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UC Merced Writing Project 2003
UC Merced Writing Project 2003
A 4-week Summer A 4-week Summer Invitational InstituteInvitational Institute
Chancellor Carol Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Tomlinson-Keasey welcomes the new welcomes the new FellowsFellows
We Started Each Morning by Journaling
We Started Each Morning by Journaling
Good writing teachers write themselves. The Daily Journal is a good place to start.
Daily JournalingDaily Journaling Journaling
provides a non-threatening place in which writers experiment with ideas and with language.
We wrote for 20 minutes every morning.
Daily JournalingDaily Journaling Journaling
allows for a variety of ways to think & process information.
“Let me see what I think.”
Writing the Daily LogWriting the Daily Log
Journaling is followed by the reading of the Daily Log.
The Daily Log is a record of each day’s events.
Writing a Daily Log gives opportunities to be creative with report writing.
Reading the Daily LogReading the Daily Log The Logs take on
the genres of letters, stories, poems, songs, tests, news articles, myths, plays, and so on
Each day was artistically captured by the Daily Log
Best Practice DemonstrationsBest Practice Demonstrations Teaching demonstrations
are the core of this Leadership Training Institute for Fellows.
Each demonstration begins with a formal introduction of the presenters by their interview partners (Yet another way of writing).
Observational Journal Writing
Teaching DemonstrationsTeaching Demonstrations Showing and discussing
student work is an integral component of the demonstrations
Creating Experience
Fellows Actively Participate In All The Presentations
Fellows Actively Participate In All The Presentations
Writing to Promote Comprehension
All Presentations Require Participants to Write
All Presentations Require Participants to Write
Using Sensory Details in Narrative Writing
Group WritingGroup Writing Teaching
demonstrations encourage participants to work together and share their knowledge.
Writing to Connect to Historical Events
Presenters Address The Spectrum of K-12
Teaching
Presenters Address The Spectrum of K-12
Teaching
Teaching writing from kindergarten through high school…it’s the same process!
Collaboration During Presentations
Collaboration During Presentations
The composing process often involves the collaboration of ideas and discussion of how to best express those ideas.
Speaking of Tarantulas: Finding Your Writer’s Voice
Best Practice Teaching Demonstrations We Won’t
Forget
Best Practice Teaching Demonstrations We Won’t
Forget
Writing Groups:Compose, Respond, Revise, Edit
Writing Groups:Compose, Respond, Revise, Edit
We wrote a new essay for every Monday and revised it by Thursday.
The type of writing changed from narrative to exposition to persuasive.
Successful Writing Groups Involve:Successful Writing Groups Involve: Building Trust Being Honest Close Reading Identifying
Opportunities for Development
Taking the Challenge
Reading Research on the Teaching of WritingReading Research on the Teaching of Writing
We read & discussed books and articles written about the teaching of writing.
Opportunities AboundOpportunities Abound Professional
Development is the key to continual growth as an educator
UC Merced Writing Project Offers many opportunities for our Teacher Consultants
Summer Presenter or Returning Fellow, for Example
Life After the Summer InstituteLife After the Summer Institute
Inservice Presenter Inservice Coordinator Teacher Researcher Writing Group Member School Partnership
Coordinator or Coach Special Interest Study
Group Member (ELL)UCMWP Co-Directors: John Hundley & Teresa Pitta