wonderful real-world writing by anita l. green central carolina cc [email protected]
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Write Like This: Real-World Writing Purposes
In the real world, people write.
Helping students learn the different
purposes for writing is essential for their success.
College and Career Readiness Standards
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content
3. Write narratives to develop real experiences using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
Let’s Write
• What was your worst writing experience?
VocabularyDefinitions• Evidence
– Observable data either physical or reliably reported
• Warrants– Common sense rules, general
statements about how people and things behave
• Conclusions – Reasoning that must be
supported with evidence and warrants
Crime and Puzzlement
(Book 1, p. 22)By
Lawrence Treat
VocabularyDefinitions
• Evidence– Observable data either
physical or reliably reported• Warrants
– Common sense rules, general statements about how people and things behave
• Conclusions – Reasoning that must be
supported with evidence and warrants
Examples• Evidence
– There are flowers “From Joe” and a pictureof Joe on display
• Warrants– Generally when flowers and
a picture are on display, the person is special
• Conclusions– Therefore Joe is special to Amy
Crime Scene: Do Not Cross
Express and Reflect
• Expresses or reflects on own life and experiences
• Often looks backward in order to look forward
Examples:
Journals, poetry, autobiographical narratives, blogs, Twitter, Facebook
Just Because….
Inform and Explain
• States a main point and purpose
• Tries to present the information in a surprising way
Examples:Answers to questions, essays, brochures, reports
Lesson Idea
“The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.” – Maya Angelou
Lesson Idea
Lesson Idea
Do I Have to Write the Question?• This is one of the easiest ways to teach students
how to write to inform and explain. When they ask, “Do we have to write the question?” tell them the question should be included in the answer.
• The reader should know what the question was by the way you wrote your answer.
To Model This Strategy
• For minimal preparation, use the questions at the end of chapters as your model.
Sample Question: How do I get my students to answer questions in complete sentences?
Model Answer
• Students need to answer questions in complete sentences and the easiest way to teach them to do this is to show them how to use the language of the question in their answer.
• By teaching them to incorporate the question into the answer AND to use the names of persons, places, or things as they answer, the students are demonstrating content knowledge and understanding.
Evaluate and Judge
• Focuses on the worth of person, object, idea, or other phenomenon
• Usually specifies the criteria to the object being seen as “good” or “bad”
Examples:
Social Media, Reviews, Critiques
Lesson Idea
• Students write advice about situations in their lives and how to survive them
• Students respond to topics through social media in a non-threatening arena, where their ideas, thoughts and feelings can be voiced and not judged.
Analyze and Interpret
• Seeks to analyze and interpret phenomena that are difficult to understand or explain
Examples:
Reviews, critiques, lab reports, literary interpretation
Lesson Idea
Make a list of everything you see in the picture.
You have five seconds.
Look again for ten seconds.
Look again and make a list with the
people around you.
Inquire and Explore
• Wrestles with a question or problem
• Hooks with the problem and lets the reader watch them wrestle with it
Examples:
Reports, research projects, inquiry lessons, labs
Take a Stand/Propose a Solution
• Seeks to persuade audiences to accept a particular position on a controversial issue
• Describes the problem, proposes a solution, and provides justification
Examples:
Research projects, essays, letters to
the editor, problem/solution papers
Lesson Idea
Would You Rather? is a game that offers
choices that seem impossible.
• Would you rather be able to fast forward life or to rewind it?
• Would you rather die lonely with no enemies
or die hated by many?
from Write Like This (2011) Kelly Gallagher who adapted it from Bean, Chappell, and Gillam (2003)
Purpose ExplanationExpress and Reflect
Expresses or reflects on own life and experiences Often looks backward in order to look forward
Inform and Explain
States a main point and purpose Tries to present the information in a surprising way
Evaluate and Judge
Focuses on the worth of person, object, idea, or other phenomenon
Usually specifies the criteria to the object being seen as “good” or “bad”
Inquire and Explore
Wrestles with a question or problem Hooks with the problem and lets the reader watch them
wrestle with itAnalyze and Interpret
Seeks to analyze and interpret phenomena that are difficult to understand or explain
Take a Stand/Propose a Solution
Seeks to persuade audiences to accept a particular position on a controversial issue
Describes the problem, proposes a solution, and provides justification
Purpose Possible Writing Topics
Express and Reflect • My first class• The first time a student dropped• My first graduate
Inform and Explain • The First Adult Education classes• Why more adults come back to class
Evaluate and Judge • Best Teaching Practices• Sage on the Stage VS Guide on the Side
Inquire and Explore • Professional Development Opportunities• Networking Across Curriculum
Analyze and Interpret • Does Assessment lead to Retention• Does new standards lead to students being ready for college?
Take a Stand/Propose a Solution
• Teachers should be given greater recognition as teaching professionals (and pay)• Teachers should have more freedom to
individually decide how they will teach and assess.
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One Topic:
Teaching
Exit Paper
• What was your best writing experience?