The Writing Process & the Digital Age

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Session One: Jan 7, 2015, 3:45 to 5:45 PM

Arrival: 
• Sign in    • complete the 'Mine your Heart' activity

1.   Introductions & House-keeping 

2.  Teaching Writing 
  • What was your experience with writing as a student? 
  • When you think about teaching writing, what comes to mind?
  • Why teach writing?
3.  Learning Intentions 
  • Revisit the Writing Process to review its elements.
  • Explore a variety of pre-writing strategies to help students generate ideas.
  • Create a framework for teaching writing across the curriculum.

4.  Powerful Writing  "It's the reading of writing that makes it powerful"  
       (in our DropBox: Session 1 Folder> PreWrtg Resources folder) 

5.   Hopes & Dreams: In your ideal classroom, what are the skills/attitudes you want your students to leave with? Created into a Wordle

6.   Effective Writing: Eight Writing Skills (in our DropBox: Session 1 Folder> PreWrtg Resources folder) 

7.   Writing Survey samples (in our DropBox: Session 1 Folder> PreWrtg Resources folder)  

8.   Overview of the Writing Process, Kahoot Quiz

9.   Pre-Writing  Considerations (Image in our DropBox: Session 1 Folder> PreWrtg Resources folder) 
  • Generating ideas
  • Setting purpose
  • Setting audience
  • Establishing climate

10. Purposeful Writing: narrative, expository, descriptive, persuasive

11. Pre-Writing Strategies:
  • Oral Free Writing
  • Structured (in our DropBox: Session 1 Folder> PreWriting Strategies folder) 

12. Homework for Wed. January 21/15: 
  • Report back on the 1 THING you tried in you class and BRING A SAMPLE. 
  • Bring A PIECE OF WRITING that inspired you. 

13.  Reflection: Please complete this short reflection on today's session


Thank you for your participation in today's session!