The Writing Revolution
A method for building better writers.
Start
What TWR is Not
- a curriculum
- a set of step by step directions
- a writing program
What TWR is
The Writing Revolution IS
- built around your current curriculum
- appropriate for all grade levels
- evidence based activities that build better writing and reading
Four sentence writing strategies
This professional development will focus on four sentence writing activities. My goal is that you will be able to confidently use one of these activities this week.
Sentence building
Because, But, So
Introducing apposotives
Sentence Switching
Do you get these types of answers?
- One word
- Incomplete sentences
- Repeating text with one word changed
- Cut and paste
key ideas
Start withsentences
embed incontent
ExplicitInstruction
key ideas
contextualizegrammar
teach Planning and revising
use existingcurriculum
Sentence building
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the infortion we assimilate comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when thecontent moves.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Index
1. Text + image
9. Video
2. Quote
10. Text + icons
3. Section break
11. Audio
12. Embedded content
4. Relevant data
13. Interactive question
5. Timeline
14. Conclusions
6. Graphic + text
15. Closure
7. Table + text
8. List / process
Gallery
Text
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when the content is animated. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and make your content something that adds valueand engages.
Text
What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages.
When giving a presentation, you should pursue two objectives: convey information and avoid yawns. To achieve this, it can be good practice to create an outline and use words that stick in your audience's mind.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the most practiced!
'Your content is liked, but it engages much more if it is interactive'
'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony.'
- Always cite the author
Organizethe content
Sections like this willhelp you organize
Relevant data
+190
+85k
+45k
You can present figures this way
This way, you will keep your audience's attention
...Even if you explain it orally later
Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your audience: 'The eyes, kid. Theynever lie.'
You can create an outline to synthesize the content and use words that will stick in your audience's mind.
If you are going to present live, we recommend you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the one that is most worked on!
Relevant data
75%
50%
of what we do and see,we remember
of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.
Timeline
20XX
Plan
20XX
Structure
20XX
Design
20XX
Communicate
20XX
Surprise
20XX
Plan
20XX
Structure
20XX
Design
20XX
Communicate
Chart + text
Charts are highly shareable, making them ideal for social media, and to top it off: they often generate quality traffic for the content we create.
50%
Use this space to briefly describe your chart andits evolution.
Table + text
Demonstrating enthusiasm, sketching a smile, and maintaining eye contact with your audience can be your best allies when telling stories that excite and spark the audience's interest: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie.' This will help you make a 'match' with your audience. Leave them speechless!
List / Process
- Represents data with graphics.
- Uses timelines.
- Is animated and interactive.
- Excites the brain through multimedia elements.
- Does NOT overdo the bullet points 🙃.
- Is clear and structured
- Tells stories hierarchically.
- Matches with your audience.
- Adjusts fonts and colors to the theme.
- Includes images and entertains.
Insert a video
Multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this way you will synthesize the content and keep your audience entertained.
Audio
The tone tends to be formal and the vocabulary technical, so keep that in mind when writing.
This is a paragraph ready to contain creativity, experiences, and great stories.
Inserted content
Social network
Music
Map
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Conclusions
Tips for leveling up:
- Plan your strategy and set achievable goals.
- Prioritize information to capture attention.
- Use interactivity and animation. They are your best allies to make the content engaging.
- Measure results through Activity and analyze how they interact with your content with a premium plan.
Communicate, but do it with interactivity. With Genially, you can turn static content into a dynamic and explorable adventure while saving time and resources. Use gamification for your training, visually present information through infographics, or create a report.
'Your content is liked, but it engages much more if it is interactive'
Don’t forgetto publish!
I am a great subtitle, ideal for providing more context about the topic you are going to discuss.
Bring your creation elements to life with animation. It's impossible not to pay attention to the content that moves!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and spread it anywhere.
Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient for keeping the audience's attention. It is usually posed implicitly at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved atthe end.
Do you feel like your text is still missing something? Add animation to captureyour audience.
Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color should match the theme you are addressing.
When we are told a story, it moves us, it can even touch us, making us remember stories up to 20 times more than any other content we might consume.
Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Did you know that...We retain 42% more information when the content is animated? It is perhaps the most effective resource for capturing your audience's attention.
With this feature...
You can add additional content that excites your audience's brain: videos, images, links, interactivity... Whatever you want!
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when the content moves.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color should fit the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Here you can include a relevantdata point to highlight
Did you know that...
Do we retain 42% more information when the content moves? It may be the most effective resource for capturing your audience's attention.
When we are told a story, it moves us, it can even touch our hearts, making us remember stories up to 20 times more than any other content we might consume.
Did you know that...
In Genially, you will find more than 1,000 templates ready to input your content and 100% customizable, which will help you tellyour stories?
Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient for keeping the audience's attention. It is usually posed subtly at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved at the end.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: fonts, size, and color should be appropriate for the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will stick in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: fonts, size, and color should be appropriate for the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color must match the theme you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
embed writing in content
Using your existing content means your students engage with content more deeply. Students build knowledge of academic syntax, grammar, and text structure in both reading and writing.
sentences
academic writing is different than oral speech. Crafting an excellent sentence takes explicit instruction with lots of modeling and practice. Student writing flows from sentences to paragraphs to composition.
explicit instruction
- Be systematic by using a similar routine each time you use a stategy.
- Model and explain the strategy clearly.
