HOW THE MECHANICS OF WRITING CAN BE TAUGHT.pptx

7/27/2019 HOW THE MECHANICS OF WRITING CAN BE TAUGHT.pptx

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Writing should be a pleasure, for both studentsand the teacher. Often teachers become socaught up in the mechanics that we forget the

writer.

We want our students to develop good writingskills, both in form and expression. To do that wehave to tap into children's natural love forexpressing themselves through words.


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HOW THE MECHANICS OFWRITING CAN BE TAUGHT IN

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What happens in your classroom during "writing time"has everything to do with you. Your beliefs, attitudesand biases will show up in every lesson or activity you

teach. If you can show and inspire passion for writing,your students will latch onto that.

If teaching writing in your classroom involves mostly

pre-fabricated journal responses and story starters,grammar and skills work, and lots of organizers, youhave not inspired passion - you have inflated theboredom factor.


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Skills, processes and techniques are tools fora writer, but they are not what brings

students to write in the first place.

They are tools help children to turn their richlife experiences and imaginations into a pieceof work that expresses themselves and theirbeliefs.


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Children want to write about things that areimportant to them

We should allow our students to feel ourapproval for their ideas, thoughts, fantasiesand issues.

The best writing comes from personalexperiences

If you use creative writing topics, be sure thestudents can connect to them


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The teacher must constantly model writing, shareyour ideas, and expose some of your own thoughts toyour students :-

- Lots and lots of literature samples read aloud

- Talking about writing everyday

- Loads of practice- Independently initiated journaling experiences

- Teacher initiated writing experiences


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- Guided Writing

- Students working independently, in pairs, small

groups and whole class

- Conferencing with teachers and peers

- Targeted mini-lessons to improve effective writingskills

- Many opportunities to share finished andunfinished pieces


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Your students need to feel safe to explore their ideas and know that you will treattheir writing with integrity and respect. If you want them to write, this is one ofthe key strategies for teaching writing.

- Kids must feel valued

- Lower the stress: ideas, thoughts and creativity take precedence overmechanics in the initial stages

- It is serious work: balance the joy of writing with the discipline it takes toproduce a quality final copy

- Provide loads of stimulation (help them see that their experiences provideendless ideas and thoughts that are worthy to write about)

- Provide plenty of time to write, create and explore words


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- Remove the competition, judgements and restrictivewriting pieces that strangle fluent writing

- Model good writing together through guided writing

(do this often!)

- Always create an avenue to share: this shows thestudents that you feel what they wrote isimportant

- Provide direction that is challenging but feels safe forthe students to try - you accomplish this throughrepeated examples, sharing of writing pieces, andguided writing


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Just as you want your students to connect their reading tothemselves and the world, their writing must beconnected to actual experiences.

- Make something happen to loosen the words insidetheir heads

- Realize that many children are lackingsufficient background knowledge to create a piece

that is meaningful from a topic you choose

- Your students need to be overloaded with materialthey can use before ever putting the pencil to paper


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- Saturate their brains with books, artwork,science, field trips - any experience can

lend itself to

elementary writingactivities

- Romance = eagerness, comfort andconfidence

- No romance = panic, stalemate, lack ofconfidence, no risk-taking


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It is not a process that has to be followed in the exactorder all the time.

Always start with romancing your writers

Don't overdo the romance while teaching writing!

Sometimes you don't need to go through all the"steps

At times you need to focus on just one step and teachit well


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Process takes time - one lesson on how to revise a piece isineffective. It takes time and repetition

There is a time and place for skills and mechanics. We need to usethese good writing skills to make our writing accessible to others

Never expect every piece to be a finished product

Always be supportive of their attempts at each stage - if youaren't, they may never try again for you

Don't forget that we write to share with others. Allow yourstudents to share often, as their peers opinions often matter morethan yours to them

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