I was wondering if anyone has ever attended this workshop and would care to share your opinion of it. My superintendent has OKed another teacher and me to attend. Was wondering if it is worth the time and money. I read so much about the 6 Traits Writing on this website and was wanting to know more (got the application in the mail at school and thought it must be fate I go!!) Thanks for any comments-
I would highly recommend this workshop. I attended in August and I am implementing many of her ideas...
On 8/20/06, AOK wrote: > I was wondering if anyone has ever attended this workshop > and would care to share your opinion of it. My > superintendent has OKed another teacher and me to attend. > Was wondering if it is worth the time and money. I read so > much about the 6 Traits Writing on this website and was > wanting to know more (got the application in the mail at > school and thought it must be fate I go!!) > Thanks for any comments-
On 9/08/06, Dayna Watkins wrote: > On 9/08/06, jht wrote: >> On 8/20/06, AOK wrote: >>> I was wondering if anyone has ever attended this workshop >>> and would care to share your opinion of it. My >>> superintendent has OKed another teacher and me to attend. >>> Was wondering if it is worth the time and money. I read so >>> much about the 6 Traits Writing on this website and was >>> wanting to know more (got the application in the mail at >>> school and thought it must be fate I go!!) >>> Thanks for any comments- >> >> I went last fall and enjoyed it tremendously. She gave some >> very usable ideas, rubrics. I have attended national writing >> project but still had trouble tying it all together. The way >> Lynda presented things has proved very workable for me. > > > > This was one of the best workshops I've ever attended. I saw > huge improvements in my students' writing.
I just attended a Lynda Rice workshop today and will take all that she had to say and implement it into my classroom. She was great and makes this very user friendly for the classroom.
Hi! I am going to teach 1st grade writing in the fall. I have NEVER taught first grade and I am nervous. We do writer's workshop. The other 1st grade teachers at my school have talked with me, but not given much direction on what a first grade Writer's Workshop would look like. Where do I start? We don't have curriculum, so I am not sure what direction to take...can anybody help me?
I'm not familiar with Writier's Workshop. Is it the same as 6+1 Writing Traits? If so, Great Source comes out with 6 Traits Writing Classroom Kits for each grade. Just go to the Great Source website and look for it. A few years ago the 3rd through 5th grade teachers bought them and since, the lower elementary has also. I teach 6th grade and no longer use it as much as I used to because the teachers in the lower grades are doing such an awesome job of teaching the writing traits!
On 8/20/06, Kim wrote: > Hi! I am going to teach 1st grade writing in the fall. I > have NEVER taught first grade and I am nervous. We do > writer's workshop. The other 1st grade teachers at my > school have talked with me, but not given much direction > on what a first grade Writer's Workshop would look like. > Where do I start? We don't have curriculum, so I am not > sure what direction to take...can anybody help me?
You may want to try this site.This is quite an expensive resource but if you click on "Sample sessions" on the right of your screen, you will get alot of information and ideas for first grade writing workshop. > > On 8/20/06, Kim wrote: >> Hi! I am going to teach 1st grade writing in the fall. I >> have NEVER taught first grade and I am nervous. We do >> writer's workshop. The other 1st grade teachers at my >> school have talked with me, but not given much direction >> on what a first grade Writer's Workshop would look like. >> Where do I start? We don't have curriculum, so I am not >> sure what direction to take...can anybody help me?
I'm starting an after-school writing workshop/club for our middle school students. I plan to run it one day a week for an hour and a half until Christmas break. I may be the only facilitator but I am trying to recruit one of our language arts teachers (I could use the help since I am a PE teacher). I would welcome ideas and/or resources to help me develop a syllabus for this project, which will get underway just after Labor Day. Thanks.
Ok, I know all of the traits, and I have ideas on how to use picture books with the traits, which i have done in the past. My problem is that I don't know how to get a real comprehensive writing program implemented in my room. I am so confused! I have the Write Source books in my room for writing/grammar. So, can anyone tell me how your year works? How do you incorporate your 6 traits, different styles of writing, and grammar into your day? How does your typical day work? Is there journal writing each day? Do you work off of novels for writing? How do you get the narratives, business letter writing, autobiographies, etc. in- do you do this with 6 traits? I just wish i had a set way of doing all of this so it is meaningful to the kids. Any help would definitely be appreciated. lmm
On 8/25/06, lmm wrote: > Ok, I know all of the traits, and I have ideas on how to > use picture books with the traits, which i have done in > the past. My problem is that I don't know how to get a > real comprehensive writing program implemented in my > room. I am so confused! I have the Write Source books in > my room for writing/grammar. > So, can anyone tell me how your year works? How do you > incorporate your 6 traits, different styles of writing, > and grammar into your day? How does your typical day > work? Is there journal writing each day? Do you work off > of novels for writing? How do you get the narratives, > business letter writing, autobiographies, etc. in- do you > do this with 6 traits? > I just wish i had a set way of doing all of this so it is > meaningful to the kids. > Any help would definitely be appreciated. > lmm
Okay, I am having trouble too understanding how to tie it all together. I do Journal Writing every day as part of my morning work and then go to the Write Source T.E. I am following the yearly time table for the week in the front part of my T.E. My problem is I can't understand how to get the grammar in as I want to do grammar every day. Some units have the grammar in and some don't. So do I just use the skills book as I wish? What if I come across a unit that has the skills listed and I have already done them? I am confused. I would love a sample lesson plan that someone can send me of how they do all of this. I also use the Reader's Handbook in my reading time. I can get that part okay I think. [email removed].
