WRITING WORKSHOP

BONHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

DAY 1- DO NOW INSTRUCTOR

• READ MENTOR TEXT PAGE 1 & 2
• USING THE WRITING SAMPLE

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• LOCATE THE INTRODUCTION- WRITE INTRODUCTION BESIDE IT
• LOCATE THE BODY- WRITE BODY BESIDE IT
• LOCATE THE CLOSE- WRITE CLOSE BESIDE IT

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7 MINUTES

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Intro

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Body

Sample

BRAIN STORM INSTRUCTOR

• MODEL- THREE CATEGORY BRAINSTORM –CHART
• TOPICS
• IDEAS LIST
• CREATE HASHTAG

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• GUIDED PRACTICE- CHART PAPER WITH TEACHER
• WHOLE GROUP/ SHARE WRITE
• TOPICS: FAMOUS PEOPLE, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
• CREATE A HASHTAG#

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7 minutes

�GROUP PRACTICE INSTRUCTOR WITH SUPPORT

INSTRUCTIONS

• FOLD YOUR PAPER INTO 3 PARTS AND CHOOSE A WRITER
• WRITE THE NAMES OF YOUR GROUP ON THE BACK
• TITLE YOUR COLUMNS
1. FAMOUS PEOPLE
2. EXPERIENCES
3. MOVIES
• DISCUSS ITEMS AND LIST 3 IN EACH COLUMN
• CREATE YOUR HASHTAG#

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5 MINUTES

RULES: ALL WRITE- TIMED-ROUND ROBIN- 30 SECONDS PER COLUMN

RULES

• LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM TEACHER
• THINK ABOUT THE ANSWER
• TELL SOME ANSWERS
• WRITE THEM DOWN- PASS THE PAPER

THESIS = CONTROLLING IDEA INSTRUCTOR

THESIS USING A HASHTAG

• MODEL READ- THESIS FOR MOVIES
• GUIDED WITH CHART PAPER- THESIS USING FAMOUS PEOPLE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
• ROUIND WRITE- DISCUSS WITH YOU TABLE, CHOOSE A TOPIC AND WRITE ONE IDEA ON A STICKY NOTE AND PLACE IT ON THE CHART.
• 5 MINUTES

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THESIS MODEL- SHORT AND SIMPLE LIKE A TWEET

LITTLE KIDS SHOULD WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON.

GROUP PRACTICE *THESIS = CONTROLLING IDEA INSTRUCTOR WITH SUPPORT

INSTRUCTIONS:

• RALLY ROBIN FROM THEIR HASHTAGS# LIST
• PICK A HASHTAG# AND CREATE YOUR THESIS
• RAISE YOUR HAND FOR HELP

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10MINUTES

Little kids should watch Beauty and the Beast to learn a valuable lesson.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE INSTRUCTOR�AND EXIT TICKET SUPPORT TO CHART FOR 1 ON 1 STUDENT ASSISTANCE

• REVIEW THE MENTOR TEXT
• LOCATE THE CONTROLLING IDEA=THESIS IN THE INTRODUCTION/ FIRST PARAGRAPH.
• UNDERLINE THE THESIS IN YOUR MENTOR TEXT ON PAGE 1
• RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND IT.

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7 MINUTES

• TURN TOWARD THE EXIT TICKET POSTER
• USING A STICKY NOTE, CREATE ONE TOPIC USING THE PROMPT AND ADD 3 IDEAS.
• CREATE THE HASHTAG# FOR THE TOPIC
• WRITE A THESIS SENTENCE- CONTROLLING IDEA
• STICK IT TO THE CHART

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8 MINUTES

DAY 2- DO NOW- INSTRUCTOR WITH SUPPORT

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• REVIEW YESTERDAYS PROCESS IDEAS

PITCH FORK- 3-3-3

• MODEL- A WAY TO ADD DETAILS AT THE SENTENCE LEVEL BY DESCRIBING 3 THINGS
• 3 ADJECTIVES- POPULAR, ATHLETIC, BRUNET
• 3 NOUNS AFTER A COLON- HE HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENT ARE: A BLACK BELT, A JUNIOR OLYMPIAN, A STRAIGHT A STUDENT
• 3 WORDS IN REPETITION- QUICK, FAST AND IN A HURRY

PITCH FORK USES �IN TEXT

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Noun

Adjectives

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GUIDED AND GROUP PRACTICE

• GUIDED- MODEL ON THE WHITE BOARD WITH THE CLASS
• DRAW 6 PITCH FORKS FOR SHARED WRITING
• COMPLETE WHOLE GROUP- GIVE ME A SENTENCE
• VERBALLY PITCH FORK AND WRITE
• COMPLETE THE PITCH FORK

• GROUP ATTEMPT PITCH FORK WITH DITTO
• USE THE SENTENCE STARTERS IN NECESSARY
• 3 ADJECTIVES- HE WORE
• 3 NOUNS AFTER A COLON- HERE IS WHAT I WANT FOR A REWARD:
• 3 REPITITONS- HER FAVORITE ITEMS IN HER CLOSET ARE

INDEPENDENT

• USE A STICKY NOTE
• WRITE A PITCHFORK FOR THIS SENTENCE STARTER
• WHEN I AM SUCCESSFUL

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8 MINUTE ESSAY- PART A- 60

DIRECTIONS: USING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HASHTAGS# WE WILL CREATE OUR INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH.

• MODEL/ GUIDED REVIEW OF BRAIN STORM AND THESIS STATEMENTS. SLIDE 5 AND 6

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CONTROLLING IDEA

LITTLE KIDS SHOULD WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON.

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EWW! THE MOVIE SEEMED A LITTLE STRANGE. WHO COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST? BUT AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE I FIGURED OUT SOMETHING. LITTLE KIDS SHOULD WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON.

