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Writer's Workshop

Published on Nov 19, 2015

ENG323 Writer's Workshop Intro

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Writer's Workshop

ENG323 | Spring 2014
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Creativity

Key takeaways & applications from Sir Ken Robinson
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Why Writing?

What's the point of teaching writing?
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Obstacles

  • Standards
  • Rigid Curriculum
  • Student Resistance
  • Time Limitations
  • Evolving Curriculum
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Time & Space

What considerations must be made?

Choice

Why is it needed? How do we provide it?
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Purpose

Academic | Impact | Growth | Understanding
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Technology

How is technology PURPOSEFULLY integrated?
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Writer's Workshop

Doing v. Talking

Purpose

  • Hands-on writing
  • Builds & reinforces skills
  • Provides ownership
  • Provides an audience
  • Others...

Process

  • Identify Outcomes & Goals
  • Common Text, Video
  • Analyze Exemplars, Non-Exemplars
  • Mini-Lessons for Specific Skills
  • Drafts & Workshops + Reteaching

Tools of the trade

  • Journals & Writer's Notebooks
  • Rubrics
  • Peer/Teacher Workshops & Conferences
  • Flipped Notes
  • Cross-Curricular Input
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