Be a writer with them is the best advice on this thread! Journals are a great way to get kids to experience writing without worrying about mechanics. Once they realize there is a writer within them, then you can use all of the wonderful websites and books suggested. Use prewriting to build confidence. Graphic organizers, modeling, discussion, drawings, and remember to allow them to share their writing. Motivation is half the battle!
-----Original Message----- From: Maura Shea Sackett <maura...@gmail.com> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Sat, Aug 25, 2012 9:39 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching Writing Try a site called Teaching That Makes Sense by Steve Peha. ttms.org is acked with helpful, downloadable information, aimed right at writing eachers. Also look at the Real Writing Teachers listserv on Yahoo. Many reat ideas are in their archives. You can opt to receive emails, just like his Mosaic list, and get lots of info from teachers from all over the ountry. A book you can pick up is THE NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO TEACHING RITING; there are so many others, but this is a start! Model writing for your students! Be a writer with them, sharing your hinking aloud. Give them lots of opportunities to try what you just showed hem, then model some more. Show them examples of what they should be iming for. Teachers' College has lots of online student writing, as does ARCC, a site that has lots of information and models for implementing the ommon Core Standards. Show and explain rubrics of writing, so the young writers know what to aim or. This will also help you to evaluate their writing, since it may have een a while since you've had that frame of mind. Good luck on your new venture! Maura rade five ELA teacher ew Jersey On Saturday, August 25, 2012, evelia cadet wrote: > Hello. I am in desperate need of help and I thought about this group. I am starting school on Monday and I was told this afternoon that I will be teaching writing (dual language). I normally teach reading and social studies. I have never taught writing before. Writing is tested in my grade (4th). Are you all aware of a great online resourse for writing that I can use, at least to plan for next week? Also, for those who have experience teaching writing, when and how do you address the mechanics of writing? Do you start teaching a lot of grammar first? Do you teach grammar as a whole group? I have so many questions! Thank you. Evelia _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org <javascript:;> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive ______________________________________________ osaic mailing list os...@literacyworkshop.org o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to ttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
