Week 8

• Discuss the components of an effective writing program and why they are important.

Personal Componates: Let the student make connections with their personal ecperiences to their writting. This allows the student to focus more on something that interest them and allows them to have ownership of their work.

Inventions: Allow the student to create their own works of art rather than having them just read publish text. This allows the student to flurish with creativity and make a story to which they are able to comprehend fluently.

Conventions: Students check their writting and proof read. They are able to see their mistakes and make corrections.

• How might you rearrange your schedule to create more time for students to write in general and, in particular, for students to write about their personal experiences?

Fridays or end of the schools days could be a great time for students to write about their personal experience. Something could have happened to the student they want to share or even talk about the week they had experienced.

• How can you create ways for students to make personal connections in different subject areas through writing?

In science students can make connections with things they have experience experimenting. Or in math could be a time they helped their parents plan for a party using a budget.  Students can also write friendly letters to another classmate or learn how to write a check.

• How can student work help you decide which conventions to teach?

You will be able to see in the students writting where the student is struggling or they are exceeding. This allows you to target areas according to the students need/ wants.

• When can you promote student inventions and experimentation with different formats in writing in

instead of students writting a plain book report have them make a diagram, or even their own mini book of what could of happend pre or post story. Encourage the students to think outside the box. Push the students to go above and beyond what is required. Not only will the work look better but the student would feel more proud of their work too.