Get it WRITE:

Building Writing

Skills in the World

Language

Classroom

Debbie Espitia, Coordinator of

World Languages

Leslie Grahn, World Language

Resource Teacher

Howard County Public Schools

Foldable: 3/4 book

Future goals for writing

Challenges I have experienced

Kinds of writing activities I have used

TODAY’S OUTCOMES

Participants will… Build on background knowledge about

writing standards, writing skills and writing process.

Examine how to build writing activities. Share ideas for writing activities. Explore resources for incorporating

writing into lesson and unit plans.

What do students need in order to write well?

Purpose/Context

Enough vocabulary, language

Format

Structure- focus questions, bullets

Clear evaluation criteria

Frameworks for

Writing

FL National Writing Standards: Communication

FL National Writing Standards: Communication

Evaluated for:

Appropriateness and range of vocabulary

Grammatical accuracy

Idiomatic usage

Organization

Style

AP Exams

6+1 Writing Traits

Writing rubrics

Designing

Writing Tasks

Developing Authentic Writing Tasks

Writing Activities: Gallery Walk

Using your graphic organizer, do a gallery walk of writing activity ideas

Writing Activities: Gallery Walk

Now share what you found with your group.

Writing Products: Make A Continuum

Thank you note

Friendly letter

Journal entry

Proposal of an idea

Invitation Letter to the editor

Interview questions

Newspaper article

Business letter

Lists, labels

Essay Advertisement

Brochure Greeting card

Webpage Poem

Set of instructions

C.V. Email Job application

Speech Book/film/play review

Want/personal ad

Dialogue

Guided?

Structured?

Independent?

The journey to a finished product…

Think about the series of activities in which a student must engage in order to successfully complete a writing task.

How might you scaffold the learning for your learners?

Take a break from WRITING…

Look at your steps series

Where in your step series might you

incorporate a differentiated activity?

Differentiation &

Writing

Writing & Differentiation: Choice Boards

Writing & Differentiation: R.A.F.T.s

Writing & Differentiation:Tiered Assignments

Writing & Differentiation:Learning Centers

Look at your steps series

Where in your step series might you

incorporate a differentiated activity?

Knowing Our

Learners

Multiple Intelligences

Writing Activities

Brainstorm

Meeting the diverse needs of our learners …

scaffolding & support

move from short to longer writing passages

work from whole class to group/pair to individual

differences in interest & motivational levels

varied learning preferences

Writing & Multiple Intelligences

Work in teams to complete the chart of WRITING ACTIVITIES that appeal to two of the MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES.

Digging Deeper

into Writing

Digging Deeper into Writing

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PersonalGoal setting for Incorporating Writing

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