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St. Joe's Workshops

Date: Feb. 14, 2025 from 8:45 am - 12:00 pm  

Instructor

Shawna

Shawna Audet

How to Create an Effective Schoolwide Writing System

Time: 8:45 am - 12:00 pm

What you need to bring:

  • 2 personal artifacts.  A personal artifact is an item that holds some personal value to you.  It might be a picture, medal, letter, book so something completely different.  It is up to you.

  • pen or pencil

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Agenda

(8:45 am -12:00 am)

 

Part 1: The Writing Revolution Overview and Basics

  • intro to Writing Revolution

  • 3 elements that we need to add to the TWR system

  • cognitive overload factor

  • Shawna models how to embed TWR mini-lessons into your lessons

  • TWR mini lesson: kernel sentences and sentence fragments

  • TWR mini lesson: BBS: because, but, so

           

Break: 15 Minutes

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Part 2: Experiencing The Writing Revolution Lessons from a Student's Perspective

  • mini-lessons

  • free writing activity

  • TWR BBS sheet to scaffold

  • TWR mini lesson: appositives

  • personal artifacts: for field guides 

  • TWR mini lesson: 5W sentence summary

  • TWR resources

  • TWR mini lesson: types of sentences

  • TWR mini lesson: note taking

         

Materials used in this workshop

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Some Terrific Writing Revolution Resources

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