The document summarizes a professional development session for middle school English Language Arts teachers on strategies for teaching writing. It outlines the session objectives of introducing a method to help students struggling with expository essays and techniques for revising and editing. The agenda includes interpreting a writing prompt, responding to a think statement, addressing the prompt, prewriting activities, examples and practice, group revisions, and an exit ticket. Norms are established for participation and several teachers' contact information is provided.

1. Writing Remedies

2. hello!
Middle School ELA Team
Tamika Bartley tbartley@houstonisd.org
Melody K. Gerard mgerard@houstonisd.org
Jamale Kempt jkempt@houstonisd.org
Sandra Sampson ssampso2@houstonisd.org

3. Session Norms
✘Be present in the work
✘Ask questions and give feedback,
✘Monitor equity of voice
✘Be considerate of others
✘Take care of your needs when they arise
✘HAVE FUN!

4. 1.
What are your concerns?
Today's Meet

5. Today’s Objective
✘Introduce and engage participants in a strategy for students who
still struggle with writing an expository essay
✘Learn revising and editing techniques that will impact your writers’
practice

6. Composition

7. “The more you leave out, the
more you highlight what you
leave in
✘Henry Green, Author

8. Prompt
We will use the prompt as the foundation
for writing our essay.
Someone please read the prompt loudly
for the group.

9. Step 1: Interpret the Quote
What does this quote mean to you?
Friendships are invaluable, and they
make life better for everyone. You do
yourself a favor when you make
friends with others.

10. Step 2: Respond to the Think Statement
What is a benefit of friendship?
Provide an example.
One benefit of having a friend is
always having someone with whom
you can spend your time, like Kevin
and Max in Freak the Mighty.

11. Step 3: Address the Prompt
Turn the WRITE statement into a
declarative sentence.
Friendships are important.

12. Bottoms Up!

13. Prewriting… DONE!
1. Your declarative sentence is your thesis
1. Your response to the THINK statement is your main idea and
support
1. Your reflection about the quotation is your conclusion

14. Examples...Thoughts...Practice

15. Revisions Meets the Road

16. Group Activity
First
Sort the sentence strips into a
logical order to create the
entire essay.
Next
Use the guiding questions to
make revisions to the essay.
Last
Separate your essay into strips
and tape to the construction
paper. You will then find your
partner, use the guiding
questions, and make revisions.

17. Thoughts… Questions

18. Exit Ticket

19. thanks!
Any questions?
Tamika Bartley tbartley@houstonisd.org
Melody K. Gerard mgerard@houstonisd.org
Jamale Kempt jkempt@houstonisd.org
Sandra Sampson ssampso2@houstonisd.org

20. Credits
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