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Effective Classroom Writing Strategies

This document discusses various writing strategies that can be used in the classroom. It outlines different types of writing like composing and transcribing. It then describes several specific strategies like journals, quick writes, cubing, and guided writing procedures. The guided writing procedure is modified to involve peer review and exchange of drafts. Other strategies mentioned include autobiographies, biographies, research papers, imaginative writing assignments like poems and letters. Forms of poetry like cinquains, biopoems, and poems in two voices are also outlined.

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Effective Classroom Writing Strategies

This document discusses various writing strategies that can be used in the classroom. It outlines different types of writing like composing and transcribing. It then describes several specific strategies like journals, quick writes, cubing, and guided writing procedures. The guided writing procedure is modified to involve peer review and exchange of drafts. Other strategies mentioned include autobiographies, biographies, research papers, imaginative writing assignments like poems and letters. Forms of poetry like cinquains, biopoems, and poems in two voices are also outlined.

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Writing Strategies

Lee Dubert, 2002

CAL Objectives
What is the distinction between composing and transcribing? How many different writing strategies can you use? How can you evaluate student writing?

Types of Writing in the Classroom


Composing
Do lots of this in your classroom

Transcribing
Bring a few projects to completion Think about the types of writing students will need for real world success
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CAL Strategies
Journals
Demonstration

Quick Writes Possible Sentences


Predicting & Student generated questions

Cubing
Simple and extremely effective!

Writing Roulette ReWrite


CD

Guided Writing Procedure (modify) Poetry

Journals
ModificationNotepassing
Read to #1-write a notes
Exchange notes with your partner Respond to the note & exchange again

Read to #2-repeat process Finish Reading


Pick up 3-level guide and begin sampling statements from all 3 levels.
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Great White Shark Blues

Guided Writing Procedure


Brainstorm topic with whole class
Record ideas verbatim on board/overhead/smart board Construct a map, graphic organizer or outline of content

Individuals write 1 or 2 paragraphs as a first draft


Teacher collects and analyzes using GWP checklist p. 230

Return drafts
Students revise and resubmit

Student Read/research to gather additional information to include in final draft Group discussion to revise original outline Students revise and resubmit compositions
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Guided Writing Procedure-revised


Brainstorm topic with whole class
Record ideas verbatim on board/overhead/smart board Construct a map, graphic organizer or outline of content

Individuals write 1 or 2 paragraphs as a first draft


Peer exchange use GWP checklist p. 230

Student Read/research to gather additional information to include in final draft Group discussion to revise original outline Students revise and expand first draft
Teacher collects and analyzes using GWP checklist p. 230

Return drafts
Students revise and resubmit
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Writing to Inform Strategies


Autobiographies Biographies-more in our research segment Biopoems/Cinquins (PAC 124) Research Papers-more in our research segment I-search Papers Imaginative Writing Assignments
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Ideas for Imaginative Writing Assignments


Poems Memos Telegrams Editorials Dialogues Letters Want-ads Brochures Articles

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Cinquain (and other poetry) PAC p. 124


Quadratic Balanced manipulated Subtract, add, divide A mirror image reflected Equation

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Other Forms of Poetry


Biopoems CAL 233 Cinquians (PAC) Poems in Two Voices

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