Brilliant Beacons Writing Club

Prepared by: Beln Egan for Project Illuminate (Brilliant Beacons Writing Club), 2014

June 11, 2014

Project Illuminate: Brilliant Beacons Writing Club

Agenda for June 14, 2014

Topic: Choosing and using a writers notebook

Key concepts:
Oral language is the foundation of reading and writing.
We learn language through conversation, experience, and text.

Learning outcomes:
1. Students share their reasons why they decorated their writers notebook in such a
manner.
2. Students practice listening skill.
3. Students answer questions from their peers.

Resources:
1. Teachers writers notebook
2. Personal blank book for students

Source: Fountas, I. C., & Pinnell, G. S. (2001). Guiding readers and writers: Teaching
comprehension, genre, and content literacy. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.