Hook Your Students on Writing Korcos2011

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Hook Your Studentson Writing


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Writing Workshop Model

Writing Workshop is about giving students theopportunity to live like real writers.

Students are involved in the writing process throughvarious units of study.

Students have a writers notebook where theyrecords ideas, thoughts, and drafts.


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What does the structure of a writingworkshop lesson look like?

Mini-lesson: 10-15minutes

Work Time: 30-40 minutes

Teacher is conferring with students at this time orgiving small group instruction.

Share: 5-10 minutes


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Mini-lesson

Short Instruction on one aspect of writing

-craft, process, convention

Explicit Instruction

Students practice the teaching point

Usually in a meeting area (Rug area)

Students sit next to writing partners.


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Mini-lesson Structure

y Connection- Connect the lesson to students, state theteaching Point

y Teaching- Explicit teaching

y Active Engagement- Students have a chance topractice

y Link- Restate the teaching point


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Work Time

A quiet time of students working on their writing.(Music playing)

Students are using the strategy/lesson learned

during the mini-lesson.

Teacher goes around conferring with individualstudents on their writing or holds a groupconference.

Teacher records what was discussed during theconference.


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Share Time

Develops a community of writers

Provides an audience

Develops communication skills

Teacher directs the share time

Writers share & celebrate their writing


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y Video clip of the Writing Workshop Model in ourclassrooms.


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What is the writers notebook?

y A place where writers record ideas, inspiration,thoughts, and drafts.

y Includes all genres of writing

y Students have choice in what they write about.


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How does the writers notebook fit into the writingprocess?

Adapted from the work of

Randy Bomer, A Time For

Meaning


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Launching the Writing Workshop


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Strategies for GeneratingPersonal Narrative Writing

Think of a person who matters to you, then list clear,small moments you remember with him or her.Choose one to sketch and then write theaccompanying story.

Think of a place that matters to you, then list clear,small moments you remember there. Choose one tosketch and then write the accompanying story.

Notice an object, and let that object spark a memory.Write the story of that one time.


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Qualities of GoodPersonal Narrative Writing

Write a little seed story; dont write allabout a giant watermelon topic.

Zoom in so you tell the most important

parts of the story.

Include true, exact details from the movieyou have in your mind.


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Qualities of GoodPersonal Narrative Writing

Begin with a strong lead maybe setting, action,dialogue, or a combination to create mood.

Make a strong ending maybe use action, dialogue,images, whole-story reminders to make a lastingimpression.

Relive the episode as you write it.


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Looking at PublishedPersonal Narratives

y What do you notice about the students writing?


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Writing Conference Clip

y What is the structure/sequence of the conference?

y What does the teacher do well here?

y What did you notice about the writing workshopthrough this conference?


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Ideas for Celebrating Published Writing

y Toast Have a toast to celebrate writing

y Gallery Walk- Silent reading and responding to

students writing pieces

y Open Mic- One student reads to the class & invitedguests at a given time.

y Meet & Greet- Students share their writing to smallgroups of students.

y Inside/Outside Circles


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Ideas for Celebrating Published Writing

y Invite parents and teachers.

y Read Aloud to Book Buddies

y Publish an anthology of short stories/poems fromthe class.

y Students dress up as a character in their story.


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How can I learn more about thewriting workshop model?

1) Attend the Reading and Writing Project summerconference at Columbia University, this summer!

Dates: Writing Institute- June 27 July 1st

Reading Institute- July 5th- July 9th

Cost: $675 per session


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How can I learn more about thewriting workshop model?

Visit and observe teachers usingthe writing workshop model.

Professional Resources

Internet Resources


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