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Barry Lane

Taught at University of New Hampshire

Started literacy program in Vermont prison system

Writes books Runs writing workshops Loves revision!

Gap-toothed Lane in the essential embarrassing author headshot.

The Seven Step Writing Process Brainstorm Map Freewrite Draft Revise Clarify Edit

Barry’s Writing Process

Revise Revise Revise Revise Revise Revise Revise

Writing is revision

Turning questions into leads Scary Story

Digging for details Is it just a hat?

Graphing Characters

Students make a graph of character emotion Do the same for other characters, overlay graphs Explain character relationships

Helps focus interest in an issue and see shape of the story/character

Peer Conferencing

The more they conference, the less they bother you

Create forms with the following: I like: I wonder: Questions: Plan for action:

Praise is the glue

Keep it specific What happens when you’re too vague?

After praise Questions

What do you want to know? Comments Concerns

Confusing passages, suggestions

I scratch out a lot, and I never go to the next sentence until the previous one is perfect. Then I type the manuscript and that’s it. I never revise.

-Cynthia Ozick

An interesting view of the freewrite Think about what you want to write first Scribble down important points you want to

remember Write! If it’s not how you like it, change it If you get stuck, stop and think, then write

some more

Nutshell

Lane presents some interesting, usable ideas. Some common practice Some a bit different Some very different

Good resource for teachers who teach writing