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I.
Creating a Writing Classroom
II.
Activities and Lessons to Prepare Students to Write
III.
Activities, Lesson, and Templates for Organizing and Drafting
IV.
Activities, Lessons, and Templates for Response and Revision
V.
Activities and Lessons for Editing and Teaching Correctness
VI.
Ideas for Final Draft Writing, Evaluation, and Publishing
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I. Creating a Writing Classroom
Your
Writing Classroom: Getting Started (112
kb)
Ideas for getting started, creating an atmosphere for writing, developing
fluency, developing early writing strategies, managing the paper
flow, establishing parental/community support and connections for
writing in your classroom.
The Writing
Process (MS
Word version)
A visual overview and description of the different stages of the
writing process.
The Writing
Process Phases and Strategies (MS
Word version)
Another view of the writing process that defines purpose and lists
strategies.
Writing
Program Observation Log (MS
Word version)
This is a tool for coaches and teacher colleagues to conduct peer
observations and talk about writing instruction. This log highlights
stages of the writing process, some key instructional strategies,
and student activities.
II.
Activities and Lessons to Prepare Students to Write
RAFTS prompts
(156 kb)
RAFTS is a mnemonic device used to help teachers write prompts and students read prompts with a better understanding of purpose and audience.
III. Activities, Lesson, and Templates for Organizing and Drafting
Expository Paragraph
Outline (16 kb)
Kate Kinsella’s expository or justification paragraph outline
that guides students topic sentence, transitions, main points and
details.
IV. Activities, Lessons, and Templates for Response and Revision
Responding
to Writing
(MS
Word version)
Summary of article by Nancy Sommers that reviews purposes and
effects of teachers’ comments on papers.
Conference Record
(MS
Word version)
A sheet to use for recording skills taught during conferencing.
Conferencing
Questions (MS
Word version)
Common writing problems and questions you might consider when
conferencing with a student about his or her writing.
Writing Record
(MS
Word version)
A grid for students to record revision strategies.
Peer Response
Guide (MS
Word version)
A form to use in partner response.
Skeletons
(MS
Word version)
Adapted from BAWP TC Bob Presnall, this activity helps students
develop details to support main ideas in a piece of writing.
V.
Activities and Lessons for Editing and Teaching Correctness
MLA
Formatting and Style Guide
Error Marking
Strategies (Kate Kinsella’s) (168
kb)
These are handouts from Kate Kinsella on marking errors in student
writing and identifying the difference between a local (less serious)
and global (more serious) errors. Helps teachers identify where
to focus when teaching grammar and correctness.
Proof Reading
Suggestions for Students (Kate Kinsella’s) (32
kb)
A list of nine proof reading strategies for students.
Sentence
Combining Practice (56 kb)
Groups of simple sentences and sentence fragments for students
to practice combining.
Transitional
Words and Phrases (48 kb)
A list of transitional words and phrases organized by how they
show the relationship between ideas (i.e. compare, contrast, time,
etc…)
VI.
Ideas for Final Draft Writing, Evaluation, and Publishing
Ideas
for a Successful Author’s Chair
(MS
Word version)
(Stephanie Travaille)
Ideas for
Publishing Writing
(MS
Word version)
(Amy Brooks Gottesfeld)
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