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This is the most recent version of my presentation from the Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction on July 18th.
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A 20 Writing Instruction Made
Tangible (Gr. 6-12)
Katie McKnight, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @LiteracyWorld
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Website: www.KatherineMcKnight.com
Writing Beliefs
Above Everything Else—WRITING IS COMMUNICATIONWriting is not DRILL & KILL WorksheetsWriting is not practicing isolated skillsWriting is not mindless writing exercisesWriting is not all about assessmentWriting is not formulasWRITING IS COMMUNICATION
Writing Beliefs
Writing may stem from and is intimately related to:ThinkingReadingSpeaking
But—Writing is none of these things.
Written Communication is not spoken language transferred to print.We cannot “Write it like you say it!”
Making Writing Tangible
Incorporating multiple intelligences in mini lessons.
Using and developing strategic writing activities that employ multiple intelligences
Mini Lesson Development
Let’s look at the Mini LessonDetermine Content NeedKeep Them ShortMake Them SimpleEngage Students and Provide for InteractionProvide Practice TimeConsider, “What’s Next?”Evaluate
Sample Mini Lessons
Lessons for Focus and Organization
Don’t Spill the topics
Sweet Organization
Sample Mini Lessons
Lessons for Sentence Structure, Punctuation and GrammarNouns and VerbsPostcards from the PastCrushing Contractions
Kinesthetic Writing Exercises
Based on Improvisation Games
(Spolin, 1999)
One Word StoryBeginning-Middle-EndSituation-Problem-SolutionPearls on a String
Reflections
What did I learn about writing?
Why is what I learned importantTo ME?To my STUDENTS?
How will I incorporate what I have learned into my teaching?
Lessons Were Selected from these Books
New Book:Hands on Grammar: Multimodal Grammar and Language Mini Lessons, Grades 5-12
Available on Amazon September 1, 2011
