The Writing Revolution PLC

The Writing REvolution PLC#2

Facilitated by Shekinah Moreira, District EL Coach February 6, 2024 at Madison Middle School

Norms

In every chair a learner, in every chair a leader Speak to be understood, listen to understand Return to being present, work to stay engaged Maintain a safe space for meaningful conversation Take care of yourself, take care of each other Expect and embrace experiences of non-closure

Enjoy the work and have fun

Welcoming Ritual

"A picture is work a 1,000 words" p.

Look at the pictures. Watch questions can you generate about this picture? Work with a partner and write as many questions as you can in 2:00 minutes!

02:00

PLC Student and Teacher Goals

Students will show growth in their academic writing skills by using of a variety of complex sentences structures, strong content and academic language. Teachers will provide students with the opporutnity to engage in explicit learning around writing and the fuction of langauge. Teachers will plan and implement lessons that explicitly teach students a variety of TWR strategies. Teachers will analyze student work to evaluate the students' growth in writing.

Kahoot!

Let's play! Chapter 1 Review

The 3 Camps of Writing

Listen. What grammar camp are you in? What camp is the TWR?

Student Work Analysis 3-2-1 Protocol

Share 2 Reflections

Share 3 Observations

Share 1 thing you would change

Implementation of BECAUSE, BUT, & SO

The Writing Revolution

Whole Group Discussion

Final Word: 1. Think about one most signigicant idea from the book. 2. The first person begins by reading what struck them most from the reading.

• Share where the quote is in the text.
• Then, in less than 2 minutes, describe why that quote struck you.

For example, why do they agree/disagree with the quote?What questions do you have about that quote? What issues does it raise for them? What do they now wonder about in relation to that quote?

Extended Dicussion Reflection Questions Intro & Chapter 1

How is TWR different from traditonal writing curricula or approaches? What will you take from the introduction of TRW to help move the TWR forward in your classroom? What quote or information caught your attention? What strategy are you most excited about?

Optimistic Closure

Feedback is the most important part of this process.

How are you going to intentionally build in time or structures to provide students individual feedback? What might that look like?

THANK you!

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