418+-+Agenda+-+3.21.17

Today's Goal:

 * I can describe specific ways writing could support learning in my content area.

1:50 - 2:00 - Welcome & Agenda
 * Notetaker: Sam
 * Housekeeping

2:00 - 2:05 - Zwiers, mini-quiz

2:05 - 2:20 - Text Talk (Hailey, Dom, Emma)

Dom is a hero and did a text talk all by himself. Unfortunately it was not his turn. He even prepared an activity. He will bounce back next week.

Actual Text Talk: Language for Creating Complex Texts - Emma and Hailey
 * Gap between spoken and written language - need support for this
 * For rubrics, go over a model with students
 * Have them find commonalities and tecniques in them
 * Prewriting: Explain prompt writing, practice argumenative skills.
 * Use graphic organizers to help with prewriting (see-saw for an argumenative prompt)
 * Color-coding writing helps identify different aspects of the text (ex: thesis, evidence, etc.)
 * Informal writing: quick and simple, minimal prep., low stress
 * Perspective papers (writing from different perspectives)
 * Word bank writing
 * Written recap of learning or thoughts
 * There were 2 more examples but I missed them
 * Activity: In groups, complete an argumenative paper prewrite.
 * See-saw with "Background Knowledge as the base, "Yes" or "No" on each side of the see-saw with a question in the middle. Supporting evidence stacked on each side of the see-saw, with the side favored by the student weighted down.
 * Shaping up to be a pretty wild activity period
 * Example question (group #2): Are pet fish a good pet?
 * Friendship, no allergies, and visual appeal are all pros so far.
 * Quick death has been noted as a con
 * Also tank cleaning
 * Elly is telling a story about talking to her pet fish......
 * Veronica doesn't think you can get very attached to a goldfish and therefore doesn't mind when they die (yikes).The conversation takes a drastic shift.
 * We have decided that fish do in fact make good pets.

DOM IS PRESENTING (just his activity) Write for 3 minutes withiut looking up or stopping Word Bank to use in the writing:
 * Bigfoot
 * Las Vegas
 * Bugs Bunny
 * Ralph Lauren
 * Love
 * March Madness
 * Jack and Dans
 * Michaelangelo
 * Tricycle
 * Golden Retriever
 * Subaru
 * 2004

Just heard an absolute tear-jerker about an alcoholic bigfoot who has seen better days.

Pedagogical Purposes ("say it 5 times fast" - Anny) behind the activities: Prewrite: Gives structure to writing Creative Writing: Good way to get ideas on paper without worrying about correctness
 * Gets the creative juices flowing
 * Fluency in writing
 * Low stress
 * Keep students interested in writing by keeping it fun
 * Also don't want to grade boring papers

2:20 - 2:45 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum

Using writing as a Tool for Deepening Understanding in your Content Area: (class writing down ways students will write in respective content areas)

Social Studies: Analysis, journals Math: Proofs, descriptions of diagrams English: lots of obvious ones PE: observations, posters Performing Arts: play analysis, a song, critiques

Each of the writing methods mentioned in the PPT can be used in any disicpline.

The module we are doing for thursday should give us more ideas for incorporating writing to learn. __**Bring an original writing task in your discipline for thursday**__

2:45 - 3:05 - LiveText Tutorial

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 * Housekeeping:**
 * Next class - 3/23 - Anny will be at a conference. In lieu of class, complete this writing module and upload your work to BB. The module is due 3/23
 * Writing module
 * Due 3/28
 * Writing Task - Upload to BB and bring hard copy of your handout to class
 * Due 3/30
 * //Holler//, chapters 7-8
 * Turn in 418 Log
 * Due 4/6 - EdTPA AL assignment