As I continue to meet with students to discuss their most recently scored writing, I know that this is the most effective way to teach writing. When we hand them a scored essay and don't take the time to process it with them, the student looks at the score and then seldom espends further energy to focus on improvement.
When I sit with a student one-on-one, I can focus on specific writing goals for that student. I can build the teacher/student relationship by encouraging them and focusing on the skills they have already mastered while giving them gentle direction for improvement. IF I stand before the entire class and make blanket statements for improvement, students can tune out or they can be confused about which bits of feedback refer specifically to them.
If I think about improving this process, I just think about doing more of it.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Lesson Plan March 5, 2018
Title: Focus on Student Writing
Rationale: Nothing is more powerful than meeting one-on-one with students to discuss their writing.
Learning Goal: Students can write effective rhetorical analysis essays
Targets: Know the characteristics of the essay
Understand the value of analysizing in chronological order
Identifying the moves v. using descriptive language
Incorporating textual evidence
Understanding appropriate depth of analysis
CCSS:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.C
Rationale: Nothing is more powerful than meeting one-on-one with students to discuss their writing.
Learning Goal: Students can write effective rhetorical analysis essays
Targets: Know the characteristics of the essay
Understand the value of analysizing in chronological order
Identifying the moves v. using descriptive language
Incorporating textual evidence
Understanding appropriate depth of analysis
CCSS:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.C
Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.D
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.A
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.B
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.C
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D
Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.
Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.E
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
Procedure:
Membean practice 15 minutes
Assign sections of Jekyll and Hyde for independent reading as practice for dealing with pre-20th c prose in an attempt to meet another of our learning goals, not listed on this plan.
Meet with students one on one to discuss their most recently scored writings.
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