Connection

explicitly name what you will teach today

state how this skill will be useful

Yesterday I was looking at your writing and I noticed…

Today I want to show you how to...

Teaching

scaffold content as needed

show writers how, when & why to use the skill

Teaching Methods

demonstration

Watch what I do when I get to a word I don’t know how to spell.

explicitly tell & show an example

How can I add more sensory details to my writing?  

Look what this author did…

How could I add to this piece?

inquiry

What did this author do to show…?

What do opinion writers do to make their writing persuasive?

guided practice

Think of how you will begin your thank you letter.

Write the opening sentence in the air.

Active Engagement

briefly practice the strategy or concept

Go reread your writing a find a place to add…

Tell a partner what you saw me doing that you could do too.

Who can think of a way to use today’s strategy in their writing?

Link

restate the teaching point

Each day when you reread your writing, remember to ask, “Does this make sense?”  If it doesn’t make sense, what do writers do?     Fix it!

launch students

It’s time to go look at your writing and see where you need some transition words.

boost their energy

Writers start writing!