Goofy Writing
• Christmas Card Exchange/Thank You notes
• BLOGS
Launch Cycle: Starting the Year• Authority List
FamilyTim, Austin, Ashlyn
Beach Shells, Florida, Gulf Shores, sand
SchoolCentury
Social studies
Map Out a Story
Free Write• Set the timer for 2 minutes and model
writing about a topic. Keep writing, don’t worry about it being perfect.
• After the time limit, see what you have. Group ideas together and make a plan for your writing.
• Let’s try it.
This is the scariest thing you will ever see!
What do you do when you face a blank page?• Use your Authority List.
• Use your Maps.
• Use a graphic organizer to get your thoughts together.
• Make a list.
What Can I Write?
Letters
Emails
Thank you note
Story
Get Kids Pumped about Writing• Write everyday.
• Let students choose topics, materials, or forms of writing.
• Mini-Lesson Daily to model good writing.
• Give students ownership by using 3-ring binder notebooks, composition notebooks, or other journals.
• Share the writing with different audiences.
I Need Samples for Modeling
http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/#exp
Use Visuals to Stimulate Writing
Verbs: It’s What You Do• Drive
• Race
• Pass
• Laugh
• Steer
• Turn
• Concentrate
People Places Things
What do you see? What could you smell? Taste? Feel?
Patricia Polacco• http://www.patriciapolacco.com
I would recommend that all new writers keep their stories concise and close to their hearts.
Kevin O’Malley• First you have to come up
with a great idea. You have to let the idea float around in your head for awhile. Most good ideas will stay with you for a least a couple of days. When a new idea pops into my head I usually write it down in a note book. You never know when some bad ideas can be turned into good ones.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/komalley/
Kate DiCamillo• Writing is seeing. It is paying attention.
• Write
• Rewrite
• Read
• Look
• Listen
• Believe in Yourself http://www.katedicamillo.com/index.html
Connecting Reading and Writing
Melissa Forney
Ralph Fletcher