English SOL Institute

Elementary Persuasive Writing

Workshop

Lindsay Kamide, Charlottesville City SchoolsStephen Peters, Green County Schools

Central Writing Project Teacher Consultants

Persuasive Writing

Reading and writing go hand-in-hand Teaching writing is an expectation of every

grade, not only “tested” grades Persuasive writing begins in grade 5 (students

use oral language for persuasion beginning at grade 2)

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Persuasive Writing

For instruction, every piece of writing does not have to be graded!

Conferencing, guided writing, revising, sharing, and using mentor texts build skills

Self- and peer-editing opportunities for students are essential

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Persuasive Writing

SOL writing requires multi-paragraphs

Provide students with opportunities to compose using computer technology and to use the Online Practice SOL Writing Tool

Use VDOE Resources including anchor sets and writing checklists

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Instruction Anchor Sets

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Writing Checklist

Quick Write

Favorite Movies

OR

Favorite Restaurants

Quick Write

Movie Review:Toy Story: So ingenious in concept, design, and

execution that you could watch it on a postage sized screen and still be engulfed by its charm

-Rotten Tomatoes

Restaurant Review:Daniel: Your job may be worrying you, or your

father’s health, or your own. You may have been up at 2 that morning drafting a better ending for a long-ago memory. But certain restaurants, if you can afford them, can knock down the barriers between you and happiness for a few hours.

-www.nytimes.com

Writing Workshop

Generating phase Composing Conferencing Sharing Revision Editing Publishing

Mentor Texts

Purpose Exposure Vocabulary Voice Audience

How to use them effectively Read alouds (all or parts of the story) Students have access to mentor texts

Modeling

Mentor texts Students can model stories after a book Student choice Generate creative ideas

Teacher modeling Teachers write during writing workshop Share

Quick Write: Mentor Text

Quick write based on a mentor text Multiple quick writes Peer conversations

Partner or group writing Read a letter from Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters

from Obedience School

Composing

Writing notebook vs. writing folder K-3 making books 3rd-5th drafting on computers

Conferencing

Occurs throughout the writing process Majority of teacher’s instruction Keeping records Conferencing schedule Mini-lessons Leaves the writer inspired As a reader, I…

Sharing

Ask for a response What questions do you have? What more do you want to know? What did you learn? What’s something you remember?

Provides daily evaluation and motivation

Revision

Revision is to re-see Revision is NOT editing

Revision Editing

Conceptual Structure Punctuation

Clarity Spelling

Cadence Grammar

Voice Physical Structure

Revision

Not every draft Throughout the writing process Big picture

Ex: Is this piece persuasive?• Strategy: look at word choice

Ex: Does this piece stay on topic?• Mini-lesson: Write multiple titles

Revision mini-lesson

Anchor paper A-7 doe.virginia.gov

Revision Strategy Multiple titles

Discussion Focusing your writing

Editor vs. Teacher

Editing

As a teacher you want to guide the students into becoming the editor of their own work

Focused mini-lessons based on student needs

Editing Mini-lesson

Look through the mentor texts at your table. Find 3 examples of words that contain

apostrophes. Write the sentence.

Editing Conferences

Editing checklists Drives mini-lessons Used during conferences and grading

Publishing

Variety of ways to publish Intended audience Choice Portfolio

Writing to a Prompt

K-2 prompt writing is not mandatory 3rd grade: 15% 4th grade: 25% 5th grade: 50%

Merging the SOL into Writing Workshop

Accountability Practice Performance

Resources

Virginia Department of Education doe.virginia.gov

Heard, Georgia (2002). The revision toolbox: Teaching techniques that work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Writing to persuade: www.heinemann.com

Contact InformationCentral Writing Project

Lindsay Kamide Charlottesville City Public Schools Lindsay.Kamide@charlottesvilleschools.org

Stephen Peters Greene County Public Schools speters@greenecountyschools.com

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