Writing Instruction
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The agenda for Monday includes a mini-lesson on the poem "The Unwritten" by W.S. Merwin. Students will do a Writer's Palette activity to choose words from the poem and incorporate them into their own writing. They will also participate in a written conversation by getting into groups, taking turns writing for one minute while passing the paper around without talking, and following strategies like paying attention to others' writing and expanding on ideas. The agenda also covers stages of writing development, the writing process, and grammar instruction.
Writing Instruction
- 1. Agenda for Monday, Nov. 29 • Mini-Lesson • “The Unwritten” by W. S. Merwin o Writer’s Palette Activity • NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing o Written Conversation • Stages of Writing Development • The Writing Process • Grammar Instruction
- 2. Writer’s Palette Activity • Reread the poem • Choose 10 words or phrases that appeal to you and record them on your writer’s palette • Write your own paragraph, poem, or story using at least 5 of the words or phrases from your writer’s palette
- 3. Write-Around/Written Conversation • Form a group of four. • Each person have a blank piece of paper ready to use. • Each member put their initials in the upper left-hand margin. TWO RULES: 1. Use all the time for writing. 2. Don’t talk when passing.
- 4. Write-Around/Written Conversation • WRITE FOR ONE MINUTE • PASS the paper when asked to do so • READ all the entries on the page, then WRITE for one minute • RINSE & REPEAT TWO RULES: 1. Use all the time for writing. 2. Don’t talk when passing.
- 5. Helpful Written Conversation Strategies • Pay attention to what the other person is saying/writing • Give opinions and back them up • Use examples • Expand on your ideas • Say funny stuff • Connect your own experiences to the reading • Ask a lot of questions • Answer your partner’s questions with a lot of detail • Come up with interesting ideas • Make predictions • Express feelings • Say how the reading relates to the real world • Keep the conversation going by bringing up a new topic —don’t repeat the same thing over and over • Argue and disagree, but in a nice way • Talk about what you think is important • Use your imagination • Refer to specific scenes/incidents • Comment on your partner’s ideas/opinions • Use a lot of details
- 6. Helpful Written Conversation Strategies • Pay attention to what the other person is saying/writing • Give opinions and back them up • Use examples • Expand on your ideas • Say funny stuff • Connect your own experiences to the reading • Ask a lot of questions • Answer your partner’s questions with a lot of detail • Come up with interesting ideas • Make predictions • Express feelings • Say how the reading relates to the real world • Keep the conversation going by bringing up a new topic —don’t repeat the same thing over and over • Argue and disagree, but in a nice way • Talk about what you think is important • Use your imagination • Refer to specific scenes/incidents • Comment on your partner’s ideas/opinions • Use a lot of details