Super Saturday
Writing Conference
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LESSON ESSENTIALS
SESSION 2 | Grades 3-12 / ELL Levels 3-5
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Target the essential skills per writing unit
Connect the standards to genres and skills
Tie the three major writing standards to the author’s purposes.
Launching the Writer’s Workshop
Grades K-2 | Grades 3-12
Recognize the essential skills per mode.
NARRATIVE: Emphasize the story structure
Define the shape of stories.
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
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Start with the problem.
PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENTATIVE: Emphasize the What and Why
Identify the overall claim.
Generate multiple reasons with coordinating support.
INFORMATIVE: Emphasize the organization of information
List, group, and label the information to fit the text structure.
Add specifics with examples, facts, and quotes.
Teach conventions within the writing units
