Connecting Reading and Writing in the Classroom Keith Pruitt Consultant, Doctoral Candidate

Starting With An Exercise in Writing Prompt: How Are Teachers Like Butterflies?

Prompt:

How Are Teachers Like Butterflies?

What Was The Process You Used? Pre-Writing (Drawing upon ideas) Drafting (Putting your thoughts in order) Revising (Improving the pen) Editing (Correcting the pen) Publishing (Sharing Your work-READ)

Pre-Writing (Drawing upon ideas)

Drafting (Putting your thoughts in order)

Revising (Improving the pen)

Editing (Correcting the pen)

Publishing (Sharing Your work-READ)

“But I Need To Teach Standards” What we did was an example of reflective writing…But look at all the teaching involved: Making Connections Compare/Contrast Simile Writing Process Grammar Sentence Structure Punctuation Vocabulary Spelling Organ. Skills Critical thinking Writing With Purpose And All In A Meaningful Context

What we did was an example of reflective writing…But look at all the teaching involved:

Making Connections Compare/Contrast

Simile Writing Process Grammar

Sentence Structure Punctuation Vocabulary Spelling Organ. Skills

Critical thinking Writing With Purpose

And All In A Meaningful Context

Prewriting drafting, revising, editing, publishing Writing Process Ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions and presentation Writing Traits Sequence, main idea/details, problem/ solution, cause and effect, compare/ contrast, persuasive essay Organizational Patterns Story, poem, letter, procedural text, report, observation log, personal narrative, newspaper, biography Writing Forms Examples Elements of Writing Instruction

How A Text Teaches Writing Reading text can then serve as a mentor text for writing. Tsunami teaches students how to write an informational texts and provides an example of the finished product.

Reading text can then serve as a mentor text for writing.

Tsunami teaches students how to write an informational texts and provides an example of the finished product.

From The Mentor to Published Work Informational Texts could be written about Earthquakes, Life Cycles, The Election of a President, How a Bill becomes Law, How a Car Works, Electricity, Phobias, Informational Technology, The Baseball Playoffs, Great Quarterbacks of the NFL

Informational Texts could be written about Earthquakes, Life Cycles, The Election of a President, How a Bill becomes Law, How a Car Works, Electricity, Phobias, Informational Technology, The Baseball Playoffs, Great Quarterbacks of the NFL

I Like A Good Argument Having students relate their feelings is an excellent way of validating their feelings and them as people. What Do You Think?

Having students relate their feelings is an excellent way of validating their feelings and them as people.

What Do You Think?

The Power of Persuasive Text Cities should build skateboard parks. Students should have more lunch choices at school. Athletes should not be allowed to compete if they take steroids. Why those under 18 have rights.

Cities should build skateboard parks.

Students should have more lunch choices at school.

Athletes should not be allowed to compete if they take steroids.

Why those under 18 have rights.

Examples of Impact of Writing Students should learn the power of writing. It should be stated that the impact of writing is based upon the response of the reader to what is written. Common Sense Declaration of Independence Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Students should learn the power of writing.

It should be stated that the impact of writing is based upon the response of the reader to what is written.

Descriptive Writing I am going to show you a picture. I want you to describe everything you see in the picture. Then we are going to compare what we saw. This will help us as teachers to teach students how to use descriptive language.

I am going to show you a picture.

I want you to describe everything you see in the picture.

Then we are going to compare what we saw.

This will help us as teachers to teach students how to use descriptive language.

“ Reading Is The Study of the Craft of Writing.” When We Read: We interpret author’s meaning. We decipher at the word, sentence and passage level. We make connections to the text being read. We tap into our prior knowledge. When We Write: We write with purpose. We carefully use words, create sentences, and passages filled with feeling. We write based upon our experiences. We write what we know.

When We Read:

We interpret author’s meaning.

We decipher at the word, sentence and passage level.

We make connections to the text being read.

We tap into our prior knowledge.

When We Write:

We write with purpose.

We carefully use words, create sentences, and passages filled with feeling.

We write based upon our experiences.

We write what we know.

Writing In Class Reflective Writing- Journals, making connections to what we read. Evaluative Writing- Reviews (book reports), points of view, summations Creative Writing- Stories (read) to plays, character studies, another point of view, alternative endings, sequels Informative Writing- How To, persuasive debate, compare/contrast, manual, etc.

Reflective Writing- Journals, making connections to what we read.

Evaluative Writing- Reviews (book reports), points of view, summations

Creative Writing- Stories (read) to plays, character studies, another point of view, alternative endings, sequels

Informative Writing- How To, persuasive debate, compare/contrast, manual, etc.

Valuable Resources The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing by Judy Davis and Sharon Hill Writing Essentials by Regie Routman

The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins

The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing by Judy Davis and Sharon Hill

Writing Essentials by Regie Routman

What If No One Wrote Another Word?