- Scaffold as needed for different grade levels and students' needs.
- Flow from sentences to paragraphs to compositions
use existing curriculem
YThe content of the curriculum is what drives the rigor of the writing activites.
grammar instruction
Grammar is best taught in the context of student writing, rather than worksheets.
planning and revising
Planning and revising are the most important part of writing well. As students learn to craft sentences, they also begin to plan organized paragraphs.
The Writing Revolution
Karyn Yager
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Transcript
The Writing Revolution
A method for building better writers.
Start
What TWR is Not
What TWR is
The Writing Revolution IS
Four sentence writing strategies
This professional development will focus on four sentence writing activities. My goal is that you will be able to confidently use one of these activities this week.
Sentence building
Because, But, So
Introducing apposotives
Sentence Switching
Do you get these types of answers?
key ideas
Start withsentences
embed incontent
ExplicitInstruction
key ideas
contextualizegrammar
teach Planning and revising
use existingcurriculum
Sentence building
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the infortion we assimilate comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when thecontent moves.
Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight
Index
1. Text + image
9. Video
2. Quote
10. Text + icons
3. Section break
11. Audio
12. Embedded content
4. Relevant data
13. Interactive question
5. Timeline
14. Conclusions
6. Graphic + text
15. Closure
7. Table + text
8. List / process
Gallery
Text
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when the content is animated. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and make your content something that adds valueand engages.
Text
What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages.
When giving a presentation, you should pursue two objectives: convey information and avoid yawns. To achieve this, it can be good practice to create an outline and use words that stick in your audience's mind.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the most practiced!
'Your content is liked, but it engages much more if it is interactive'
'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony.'
- Always cite the author
Organizethe content
Sections like this willhelp you organize
Relevant data
+190
+85k
+45k
You can present figures this way
This way, you will keep your audience's attention
...Even if you explain it orally later
Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your audience: 'The eyes, kid. Theynever lie.'
You can create an outline to synthesize the content and use words that will stick in your audience's mind.
If you are going to present live, we recommend you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the one that is most worked on!
Relevant data
75%
50%
of what we do and see,we remember
of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.
Timeline
20XX
Plan
20XX
Structure
20XX
Design
20XX
Communicate
20XX
Surprise
20XX
Plan
20XX
Structure
20XX
Design
20XX
Communicate
Chart + text
Charts are highly shareable, making them ideal for social media, and to top it off: they often generate quality traffic for the content we create.
50%
Use this space to briefly describe your chart andits evolution.
Table + text
Demonstrating enthusiasm, sketching a smile, and maintaining eye contact with your audience can be your best allies when telling stories that excite and spark the audience's interest: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie.' This will help you make a 'match' with your audience. Leave them speechless!
List / Process
Insert a video
Multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this way you will synthesize the content and keep your audience entertained.
Audio
The tone tends to be formal and the vocabulary technical, so keep that in mind when writing.
This is a paragraph ready to contain creativity, experiences, and great stories.
Inserted content
Social network
Music
Map
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Interactive Question
Conclusions
Tips for leveling up:
Communicate, but do it with interactivity. With Genially, you can turn static content into a dynamic and explorable adventure while saving time and resources. Use gamification for your training, visually present information through infographics, or create a report.
'Your content is liked, but it engages much more if it is interactive'
Don’t forgetto publish!
I am a great subtitle, ideal for providing more context about the topic you are going to discuss.
Bring your creation elements to life with animation. It's impossible not to pay attention to the content that moves!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and spread it anywhere.
Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient for keeping the audience's attention. It is usually posed implicitly at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved atthe end.
Do you feel like your text is still missing something? Add animation to captureyour audience.
Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color should match the theme you are addressing.
When we are told a story, it moves us, it can even touch us, making us remember stories up to 20 times more than any other content we might consume.
Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Did you know that...We retain 42% more information when the content is animated? It is perhaps the most effective resource for capturing your audience's attention.
With this feature...
You can add additional content that excites your audience's brain: videos, images, links, interactivity... Whatever you want!
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we also retain 42% more information when the content moves.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color should fit the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Here you can include a relevantdata point to highlight
Did you know that...
Do we retain 42% more information when the content moves? It may be the most effective resource for capturing your audience's attention.
When we are told a story, it moves us, it can even touch our hearts, making us remember stories up to 20 times more than any other content we might consume.
Did you know that...
In Genially, you will find more than 1,000 templates ready to input your content and 100% customizable, which will help you tellyour stories?
Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient for keeping the audience's attention. It is usually posed subtly at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved at the end.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: fonts, size, and color should be appropriate for the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will stick in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: fonts, size, and color should be appropriate for the topic you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving.Write a great text by clicking on Text in the left sidebar. Note: the fonts, size, and color must match the theme you are addressing.
Write a great headline
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
embed writing in content
Using your existing content means your students engage with content more deeply. Students build knowledge of academic syntax, grammar, and text structure in both reading and writing.
sentences
academic writing is different than oral speech. Crafting an excellent sentence takes explicit instruction with lots of modeling and practice. Student writing flows from sentences to paragraphs to composition.
explicit instruction
use existing curriculem
YThe content of the curriculum is what drives the rigor of the writing activites.
grammar instruction
Grammar is best taught in the context of student writing, rather than worksheets.
planning and revising
Planning and revising are the most important part of writing well. As students learn to craft sentences, they also begin to plan organized paragraphs.