Get it WRITE:

Building Writing

Skills in the World

Language

Classroom

Leslie Grahn, World Language

Resource Teacher

Monday, November 19, 2007

River Hill High School

Information Center

Reflection: Building writing skills in the WL classroom

Kinds of writing activities I have used

ChallengesI have experienced

Future goals for writing

Share what you wrote at your table.

Kinds of writing activities I have used

ChallengesI have experienced

Future goals for writing

TODAY’S OUTCOMES

Participants will… Build on background knowledge about

writing standards, writing skills and writing process.

Examine how to build writing activities. Share ideas for writing activities. Explore resources for incorporating

writing into lesson and unit plans.

FL National Writing Standards: Communication

FL National Writing Standards: Communication

Our challenges…

Trying to maintain a balance of

Competence Communication

Our Challenges…

Our Challenges…

Interlanguage Interference:

Students think about what they want to communicate in L1 first, then attempt to convert those thoughts into L2.

Our Challenges…

Disparity in expressive ability between L1 and L2

What do students need in order to write well?

Purpose/Context

Enough vocabulary, language

Format

Structure- focus questions, bullets

Clear evaluation criteria

What to write

about?

How do you come up

with topics/prompts for

your writing

assignments?

Developing Authentic Writing Tasks

Sources for writing prompts

Can Teach: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

Writing Fix: http://www.writingfix.com/index.htm

United Streaming Writing Prompt Builder

Teaching

students to use

a process

Now, let’s explore the writing process

Check out the PowerPoints…

Ideas for Writing

Formats

Writing Activities: Gallery Walk

Using your graphic organizer, do a gallery walk of writing activity ideas

Writing Activities: Gallery Walk

Now share what you found with your group.

Writing Activities: A Continuum

Thank you note

Friendly letter

Journal entry

Proposal of an idea

Invitation Letter to the editor

Interview questions

Newspaper article

Business letter

Lists, labels

Essay Advertisement

Brochure Greeting card

Webpage Poem

Set of instructions

C.V. Email Job application

Speech Book/film/play review

Want/personal ad

Dialogue

Guided?

Structured?

Independent?

Writing Activities: PoemsBiopoemDiamanteAcrosticHaikuLimerickCinquainFibonacci5 W’sOde

Giving students

enough

vocabulary and

language to

write

Giving students enough vocabulary and language

Plus: Inspiration templates!!

Assessing

Writing

6+1 Writing Traits

6+1 Writing Traits

Writing rubrics

RUBISTAR:rubistar.4teachers.org

6+1 Writing Traits:http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.php?d=1

Spanish 6+1 rubrics:http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/scoring.php

HCPSS WL Writing rubric

Take a break from WRITING…

Differentiation &

Writing

Writing & Differentiation: Choice Boards

Writing & Differentiation: R.A.F.T.s

Writing & Differentiation:Tiered Assignments

Writing & Differentiation:Learning Centers

Meeting the diverse needs of our learners …

scaffolding & support

move from short to longer writing passages

work from whole class to group/pair to individual

differences in interest & motivational levels

varied learning preferences

Knowing Our

Learners

Multiple Intelligences

Writing Activities

Brainstorm

Writing & Multiple Intelligences

Work in teams to complete the chart of WRITING ACTIVITIES that appeal to your students’ MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES.

Writing

Combined With

Other Skills

Areas

Writing + Other Skills Areas

Writing does not have to stand alone!

Think about ways you have combined:

WRITING + SPEAKING

LISTENING + WRITING

READING + WRITING

Writing &

Technology

Writing & Technology

CREATE AN ACROSTIC:

Think about the ways students can demonstrate writing skills using technology

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Time for

WRITING IDEAS

SWAP

More to explore…

Brainstorming organizers

Websites for writing in the target language

Research/professional articles

Now, reflect :

What have I learned today?

Which ideas do I plan on

incorporating into my next

unit?

What goal would I like to set

for myself for providing more

writing opportunities to my

students?

PRIZES!!

&

FEEDBACK

Write

On!