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Write Like This

ELA Book Study

Do your students write well enough to become

police officers?

California Highway Patrol candidates take tests that

measure their writing ability.

In each of the pairs, identify the sentence that is most

clearly written: A. Bullet fragments were gathered by

officers in envelopes.B. Bullet fragments were gathered in

envelopes by officers.

A. The next time Mary was in town, she agreed to have lunch with Sue.

B. Mary agreed to have lunch with Sue the next time she was in town.

Choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same meaning as the underlined

word: It was not a very pragmatic idea.a. plausible b. serious c. practical d.

sensible

She was a ______________________ worker.a. conscentious b. conscintious c. conscienteous d. conscientious

Choose the correct spelling of the missing word:

Sample Prompt Events or situations in lives often produce unexpected

responses. We may find ourselves reacting in better or worse ways than we would have thought. Write about a time when your reactions to an event or a situation in life were not what you would have expected. Describe the event and explain how your response surprised you.

Scored 1 -6 on a scoring guide. Effectively to the task, explores the issues, is coherent

and logical, fluent styles, free from errors in mechanics, usage and sentence structure

Writing in Today’s World “Writing plays a critical role in gaining and

keeping meaningful employment.” Gallagher

“People who cannot write and communicate will not be hired, and if already working, are unlikely to last long enough to be considered for promotion.” National Commission on Writing 2004

“Writing well is not just an option for young

people- it’s a necessity… a predictor of academic success.” Graham and Perin

Two Premises for Building Real-World

Writers1.Introduce Young Writers to

Real-World Discourses

2. Provide Students with Extensive Teacher and Real-World Models

Real-World Writing Purposes

Make one topic become

18 topics!

Real-World Writing Purposes

Gallagher proposes six different purposes p. 10

Express and ReflectInform and ExplainEvaluate and JudgeInquire and Explore

Analyze and InterpretTake a Stand/Propose a Solution

Real-World Writing Purposes

Students are able to pick a topic and write about the same topic with different purposes.

p. 13 Danielle’s 1 Topic= 18 Topics Chart

VolleyballExpress and Reflect – How I came to love volleyball.

Inform and Explain- Explain the rules of the game.Evaluate and Judge- The worst game I ever had.

Inquire and Explore- What is the history of volleyball?Analyze and Interpret- Why did we lose that match again

Savanna HS?Take a Stand/Propose a Solution- The referees need more

training.

Real-World Writing Purposes

Be the mentor for your students as writers.

Gallagher says “No strategy improves my students’ writing more than having my students watch and listen to me as I write and think aloud. None.”

Elementary teachers are routinely the writing model, but this strategy is hardly used in secondary classrooms.

The Formula

Teach your students real-world writing purposes

+Teacher who models his or her struggles

with the writing process

+ Lots of real-world mentor texts

The Plan Ch. 2 Express and Reflect – Blog Questions by 11/6/13Ch. 3 Inform and Explain- Blog Questions by 12/4/13Ch. 4 Evaluate and Judge- Blog Questions by 12/4/13Ch. 5 Inquire and Explore- Blog Questions by 1/8/14

Ch. 6 Analyze and Interpret- Blog Questions by 1/8/14Ch. 7 Take a Stand/Propose a Solution Blog Questions

by 2/5/14

Face to Face – Rader Center 3/5/14 3:45 Ch. 8 Polishing the Paper

Ch. 9 The Wizard of Oz Would Have Been a Lousy Writing Teacher

The Blog

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