Workshop Let’s Launch An Awesome Writing Unit !!! Celebration Time! • Today is New Year’s Day for our Writing Unit!! Minilesson • Let’s all clap and cheer for a new writing unit that is going to be AWESOME!! • Do you know what a New Year’s Resolution is? • Today we are going to make New Year’s Resolutions to be the best writers we can possibly be! GOAL • So our goal today is to learn about how author’s make “New Year’s Resolutions” by setting goals, and writing new things! Writer’s Notebook • To help you reach your goals, you will all get to use a Writer’s Notebook! Know What to Write • Every writer has the goal to at least be a good writer. To be a good writer, you need to imagine what you are going to write about. You need to have it in your mind. • Listen to this example of great writing. (read p. 5 “Nothing….”) • What do you notice about this writer’s writing? What makes it great work? Did you know this writer wrote this work in his writing notebook? ACTIVITY • So now that we have discussed your writer’s notebooks and listened to an exemplar, let’s get in small groups and discuss things you should and should not do with your writing notebook. Guess! • Let’s see if you can tell me 4 things I’m thinking about that you SHOULD do with your notebook! Then we’ll turn the page, and see how many things on my list you were able to guess! Things you SHOULD Do with your Notebook
1. Bring it to Class Daily
2. Date your Paper 3. Write stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. 4. Keep Writing! Guess! • Now let’s see if you can tell me 4 things I’m thinking about that you SHOULD NOT do with your notebook! Then we’ll turn the page, and see how many things on my list you were able to guess! Things you SHOULD NOT Do with your Notebook
1. Do NOT forget to bring it!!
2. Do NOT write messy! 3. Do NOT doodle or draw all over it! 4. Do not skip pages! Activity: Let’s Hunt for Treasure! • You are going to dig for buried treasure like pirates today! I have some exemplar notebooks around the room that are great examples of awesome third grade writing! With a pirate partner, go find some treasure, some awesome writing. Pay attention to why it looks awesome, and we will come back together and discuss it after you hunt it down! Off you go! Conferencing • I am coming around to hear what you have to say to your group about what you think about the treasure you find! Let’s do it! SHARE • Let’s talk about the treasure we found! After we discuss it, we will go on to the next two pages, review the things we should and should not do with our notebooks, and then we’ll close out! Things you SHOULD Do with your Notebook
1. Bring it to Class Daily
2. Date your Paper 3. Write stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. 4. Keep Writing! Things you SHOULD NOT Do with your Notebook
1. Do NOT forget to bring it!!
2. Do NOT write messy! 3. Do NOT doodle or draw all over it! 4. Do not skip pages! Session 1: We Are All Writers S e s s io n 3 : C a r ry in g O n In d e p e n d e n t ly A s W r it e r s S e s s io n 4 : W r it e r s C a l l T o M in d W h a t T h e y W a n t t o S a y , T h e n P u t S e ss io n 5 : S t r e t c h in g O u t W o r d s t o W r it e T h e m D o w n GOAL: Learn that we can teach people with our writing O p e n in g Th at o n th e P age O p e n in g Opening P l a y p r e t e n d . P r e t e n d t h a t y o u a r e t h i n k i n g a b o u t w h a t t o w r it e a n d GOAL Introduce our meeting area where we will meet every day for our g iv e u p . S e t p o s i t iv e t o n e a n d p r a i s e p r o g r e s s . T h e n t a l k a b o u t t h e p r o b le m o f writing minilesson. Share excitement about the unit! G o al O u r g o a l t o d a y is t o le a r n t h a t t h e m o r e w e u s e o u r im a g in a t io n n o t a lw a y s b e in g a b le t o r e a d e v e r y o n e ’s w o r d . TeachingTime L e a r n t h a t w h e n w r it e r s h a v e p r o b le m s o r d o n ’ t k n o w w h a t t o d o , b e f o r e w e w r it e , t h e b e t t e r o u r w r it in g w ill b e . GOAL Look around the room and discuss how books are different and why. t h e y s o l v e t h e i r p r o b l e m s a n d f ig u r e o u t w h a t t o d o . T e a c h in g T im e Discuss Phyllis Root book and Donald Crews book. T e a c h in g T im e T o d a y w e a r e g o in g t o f o c u s o n s o u n d in g o u t w o rd s . ACTIVITY: The student will think of what they would like to teach D is c u s s t h e t h in g s t o d o w h e n y o u a r e s t u c k : M a k e s u r e y o u r n a m e is H a v e s t u d e n t s u s e im a g in a tio n s t o t e a c h s o m e o n e a b o u t o u r T e a c h in g T im e : W o r d s A r e L ik e R u b b e r B a n d s someone about with their writing. They will talk with a partner about o n y o u r p a p e r . G o o v e r w h a t y o u h a v e a lre a d y d o n e . A d d m o r e t o p la y g r o u n d . T h e n t h e t e a c h e r w ill d r a w it o n c h a r t p a p e r a n d what they would like to draw about and then draw it. w h a t y o u h a v e a lr e a d y d o n e . s o u n d o u t a w o r d t o m a tc h t h e p ic t u r e . T h e w o rd is : S e e -S a w D is c u s s h o w s o u n d in g o u t w o r d s is k in d o f lik e s t re t c h in g o u t a r u b b e r Conferencing: Help students focus on meaningful drawing, writing A c t iv it y b a n d . It s tr e t c h e s it o u t to m a k e e a c h s o u n d , b u t t h e n it s q u e e z e s sounds or words to match your drawing, and doing your best. H a v e s t u d e n t s fo c u s m in d s o n a d d in g m o r e t o w h a t y o u a lr e a d y h a v e , A c t iv it y b a c k to g e t h e r t o m a k e ju s t o n e w o r d . S o u n d o u t th e w o r d SHARE: Let’s be a Writing Club by helping each other become better s o l v in g t h e i r o w n p r o b l e m s , a n d f o c u s i n g . S t u d e n t s w i l l b e c o m e i m a g in a t i o n c h a m p i o n s b y i m a g i n i n g t h in g s “ P la y g ro u n d ” a s a c la s s u s in g p h o n i c s s t r a t e g i e s . writers! Each group will name their own club. Choose student to C o n fe r e n c in g in d e t a il a n d t h e n d r a w in g t h e m in d e t a il. share. H e lp s t u d e n t s f o c u s s o t h e y c a n i m p r o v e t h e i r w r i t i n g . A c t iv it y Sh a re C o n f e re n c in g S t u d e n t s w ill u s e t h e ir p h o n ic s s t r a t e g ie s t o s o u n d o u t w h a t t h e y h a v e S e t u p s o m e m o r e c la s s r o o m m a n a g e m e n t p la c e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s A s s e s s s t u d e n t w r i t i n g i n f o r m a l ly . d ra w n ! a g a i n d u r in g o u r s h a r e t i m e t o d a y . ( s u g g e s t i o n s p . 2 4 ) S h a re C o n f e re n c in g D i s c u s s u s i n g li n e s a r o u n d p e o p l e ’ s f e e t t o s h o w a c t io n , a n d u s i n g P u ll s m a ll g r o u p s t o s o u n d o u t w o r d s t h a t m a t c h p ic t u r e s . l i t t le li n e s a r o u n d o t h e r t h i n g s t o s h o w a c t i o n . SH A R E S t u d e n t s w i l l s h a r e w o r k w i t h a f r i e n d . T h e n a s a c la s s , a d d s o m e la b e ls t o t h e c l a s s p i c t u r e o f t h e p la y g r o u n d .
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