I had this same question, and this is how I worked it:
My students complete Daily Paragraph Editing (grammar) every morning. The program is set up that they get a paragraph every day Monday through Friday, then on Friday they answer a writing prompt that focuses on the same theme or requires them to look back at the information that they read Monday through Friday and gather information to include in their response. This is the first year that I am using this approach and I am really enjoying it.
The rest of my writing instruction follows a writing workshop format. I focus quite a bit on independence when they write (how to find their own topics, rather than a teacher created one). During this time I teach mini-lessons that focus on the 6-Traits. For at about 75% of the year the students will have the choice regarding what they write about. Throughout the year I will also focus on the different modes of writing. We discuss how the mode relates to the 6-traits. During this time I expect students to be practicing the mode we are working on. The modes of writing that we work on relate to the district writing assessments we take throughout the school year.
I will teach 1st and 2nd graders this year in an intervention setting. I am expected to use Writer's Workshop. I have no training. Please give some beginner's advice, resources, format, etc. I don't know where to start or what to expect. Thanks to anyone who can help me...
Are you teaching at a Reading First school? In what state? How much time will you have to implement writer's workshop?
On 8/28/06, Praline wrote: > > I think this should be helpful to you. The units are pretty > pricey but if you click on "sample lessons" on the right of > your screen, you will get a lot of useful information. You > probably will have enough to get you started. > > > > On 8/27/06, aj wrote: >> I will teach 1st and 2nd graders this year in an >> intervention setting. I am expected to use Writer's >> Workshop. I have no training. Please give some beginner's >> advice, resources, format, etc. I don't know where to > start >> or what to expect. Thanks to anyone who can help me...
I'm not in a Reading First school. We are targeted assisted Title I in N.C. I pull out kids for 45 minutes each day with 10 minutes for writing 4 days per week and 1 day for immersion in writing. I am expected to use Writer's Workshop, but not sure how to do it in this limited time frame. Thanks for any input or advice!
On 9/03/06, Heidi Bartle wrote: > Are you teaching at a Reading First school? In what state? > How much time will you have to implement writer's workshop? > > On 8/28/06, Praline wrote: >> >> I think this should be helpful to you. The units are pretty >> pricey but if you click on "sample lessons" on the right of >> your screen, you will get a lot of useful information. You >> probably will have enough to get you started. >> >> >> >> On 8/27/06, aj wrote: >>> I will teach 1st and 2nd graders this year in an >>> intervention setting. I am expected to use Writer's >>> Workshop. I have no training. Please give some beginner's >>> advice, resources, format, etc. I don't know where to >> start >>> or what to expect. Thanks to anyone who can help me... >
She has a 6 trait writing conference in my area coming up soon. It is advertised as "A powerful writing seminar for teachers of grades 3 to 8." I teach second grade and it seems to be the only 6 trait workshop in my area. I was wondering if any other primary teachers have been to this workshop and if it was helpful and not above your students ability levels and unuseful. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I just got my 90th Street book and read it cover to cover. You're right! Wonderful book...and a wonderful lesson.
On 9/02/06, Flo wrote: > I just received this book by Roni Schotter from > Amazon...because the WritingFix website recommended it, > and they provide a free lesson. > > I am now sooooo in love with this book! Anyone else ever > use it to teach idea development? I love the online > lesson! >
My little guys (3rd grade) find the book almost too long, so I just read up to the point where the lady with the soup gives the fourth piece of advice for writers...then we do the writing assignment.
After we finish the assignment, we come back to the rest of the story.
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On 10/03/06, Karla wrote: > I just got my 90th Street book and read it cover to cover. > You're right! Wonderful book...and a wonderful lesson. > > On 9/02/06, Flo wrote: >> I just received this book by Roni Schotter from >> Amazon...because the WritingFix website recommended it, >> and they provide a free lesson. >> >> I am now sooooo in love with this book! Anyone else ever >> use it to teach idea development? I love the online >> lesson! >>
Hi all, Our school just received books to teach the 6 + 1 Traits....I have the Complete Guide for 3rd grade and up, but I have no clue where to start! I am so overwhelmed. Can someone give me an idea of how you go about teaching the traits and where I should start?
Start with either the trait you are most comfortable teaching or the trait the class seems to need the most. Make overheads of current students' writing to show both strong and weak examples. Extoll the virtues of your class "experts" on the trait. I call those weak writers my "luck ducks" (they get a rubber duck on their desk while we help them with their writing). I also remind my fourth graders that the only way to fail in Writing is to do nothing!
I would highly recommend this workshop. I attended in
August and I am implementing many of her ideas...
On 8/20/06, AOK wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has ever attended this workshop
> and would care to share your opinion of it. My
> superintendent has OKed another teacher and me to att...See More