writing institute day 1 log

School’s Out For Summer……

..but just beginning for us!

Get Ready To WRITE!

Meet and Greet! •  Let’s Eat and Drink Coffee J

* make sure to use the quiet Keurig and not Lesley’s *

•  Introductions from Lesley, Donna, Heidi, and Barb

“IT CHANGED MY LIFE”

Free Writing!!! “Beginnings are always messy.”

John Galsworthy I don’t know what to write. I don’t know what to write. I hate this teacher!

Name Signs But I’m not creative….

I can’t draw….

“This is when you can tell who is artistic and who is not, then you can use your artistic one’s to make posters” J

Writing Groups “All you messy people pack up cause we’re moving”

“And if you hate someone your working with, I didn’t know!”

Steps and Strategies for Teaching Writing

“Deconstruct to Reconstruct”

“Write with your heart and revise with your head”

Where I’m From When I Was Young in

the Mountains

Steps and Strategies

Reflect

Revision

The 4 Domains

Teaching Strategies

The Focus Lesson

Next Focus Lesson

Domain Scoring Sample

Recap

Memories People Places Possessions Recreation Animals Imagery Important Moments Other Memories