Interdisciplinar y Writing Unit Leigh Green READ 7140A Summer 2005 READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green The Writing Process Step 1 Prewriting Get your ideas on paper Step 2 Drafting Turn your ideas into sentences and paragraphs Step 3 Revising Organize paragraphs find your voice appeal to the reader Step 4 Editing Proofreading fix mistakes Step 5 Publishing Your best work READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Eng Lang Arts Web Resources Dr Root s ECED 4300 site Writing process information graphic organizers English Lang Arts GPS Kim s Korner Teacher Resources Useable Laura Candler s Site A printables techniques wealth of teacher friendly resources Middle Grades Writing Assessment Info Guidelines of Georgia MGWA HSWT Writing Within a Balanced Literacy Program READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Unit Background Knowledge Before teaching this unit students should already be familiar with The writing process Tuck Everlasting Or other novel read as a class READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Unit Overview Mode of Writing Narrative Objective Students will complete a character analysis in essay form on the character of their choice from Tuck Everlasting READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Unit Overview How Teacher will guide students as they complete each stage of the writing process Each stage should last 1 2 class periods in length READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Unit Overview GPS for Unit ELA6W1 a selects organizational structure ELA6W2 b Organizes appropriate to purpose ELA6W2 b Demonstrates an understanding of literary work ELA6W2 c interpretive analytic reflective ELA6W4 a plans independently resourcefully READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Unit Overview Instruction Direct Instruction teach mode of writing Whole Group Discussion review writing process Whole Group Discussion modeling prewriting Independent prewriting drafting Small Group revising editing Independent publishing READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Assessment Students will be given pre post tests to Students will be given pre post tests to measure gains mastery of chosen GPS related to unit The students will receive a checklist for each step of the writing process to turn in daily Student work and checklist will be given back each day at the beginning of class The students will receive a rubric for the overall assignment This overall rubric will be discussed distributed and posted in the classroom READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Grouping When grouping teacher will consider level of ability linguistic capabilities and behavior Bilingual with high ability High ability with high ability High ability with average ability Average ability with average ability Average ability with low ability Low ability will not be paired with another low ability student or high ability student Students with EBD ADD ADHD or other categories of the like should not be paired together if behavior is a problem Cooperative Learning Management Techniques READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Modifications Teacher will make needed modifications to ensure that all students are able to learn in an environment that is least restrictive to them Teacher may take modification ideas requirements from such documents as SST IEP and 504 plans Websites with helpful ideas for modifications ADD ADHD OCD Tourettes Autism Learning Physical Disabilities Communication Hearing Speech Disorders READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green Modeling Introduce narrative writing Review writing process Read The Jumping Frog Model Graphic Organizer Discuss transfer of modeling to independent work Monitor students as they begin prewriting independently READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green The End READ 7140 Summer 2005 Green
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