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There are Six Traits of Writing, list three.
1. Ideas/Content, 2. Organization, 3. Voice, 4. Word Choice, 5. Sentence Fluency, 6. Conventions.
What are the five steps of process writing and how does it help English learners?
1. Prewriting, 2. Drafting, 3. Revising, 4. Editing, & 5. Publishing.
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What is Andrea's middle name?
Gene
Research shows that when writers concentrate on correctness while drafting ideas their writing quality improves? True or False and why......
False, writing quality actually suffered and there was a fear of stifling creativity.
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What strategies can your students use to help them with prewriting?
Talking and Oral activities; brainstorming, clustering, questioning, reading, keeping journals in all content areas.
Why is drafting important in our student's writing process?
Get ideas down on paper quickly, getting a first draft that can be evaluated for purpose and audience.
The purpose of the revising process is to allow students to correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, true or false and why?
False- Revising helps the student reorder arguments or review scenes in a narrative, reorder supporting information, and/or review and change sentences.
What is one strategy we shared with you that is helpful for students during the revising phase? Why did you pick that strategy?
Show and not tell, Shortening sentences, Combining sentences, Peer response groups, Author’s Circle, and/or Teacher conferences.
Show and Not Tell, Sentence Combining, Sentence Shortening, Sentence Models,
Student Examples of the Model, Voice, and Mapping are examples of strategies that can be used for what level of writers?
Intermediate
Literacy Scaffold, Oral discussion, Brainstorming prior to writing, Pictures & Wordless Picture Books, Personal Journals, Buddy Journals, and Free Writing, are examples of strategies that can be used to assist what level of writers?
Beginning Writers
How did Perk differentiate her Prewriting: Free Write Friday for her EL students?
She had them choose less Emojis to write about based on their level.
Why is Voice an important trait for good writing and what does it represent?
It gives the reader a sense of the person behind the writing as conveyed by the style of language or speech; the writer’s or narrative’s perspective.
What chapter was our presentation on?
Chapter 8: English Learners and Process Writing
What are some ways we can assess our English learners' writing?
Portfolios, Day to Day informal observations, ...........
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