Powering Up the Powering Up the Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop

Prewriting/Planning

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

Outcomes:Outcomes:

Answer the question: why prewrite/plan?

Teachers will be able to use a variety of prewriting and planning strategies.

Teachers will be able to share with their students a variety of prewriting and planning strategies.

Agenda:Agenda:

◦4:00-4:15: Find seats, reconnect.

◦4:15-5:35: Prewriting/Planning strategies

◦5:35-6:00: Connect with the Instructional Technology Team—classroom reinforcement planning, baseline survey administration, next steps…

Why prewrite/plan?Why prewrite/plan?

Nancy Atwell, In the Middle◦“Throwing up ideas”

Lucy Calkins, Launching the Writing Workshop.◦Seed ideas◦Listing ideas◦“Making a movie in my head”◦Timelining

Pre-built Graphic OrganizersPre-built Graphic Organizers

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm?gclid=CLysyeL-5IcCFQtBUAodtnXZgg

How to download

To make prebuilt graphic To make prebuilt graphic organizers interactiveorganizers interactive

Save the file to your computer. Open the file with the PDF Reader. Use

the capture tool (it looks like a camera)Open your document. Paste the picture into your document. Now, make text boxes as overlays in the

relevant areas. Save the document and now you have your own interactive graphic organizers.

Online GeneratorsOnline Generators

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

Self-Generated “Sketches” Self-Generated “Sketches”

Self-Generated: View>Tool Bars> DrawingUse color coding with fillTools: Shift Click to Group ItemsRight click to get the Caption buttonCallouts: They put the text box right into

the bubble.Peer review of the writer’s plan?

◦Recent data on laptops—less collaboration.

StructuresStructures

Formats:◦Lists—make parallel

◦Thesis—main idea and support

StructuresStructures

Compare and contrast—

Timeline—

StructuresStructures

Process analysis—

Main idea with supporting details—

Podcasting for PrewritingPodcasting for Prewriting

Creating an audio file: Home>Play>Sound Recording

Then, record your writer's plan, save the file with File> Save Buffer as (remember where you put it!).

Hyperlink: Highlight a word or group of words.

Select Insert>Hyperlink>Document>Browse the pathway (this is like adding an attachment to an email) select the audio file>Click OK>Click Apply. Presto!

Podcasting for PrewritingPodcasting for Prewriting

Sticky notesSticky notes

Using a Sticky Note to record R.A.F.T. (Role, Audience, Format, and Topic)

For a great list of R.A.F.T. ideas, see: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/RAFT.htm

How to use: Go to Home > Work> Notes.

Sticky notesSticky notes

Other ideas:◦Mini-lesson reminders

◦Success criteria

◦Rubric guideline

““Look for’s”Look for’s”

Accountability—kids actually use the prewrite/plan

Match structure to genreTeach how to plan Collect wordsPlans can/should be revisedEmphasize that prewrites/plans organize

drafts

Next StepsNext Steps

Connect with the Instructional Technology Specialist

Plan classroom experience on prewriting/planning

Process with your team and your sister school

Next session—making that prewrite/plan pay off—dynamic drafting.