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1 English SOL Institute English SOL Institute Elementary Writing Strand Elementary Writing Strand Merging the SOLs into Writing Merging the SOLs into Writing Workshop Workshop Deborah Johnson and Lindsay Kamide Deborah Johnson and Lindsay Kamide

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English SOL InstituteEnglish SOL InstituteElementary Writing StrandElementary Writing Strand

Merging the SOLs into Writing WorkshopMerging the SOLs into Writing Workshop

Deborah Johnson and Lindsay KamideDeborah Johnson and Lindsay Kamide

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“High-quality, evidence-based instruction need not be sacrificed in

preparing students to succeed on standardized writing assessments.”

Higgins et al.

Higgins, B., Miller, M. and Wegmann, S. (2006), Teaching to the Test…Not! Balancing Best Practice and Testing Requirements in Writing. The Reading Teacher, 60: 310–319. doi: 10.1598/RT.60.4.1

Please discuss the following quote with others at your table:

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What is Good Writing Instruction?What is Good Writing Instruction?

• Refer to “What is Good Writing Instruction?” Refer to “What is Good Writing Instruction?” handouthandout

• Highlight the items that promote good writing Highlight the items that promote good writing practicespractices

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Students talking to each other

Routine and Expectations

Teacher standing in front of the class

Some students writing, some students thinking, some students drawing

Students must write silently the entire time

Same rubric for the entire class

Teachers meeting with students individually Goal setting

Students sharing workTeachers grading and

handing papers back to students

Grammar worksheetsStudents using books to get ideas for their own

writing

Teacher writing while students write Students reading

Monday-Friday scheduled time for

writing

Timers set for amount of time to draw

Teacher modeling a text that everyone must write

aboutStudents having choice Sentence or page

requirements

Students held accountable for their level of sight words

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Elementary WritingElementary WritingKey Points in WritingKey Points in Writing

• Writing to convey a concise message begins in Writing to convey a concise message begins in Kindergarten and moves through grade 3 when Kindergarten and moves through grade 3 when students will write a short reportstudents will write a short report

• Student use of graphic organizers begins in grade 1Student use of graphic organizers begins in grade 1

• Beginning in grade 4, students write multi-paragraph Beginning in grade 4, students write multi-paragraph essaysessays

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Elementary WritingElementary WritingKey Points in WritingKey Points in Writing

• Persuasive writing begins in 5Persuasive writing begins in 5thth grade grade

• Students in grades 3-5 should have practice writing on Students in grades 3-5 should have practice writing on demand, for shorter time frames, and over extended demand, for shorter time frames, and over extended periods of timeperiods of time

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SOL ResourcesSOL Resources• VDOE Online Writing Resources: VDOE Online Writing Resources:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/2010/online_writing/index.shtml

• Writing Skills Progression: Writing Skills Progression: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/2010/online_writing/progression_chart_writing.pdf

• Grammar Skills Progression: Grammar Skills Progression: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/2010/online_writing/progression_chart_grammar.pdf2010/online_writing/progression_chart_grammar.pdf

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Writing WorkshopWriting Workshop

• Teaching students to respond vs. Teaching students to respond vs. teaching students to createteaching students to create

• What is our ultimate goal for students?What is our ultimate goal for students?

• Annenberg Learning video: Annenberg Learning video: Building a Building a Community of WritersCommunity of Writers (12:25-16:53) (12:25-16:53)

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Writing Workshop LayoutWriting Workshop Layout

• Mini-lessonMini-lesson

• Writing TimeWriting Time• Pre-writing, Composing, Revising, Editing, Sharing, Pre-writing, Composing, Revising, Editing, Sharing,

and Publishingand Publishing

• Conferencing Conferencing

• SharingSharing9

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Mini-lessonMini-lesson

• At your table: Choose one book and find At your table: Choose one book and find a sentence that uses a comma.a sentence that uses a comma.

• Give a thumbs-up when you have found Give a thumbs-up when you have found oneone

• Discuss with a partner: Why is there a Discuss with a partner: Why is there a comma in this sentence?comma in this sentence?

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Writing TimeWriting Time

• Students can find ideas from:Students can find ideas from:

• Writing NotebooksWriting Notebooks• BooksBooks• PeersPeers

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I don’t know what to write!

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Writing Notebooks Writing Notebooks

• A place to collect artifacts, thoughts, and A place to collect artifacts, thoughts, and responses to readingresponses to reading

• Ideas that spark writingIdeas that spark writing• favorite words, list of things at an favorite words, list of things at an

event/place, things you wonder, places you event/place, things you wonder, places you have visited, things your parents always say have visited, things your parents always say

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Writing Notebook PracticeWriting Notebook Practice

Favorite words OR List of things at an event/placeFavorite words OR List of things at an event/place• Pick 1 topicPick 1 topic• Write about it for 1 minute in any formWrite about it for 1 minute in any form• Share with a partnerShare with a partner

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ConferencingConferencing

• Editor vs. Teacher handoutEditor vs. Teacher handout

• Conferencing leaves the student inspired Conferencing leaves the student inspired to writeto write

• As a reader, I…As a reader, I…

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SharingSharing

• Ask for a responseAsk for a response• What did you learn?What did you learn?

• What else would you like to know?What else would you like to know?

• What’s something you remember?What’s something you remember?

• Provides daily evaluation and motivationProvides daily evaluation and motivation

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Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

http://edu.glogster.com/http://edu.glogster.com/

www.xtranormal.comwww.xtranormal.com

www.blogster.comwww.blogster.com

www.animoto.comwww.animoto.com

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Merging the SOLs into Writing Merging the SOLs into Writing WorkshopWorkshop

• AccountabilityAccountability

• PracticePractice

• PerformancePerformance

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Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesNational Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/National Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/

Teaching That Makes Sense: http://www.ttms.org/Teaching That Makes Sense: http://www.ttms.org/

Horn, Martha & Giacobbe, Mary Ellen (2007). Horn, Martha & Giacobbe, Mary Ellen (2007). Talking, drawing, writing: Lessons for Talking, drawing, writing: Lessons for our youngest writersour youngest writers (K-1). Portland, ME: Stenhouse. (K-1). Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Morgan, B., & Odom, D. (2005). Morgan, B., & Odom, D. (2005). Writing through the tween years: supporting Writing through the tween years: supporting

writers, grades 3-6writers, grades 3-6. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. Ray, Katie Wood with Lisa B. Cleaveland (2004). Ray, Katie Wood with Lisa B. Cleaveland (2004). About the authors: Writing About the authors: Writing

workshop with our youngest writers workshop with our youngest writers (Grades K-1). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.(Grades K-1). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Ray, Katie Wood with Laminack, Lester (2001). Ray, Katie Wood with Laminack, Lester (2001). The writing workshop: Working The writing workshop: Working

through the hard parts (And they’re all hard parts). through the hard parts (And they’re all hard parts). Urbana, IL: National Council Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of Englishof Teachers of English

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Contact InformationContact Information

Deborah Johnson Deborah Johnson [email protected]@greenecountyschools.com

Lindsay KamideLindsay [email protected]@greenecountyschools.com

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