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Writing Instruction Made Tangible a(Gr. 6-12)
Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.Email: Katie@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 Lesson
Determine 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 Story
Beginning-Middle-End
Situation-Problem-Solution
Pearls on a String
Reflections
What did I learn about writing? Why is what I learned important
To ME?To my STUDENTS?
How will I incorporate what I have learned into my teaching?
How to Reach Me
Email: katie@katherinemcknight.com Website: katherinemcknight.com Twitter: @literacyworld Facebook: Katie Siewert McKnight
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