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GUIDED PRACTICE A-60 SECONDS

• USING ONE OF THE THESIS STATEMENTS FROM THE DAY BEFORE DURING GROUP, WRITE AND ESSAY IN 60 SECONDS.
• DISPLAY THE TIMER IF POSSIBLE
• START WITH ATTENTION GETTER, WHAT COMES NEXT TO MAKE IT INTERESTING AND END WITH CONTROLLING IDEA.
• WRITE A NEW PARAGRAPH FOR MY THESIS

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3 minutes for explanation for 60 second write.

GROUP PRACTICE

• GROUP CONSENSUS RALLY WRITE
• RULES
• THINK ABOUT THE THESIS
• AGREE TO THE HOOK WITH A THUMBS UP, WRITE IT DOWN ON THE GROUPS LINED PAPER
• AGREE TO THE NEXT SENTENCE WITH A THUMBS UP AND ANOTHER WRITES
• WRITE YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA, A NEW STUDENT WRITES

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• USING YOUR THESIS FROM THE DAY BEFORE COMPLETE THE TEMPLATE.

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INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

• YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS TO QUICK WRITE AN INDEPENDENT INTRODUCTION FOR YOUR GROUPS THESIS
• SIT QUIETLY WHEN YOUR DONE

EXIT TICKET SUPPORT TO CHART FOR 1 ON 1 STUDENT ASSISTANCE

• REVIEW PREVIOUS DAYS EXIT TICKET
• TURN TOWARD THE EXIT TICKET POSTER
• REVIEW THE DAY BEFORE EXIT TICKET
• INTRODUCE NEW TASK FOR SAME PROMPT
• USING A STICKY NOTE, WRITE A THESIS SENTENCE- CONTROLLING IDEA
• STICK IT TO THE CHART

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8 MINUTES

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DAY 3- DO NOW- INSTRUCTOR WITH SUPPORT

• LIST TO THIS POINT OF WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED

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SENTENCE PRACTICE- MODEL

• COMPOUND SENTENCE- HAS MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT OR PREDICATE (FANBOYS) OR TWO SENTENCES JOINED TOGETHER
• COMPLEX SENTENCE- ONE COMPLETE SENTENCE AND ONE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE (AAAWWWUUBBIS)
• PITCH FORK- 333 ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, REPETITION
• ING- ADDING ING TO YOUR VERB

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• COMPLEX SENTENCE
• I BURNED THE DINNER BUT NOT THE CAKE.
• PITCH FORK
• SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, SMART AND A BLACK BELT.
• ING- I WAS WALKING TO THE PARK
• COMPOUND SENTENCE
• THIS HOUSE IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND THAT HOUSE IS TOO SMALL.

SENTENCE PRACTICE- GUIDED/ GROUP

• GUIDED USING SHEET WITH CLASS
• DOCUMENT CAMERA WRITER
• ONE PERSON TO GET IDEAS

• GROUP PRACTICE USING INDIVIDUAL SHEETS

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EXIT TICKET

• EXIT TICKET- STICKY- COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCE

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• LITTLE ENGINE

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DAY 4 DO NOW

• REVIEW PREVIOUS DAYS LESSONS

MODEL AND GUIDED PRACITCE �3-MINUTE WRITE- PART B-3

MODEL- EWW! THE MOVIE SEEMED A LITTLE STRANGE. WHO COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST? BUT AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE I FIGURED OUT SOMETHING. LITTLE KIDS SHOULD WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON.

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IN THE STORY THE BEAST BEGAN AS THE VILLAN WHO KIDNAPPED THE GIRL. BUT THE REAL VILLAN WAS GASTON. GASTON WAS HANDSOME ON THE OUTSIDE BUT UGLY ON THE INSIDE. THAT’S THE WAY BEAST USED BE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHANGE BUT YOU HAVE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM TO KNOW WHO THEY REALLY ARE. BEAST TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD GUY EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKED BAD.

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GUIDED- USE DOC CAMERA AND HAVE STUDENTS ASSIST WITH THE 3 MINUTE WRITE- PROVIDE THINK TIME PRIOR TO BEGINNING, USE A TIMER

• REVIEW THE TOPIC, THESIS AND INTRODUCTION OF A NEW TOPIC.
• RAISE YOUR HAND TO PROVIDE AND IDEA
• TEACHER SCRIBES EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE THESIS

3 MINUTE WRITE- GROUP/ INDEPENDANT

• PRACTICE USING TEMPLATE
• STEP OUT THE BODY IN AN ORGANIZED WAY
• USE PITCH FORKING
• COMPLEX AND COMPOUND SENTENCES
• ADD- ING TO VERBS

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• 3 MINUTE QUICK WRITE INDEPENDENT

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• EXIT TICKET

CLOSE- 60 SECONDS

MODEL- EWW! THE MOVIE SEEMED A LITTLE STRANGE. WHO COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST? BUT AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE I FIGURED OUT SOMETHING. LITTLE KIDS SHOULD WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON.

IN THE STORY THE BEAST BEGAN AS THE VILLAN WHO KIDNAPPED THE GIRL. BUT THE REAL VILLAN WAS GASTON. GASTON WAS HANDSOME ON THE OUTSIDE BUT UGLY ON THE INSIDE. THAT’S THE WAY BEAST USED BE. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHANGE BUT YOU HAVE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM TO KNOW WHO THEY REALLY ARE. BEAST TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD GUY EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKED BAD.

I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WE WALK AWAY FROM BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE LOOK. I THINK IF YOU GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE THEY MAY SURPRISE YOU. WATCH BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TO SEE HOW SOME COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST.

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU’VE COMPETED WRITING WORKSHOP; A WRITING CAMP.

YOU DID IT 7^TH GRADE

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