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Writing Writing TogetherTogether

Education 193/593

2 Professional Development Credits

Spring 2005

Lower Kuskokwim School District

Department of Academic Programs

Course FocusCourse Focus

Teacher as WriterTeacher as Writer

Student as WriterStudent as Writer

Two Related Parts to Two Related Parts to CourseCourse

You as a WriterYou as a Writer

Purpose

Fluency

Confidence

Process

Traits

Modes

Sharing/Publishing

Student as WritersStudent as WritersPurposeFluencyConfidenceProcess TraitsModesSharing/PublishingResources

Class Times and Class Times and DatesDates

February 1: 6-9

February 3: 6-9

February 8: 6-9

February 10: 6-9

February 15: 6-9

Part I: Teacher As WriterPart I: Teacher As Writer

Class Times and Class Times and DatesDates

Part II: Student as Part II: Student as WriterWriter

February 24: 6-9March 1: 6-9March 3: 6-9March 8: 6-9March 10: 6-9

Part I: What you will Part I: What you will dodo

ProcessGain fluencyExplore writing process as a toolReflect on writing with modes & traitsShare/publish writing

ProductWriter’s Notebook: daily writingWrite/Revise/Edit/Publish ResumePublish Biography (not auto)Publish Memoir

Part II: What you will Part II: What you will dodo

ProcessUse writing process to develop fluency

Have students write daily for:Enjoyment

Different audiences and purposes

Introduce traits to students for:Revision/Editing

For focusing writing

ProductHave students keep writer’s notebook OR journal

Write/share three lesson plans/written reflection

Submit written reviews of 3 recommended articles/books about writing

What do you have to What do you have to do pass?do pass?

Must be present to pass

Meet assignment criteria

Must turn in all assignments

by March 28, 2005

TodayTodayWhy do we write?

Why bother?

““Writing is the ultimateWriting is the ultimatelearning tool for all studentslearning tool for all studentsof all ages in all subjects.”of all ages in all subjects.”

Write Source 2000Write Source 2000

““Giving people permission to Giving people permission to think thoughts that come and to think thoughts that come and to write them down and make write them down and make sense of them in any way they sense of them in any way they wish.” wish.”

Writing Down the BonesWriting Down the BonesNatalie GoldbergNatalie Goldberg““We should write because it is human We should write because it is human

nature to write. Writing claims our nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and world. It makes it directly and specifically our own.” specifically our own.”

The Right to Write Julia Cameron

“Writing allows us to hold our life in our hands and making something of it. We grow a piece of writing not only by jotting notes and writing rough drafts but also by noticing, wondering, remembering,questioning, yearning.”

The Art of Teaching WritingLucy McCormick Calkins

“…as human beings we write to communicate, plan, petition, remember, announce, list, imagine…but above all, we write to hold our lives in our hands and to make something of them…Writing allows us to turn the chaos(of our live) into something beautiful, to frame selected moments to uncover and celebrate the organizing patterns of our existence.”

The Art of Teaching WritingLucy McCormick Calkins

““Writing is an act of faith: faith that Writing is an act of faith: faith that what what I have to say, how I see the world, are I have to say, how I see the world, are important. I listen. I see. I feel and Iimportant. I listen. I see. I feel and Irecord. Keeping the words flowing is anrecord. Keeping the words flowing is anact of faith.”act of faith.”

Writing Toward HomeWriting Toward HomeGeorgia HeardGeorgia Heard

Writing makes us better teachers. Writing makes us better teachers. When students see how we struggle, When students see how we struggle, organize, think, reread, revise, edit, organize, think, reread, revise, edit, and get ideas with and through our and get ideas with and through our writing, they ares upported in their writing, they ares upported in their writing.writing.

Literacy at the CrossroadsLiteracy at the CrossroadsRegie RoutmanRegie Routman

““The simple fact is we have to The simple fact is we have to see ourselves as writers if we are see ourselves as writers if we are to teach writing well. This is no to teach writing well. This is no easy feat. Doing the task and easy feat. Doing the task and feeling competent at it are two feeling competent at it are two different things. “different things. “

Writing EssentialsWriting EssentialsRegie RoutmanRegie Routman

Write Write to…to…

Write Source: 2000

Getting Started….

Writer’s Notebook

Writing Process

Writer’s NotebookWriter’s Notebook

“…“…get in the habit of get in the habit of paying attention to paying attention to

your world and writing your world and writing down what you down what you

notice…”notice…”Ralph FletcherRalph Fletcher

““Imagine your raw Imagine your raw notebook material as notebook material as

mineralized rocks mineralized rocks you have dragged home.”you have dragged home.”

Ralph FletcherRalph Fletcher

Who are these people”

Ralph FletcherNatalie GoldbergRegie RoutmanLucie McCormick CalkinsPaul FleichmanNancy AtwellJulia CameronGeorgia Heard

Your guide…Your guide…A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer

Within You, Ralph Fletcher, 1996.

Write Source Series-Great Source

(Find the ones in your school)

When you look as yourself as a writer…

How do you feel when you get started?

What keeps you going?

Why do you stop?

When do you stop?

What kind of “talk” goes through your head when you write?

Living like a writer…

What does it look like?

What tools do you need?

What helps you get moving?

*environment (music, desk, bed, couch, away from work environment (or not),with/out coffee, places for thoughts*devices-pen, spiral notebook, pretty notebook, lined/unlined

Audience + Purpose

Your Assignment

Keeping Your Notebook

Write Daily

At least 10”

““Stuff” for your Stuff” for your notebook…notebook…

Details around youSensory impact“Seed notes”“Mind pictures”“Gems you hear”MemoriesClips from newspaper, magazinesLines from storiesPictures/snapshots/photos (scrapbook)

Fluency

Getting Started with the Writing Process

Prewriting

Drafting Getting your thoughts on paper