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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)
K-12 English SOL InstituteOctober 2013
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
K-12 English SOL InstituteOctober 2013
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
K-12 English SOL InstituteOctober 2013
Instruction Anchor Sets
K-12 English SOL InstituteOctober 2013
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 [email protected]
Stephen Peters Greene County Public Schools [email protected]
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