These are the slides I created for my session at the North Carolina Reading Conference, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 15-17, 2015. The essence of this presentation is about the necessary Intermediate Literacy writing skills necessary as students are "learning to write" and learning the content at the same time. Disciplinary literacy may be a bit of stretch for elementary but we can begin teaching students how to read and write like a historian, how to read and write like a scientist, and how to read and write like a mathematician. #ncra15 Accompanying handouts are on my Slideshare page, too. #presentationzen #contentareawriting #writingaboutreading #disciplinaryliteracy #writingtolearn I am happy to come and deliver this enthusiastic and energetic professional development session to your school or district. Gmail me for rates and other PD offerings at helloliteracy.
13. Helping Kids Get in the Right Lane
Fiction NF Article Poem Song
Character
Problem
Solution
Changes
What is the
structure?
What
features can
help me?
Mostly about
Big Idea
Bigger Idea
Key Details
What is the
author’s
message?
What did he
want me to
think or
understand?
What is this
really about?
Who is
talking?
How does the
author want
me to feel?
What is the
tune? How
does it go?
What’s the
feeling?
What’s the
message?
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
14. Most of the content area
writing that students do at the
Intermediate Literacy level
is content area “pre-writing”
…learning, researching and
trying to understand the
content in order to write well
about the topic. ^ 2015, Hello Literacy
51. Not All (Snake) Books
are the Same!{RIT.7, RIT.8, RIT.9}
1 Topic, 3 Purposes
Snakes are
dangerous!
Snakes are
always hunting!
Snakes are
quiet & sweet!
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
52. “After deciding on a specific genre in which to
write, teachers should seek out strong examples
of the very writing their students will soon be
doing. This can be the most challenging part as
it takes time to locate and identify strong pieces
to use. However, these texts are a vital piece to
the teaching process because much of the
teaching about how to craft these kinds of texts
will come from these examples.” (Pytash & Morgan, 2014)
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
53. not so much about WHAT the author is saying…
…but HOW they are saying it.
“Reading Like a writer”(Ray, 2006)
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
54. Authors have WAY of doing what they
do…study that way and write that way.
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
55. #2 Help students understand text
structure.
^ 2015, Hello Literacy
56.
57. Description Comparison Problem-
Solution
Cause and
Effect
Sequence of
Events
is a characteristic of is similar to
a reason for the
problem
causes first, second
for example is different from the problem is effects next
most important although a solution is as a result of on (date)
to illustrate instead the question is since initially
is a feature of however as a result of because (of) finally
also in the same way the dilemma is for this reason not long ago
another but difficulty consequently now
in fact yet the challenge is leads following
for instance similarly solve produces preceding
such as while help in order to before
in addition on the other hand one answer is effects of after
just like, just as one solution is if…then when
likewise this led to during
whereas therefore
Text Structure Signal Words
^ 2015, Hello Literacy