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Teaching Writing Kids Care About (While Meeting the Common Core Writing Standards) Instructor information

Welcome everyone! Be sure to click around this site and become familiar with the course structure. I look forward to getting to know each of you as we communicate, question, explore, and share experiences and resources relating to teaching writing kids care about! News and Announcements Getting Started Information-(link to course overview) Course Syllabus (link) Book & Site Resources (link to list) Online Discussion Rubric (link to rubric) Welcome everyone! Be sure toTeaching click around this site and become familiar with the course Writing Wiki (Link) structure. I look forward to getting each of you as we communicate, question, This to is know an interactive document that we will explore, and share experiencesconstruct and resources together throughout the course. You will be guided to add content to the wiki within our topic activities. At the end of the course the wiki will be a tremendous resource of collaboratively constructed knowledge and experience.

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Course Introduction Moodle Navigation Participants Quick Mail Calendar Forum Search Email

Lesson 1

In this first lesson we explore our own relationship to writing and reflect on how this impacts what we teach.
Objectives

Identify purposes of writing in daily life. Reflect on these purposes and what inspires kind of writing is fulfilling. Reflect on self as writer and how attitudes and feelings may impact teaching.

Activities Introductions: Introduce yourself in the Introduction Forum. This first forum gives us a chance to say "Hello" and start making connections. 2. Take the survey. This provides some information to make sure the class is geared toward this specific group of participants. Please complete during the first week. 3. In Practice: Keep a writing log for three days and share a summary of results in the Writing Log Forum. For more directions and an example see: (Link to
1. Directions)

4. Respond to two others' with comments and comparisons in the forum. Lesson 1 Activity Links Introduction Forum Survey Online Journal Writing Log Forum

Reflect: Journal Entry #1: Rebecca Olien, 2014 Use the journal link to respond to the prompt: How do you view yourself as a writer? Guiding questions are included when you click on this week's journal. Journal entries are visible only to the

Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Opinion and Informational Writing
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Lessons 2

Lesson 2 Video Introduction (link) Objectives

Identify motivational topics and strategies to engage students in assignments aligned to chosen standard. Given online resources, practice activities, and peer discussion, construct a motivating lesson for student engagement that meets one or more selected CCSS standards. Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Given an interactive wiki with directions for editing and sample posts, share lessons within topic areas.

Activities 1. In Practice: Writing activity choice (Directions Link) 2. Discuss: Discussion Forum 3. In Practice: Construct Lesson on Motivational Topics (Directions Link) 4. Collaborate: Add Lessons to Wiki 5. Reflect & Review: Online Journal Resource Links CCSS-Standards W.1-W.2 Group ! Opinion Writing (links to resources, directions, and activities) Group 2 Narrative Writing (links to resources, directions, and activities) Activity Links Wiki Online Journal Lesson 2 Forum Group 1 Lesson 2 Forum Group 2

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Narrative and Research Writing
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Lesson 3

Lesson 3 Video Introduction (link) Objectives

Identify motivational topics and strategies to engage students in assignments aligned to chosen standard. Given online resources, practice activities, and peer discussion, construct a motivating lesson for student engagement that meets one or more selected CCSS standards. Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Given an interactive wiki with directions for editing and sample posts, share lessons within topic areas.

Activities 1. In Practice: Writing activity choice (Directions Link) 2. In Practice: Construct Lesson on Motivational Topics (Directions Link) 3. Collaborate: Add Lessons to Wiki 4. Reflect & Review: Online Journal Resource Links CCSS-Standards W.3, W.7 Group 3 Narrative Writing (links to resources, directions, and activities) Group 4 Research Writing (links to resources, directions, and activities) Activity Links Wiki Online Journal Lesson 3 Forum Group 3 Lesson 3 Forum Group 4

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Evidence-Based Writing

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Lesson 4

Lesson 4 Video Introduction (link) Lesson 4 Objectives

Identify motivational topics and strategies to engage students in assignments aligned to chosen standard. Given online resources, practice activities, and peer discussion, construct a motivating lesson for student engagement that meets one or more selected CCSS standards. Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Given an interactive wiki with directions for editing and sample posts, share lessons within topic areas.

Activities 1. In Practice: Writing activity choice (Directions Link) 2. Discuss: Evidence-Based Writing Discussion Forum 3. In Practice: Construct Lesson on Motivational Topics (Directions Link) 4. Collaborate: Add Lessons to Wiki 5. Reflect & Review: Online Journal Resource Links CCSS-Standards W.2, W.7, W.8 Activity Directions Evidence Based Resources Links Activity Links Wiki Online Journal Lesson 4 Forum

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Editing and Revision

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Lesson 5

Video Introduction (link) Objectives

Identify motivational topics and strategies to engage students in assignments aligned to chosen standard. Given online resources, practice activities, and peer discussion, construct a motivating lesson for student engagement that meets one or more selected CCSS standards. Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Given an interactive wiki with directions for editing and sample posts, share lessons within topic areas.

Activities 1. In Practice: Writing activity choice (Directions Link) 2. Discuss: Editing & Revision Discussion Forum 3. In Practice: Construct Lesson on Motivational Topics (Directions Link) 4. Collaborate: Add Lessons to Wiki 5. Reflect & Review: Online Journal Resource Links CCSS-Standards W.4 & W.5 Activity Directions Evidence Based Resources Links Activity Links Wiki Online Journal Forum

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Topic: Writing and Technology Moodle Navigation Participants Quick Mail Calendar Forum Search Email

Lesson 6

Lesson 6 Video Introduction (link) Objectives

Identify motivational topics and strategies to engage students in assignments aligned to chosen standard. Given online resources, practice activities, and peer discussion, construct a motivating lesson for student engagement that meets one or more selected CCSS standards. Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Given an interactive wiki with directions for editing and sample posts, share lessons within topic areas.

Activities 1. In Practice: Writing activity choice (Directions Link) 2. Discuss: Technology Discussion Elluminate Session 3. In Practice: Construct Lesson on Motivational Topics (Directions Link) 4. Collaborate: Add Lessons to Wiki 5. Reflect & Review: Online Journal Resource Links CCSS Activity Directions Evidence Based Resources Links Activity Links Wiki Elluminate Session Alternate Forum Online Journal

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Teaching Writing Kids Care About Lesson 7 Topic: Integrated Writing Approach and Course Summary Moodle Navigation Participants Quick Mail Calendar Forum Search Email Lesson 7 Text Summary (Based on course learning) Objectives

Make connection to teaching practice through reflection in an online professional journal. Reflect on teaching using prompts in online journal Reflect on learning during course, set goals for future learning

Activities 1. Discuss: Integrated Writing Program Discussion Forum 2. In Practice: Weekly Plan Assignment (link to directions) 3. Collaborate: Review Wiki and add summary 4. Reflect & Review: Course Reflection Resource Links CCSS- Standard W.10 Activity Directions Evidence Based Resources Links Activity Links Online Journal Forum Final Course Reflection SOU Course Evaluation

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