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Write to Learn K-3 Partner Share With your partner discuss your current understanding and use of writing to learn.

Jan 11, 2016

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Page 1: Write to Learn K-3 Partner Share With your partner discuss your current understanding and use of writing to learn.
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Write to Learn K-3

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Partner Share

With your partner discuss your current understanding and use of writing to learn.

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Using Write to Learn Strategies

• Use often—before, during and after instruction.

• Carefully and purposely plan writing prompts.• Carefully monitor students' use of the

strategies; provide scaffolding and support.• Write to Learn work is not usually formally

graded; use as a formative assessment.

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Using Write to Learn Strategies    

• Use to ensure learning of key concepts and ideas.

• Use to "uncover" common misconceptions.• Use when topics have applications and

connections to life outside of school.• Use when topics are engaging to students.

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Writing Break

When and how could you use Write to Learn strategies in your classroom to ensure comprehension of content?

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Sample Writing Break Prompts

• What are you thinking about right now?• What does this remind you of?• What questions do you still have?• Rate your understanding from 1 – 5 

• What makes sense?• What is still confusing?

• How does this connect to what we learned about…?• What do you like about…?

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Paragraph Frames

• Facilitates understanding and retention• Bridge to content area writing• Provides structured way to access Write

to Learn strategies• Models organization structures of

informational text

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Paragraph Frames

Trying it out...

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Paragraph Frames

• Students may work in small groups or independently to write their own paragraphs using the frame.

• Have students add an illustration to show a detail or important aspect.

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Paragraph FramesParagraph frames are useful because... First I need to... Then... Next... Finally... 

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Paragraph Frames

Where might Writing Breaks or Paragraph Frames be incorporated into your upcoming plans?

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Qualities of Academic Writing

• K-3 Writing Rubric • Add the “Do this...” • Be prepared to share out.

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Implementation• Pre-assessment; score using rubric

o Record on data collection sheet

• Five implementations by Oct. 23o Record on Write to Learn Implementation Log

• Online Reflection Log due by Oct. 23

• Discussion Board

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•Complete evaluation survey•Link is on Literacy Website

•Team Time until 3:14•Tool: Implication Sheet

•Large Group Wrap Up at 3:15

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