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The Collins Writing Program: Providing Keys to Student

LearningPromoting Writing and Thinking

Across the Curriculum

Wilmot Consortium Schools

May 21, 2009

Christine Maefsky

CEAChristine Maefsky

Writing in All Content Areas

Think Explain Compare and Contrast Reflect Critique Clarify Describe Define Develop comfort with technical terms Activate prior knowledge Predict Make connections

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Five Types of Writing

John Collins, Ed.D., founder of Collins Education Associates (CEA) and author of the highly successful Collins Writing Program, is an acknowledged expert in converting research on writing and thinking into practical and timesaving teaching techniques.

Based his work on research that…

Emphasized three “F” factors that have significant impact on student learning and writing:

FREQUENCY FOCUS FEEDBACK

Frequency of Writing…

Regular writing across the curriculum Makes writing an extension of thinking Enhances academic engagement Promotes content-specific vocabulary development Promotes content-specific concept development Increases long term retention of material learned Builds confidence and comfort Leads to improved writing performance

Focused Writing Instruction…

Each Type targeted at a different reason for writing

Each Type has distinct and clear expectations and upfront goals

Help to manage the teaching and learning process in all classes

Help make teaching manageable

Strategic Feedback on Writing…

Each Type has specific strategies teachers use to provide strategic feedback

Focus Correction Areas – targeted and specific content and writing skills

Clear criteria that guides students’ thinking and writing

Teacher provides descriptive feedback on clear criteria

Further focuses instruction

Five Types of Writing: The Master Key

Five Types of Writing Type One Writing : the House Key

Type One Writing - To Capture Ideas

1. No “right or wrong” - only “what you think”

2. Done individually 3. Is timed 4. Has a quota 5. Always evaluated

One draft

Type Two Writing: the safety deposit box key

Type Two Writing…

Writing that shows that the writer knows something about a topic

It is a correct answer to a specific question Graded as a quiz

One draft

Type Three Writing: the Car Key

Type Three Writing…

Has substantive content and meets up to three specific standards called Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)

Read out loud and reviewed to see if the draft meets the following criteria: Completes the assignment Easy to read Meets standards set by the FCAs

Revision and self-editing done on the original first draft

One Draft

Focus Correction Areas

The Remote Entry Key

FOCUS CORRECTION AREAS FCAS

1. The aspects of writing on which you are asking students to focus

2. The criteria by which the writing will be evaluated/graded

3. Based on: the writing task, the content and skills taught, needs of students

4. No more than three 5. Mix of content, organization, style,

conventions

Potential Writing FCAs

Sufficient, relevant detail Technical vocabulary used and spelled correctly Beginning and ending that establishes focus and

purpose Clear sequence of detail or information Complete sentences Correct capitalization Sentence variety Powerful verbs

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Type Four Writing:

the Double-Sided Key

Type Four Writing…

Is a Type Three writing that is read out loud and critiqued by another (Peer Edit)

Has FCAs Reinforces the processes of writing Develops revising and editing skills

Two drafts

Peer Editing

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Type Five Writing: the Key of Harmony

Type Five Writing..

Publishable quality Writing that can go outside the classroom

without explanation or qualification Special projects

Multiple drafts

Other Keys in the Collins Writing Program

The Key Cabinet = The Collins Writing Program The Keycard = Teacher Implementation

Folders The Control Key = Student Cumulative Writing

Folders The Skeleton Key = The Three Paper Review The Do Not Duplicate Key = Read Out Loud The Keyboard = Seven Element Great Writing

Assignments And more…

The Collins Writing Program

Why it Works It’s practical It’s manageable It saves time It’s teacher friendly It embeds writing in all content areas It’s sustainable

CEACEAChristine Maefsky

The Collins Writing Program: Providing Keys to Student

Learning

Write to Think - Write to LearnChristine Maefsky

Christine@poplarhillfarm.com

Collins Writing Programwww.collinsed.com

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