1. PISD SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE
AUGUST 1ST, 2013
Good morning!
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• If possible, try to sit with your
grade-level team.
• Set up the name tent you created
yesterday.
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2. OUTCOMES
In this 3-day session, participants will:
 Understand how the Writing Workshop
structure can help middle and high school
students become better writers.
 Plan units, mini-lessons, procedures, and
strategies to be implemented in their own
classrooms.
 Use the Workshop structure to take a
piece of their own writing through the
writing process.

3. SCHEDULE
Day 1: July
31st
Day 2: August
1st
Day 3: August
2nd
• What is Workshop?
• Setting up
notebooks
• Model Lesson/Time
to write
• Workshop routines
and procedures
• Genre studies
• Planning time
• Mini-lessons
• Model
Lesson/Time to
write
• Conferring
• Assessment and
Evaluation
• Student panel
• Publishing our
writing
• Debrief

4. PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK

5. LATTIMER JIGSAW
 As you read your section:
What squares with your current
thinking?
What new ideas changed your
thinking?
What questions are circling in
your mind?

6. THE WRITING
CYCLE
Collecting
in notebook
Choosing a
topic
Envisioning
a text
Drafting
Revising and
rethinking
Editing
Publishing
Self-
Evaluation/
Reflection

7. GENRE STUDY: MEMOIR
IMMERSION
(Weeks 1-2)
 What are the
defining features
of memoir?
 Mentor text
packet
 Genre features
poster
PLANNING AND
DRAFTING
(Weeks 3-4)
 What writing
strategies and
techniques do
memoir writers
use?
 Writing and
rewriting in
notebook
 Planning a
structure
EVALUATING AND
PUBLISHING
(Weeks 5-6)
 What do I need to
do to prepare my
memoir for an
audience?
 Self-evaluation
with rubric
 Six-word memoir
video project

9. DURING THE BREAK…
Do you have comments, questions,
concerns, or feedback about…
• Writing Workshop?
• This presentation?
• The presenter’s deep affinity for
cats?
If so, go to:
goo.gl/M5mki

10. THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING FOR
GENRE STUDIES
 Set a publication date first—begin with the end in mind
 What mentor texts will you use to introduce this unit of
study?
 What types of mini-lessons might be included within the
reading and writing workshops?
 Reflect on student noticings in an effort to answer:
 What kinds of topics are appropriate for the genre?
 How do writers of this genre develop their topics?
 How is this genre crafted in ways that make it compelling for
readers?

11. LET’S EAT!
 We will start the afternoon session at 1:00
PM.
 Bring your notebook with you during lunch.

12. SCHEDULE
Day 1: July
31st
Day 2: August
1st
Day 3: August
2nd
• What is Workshop?
• Setting up
notebooks
• Model Lesson/Time
to write
• Workshop routines
and procedures
• Genre studies
• Planning time
• Mini-lessons
• Model
Lesson/Time to
write
• Conferring
• Assessment and
Evaluation
• Student panel
• Publishing our
writing
• Debrief

13. MINILESSON STRUCTURE
1. Connection
I’ve noticed in your writing that…
2. Teaching Point
Today I’m going to teach you about…
3. Demonstration
Watch me while I…
4. Active Engagement
Right now I’d like you to…
5. Link
So, today and every time you write…
6. Follow Up
In a conference? Share time? Next mini-lesson?

14. TYPES OF MINILESSONS
 Procedural Lessons: important information about how the
workshop runs (how to get or use materials, where to
confer with a friends, etc).
 Writing Process Lessons: strategies writers use to help
them choose, explore, or organize a topic
 Qualities of Good Writing Lessons: information to
deepen a student’s understanding of literary techniques:
use of scenes, influence of point of view, strong language,
leads and endings, etc.
 Revision and Editing Skills: strategies for looking at
writing in new ways; information to develop understanding
of spelling, punctuation and grammatical skills

15. DURING THE BREAK…
Do you have comments, questions,
concerns, or feedback about…
• Writing Workshop?
• This presentation?
• What style the presenter should ask for
when he gets his next haircut?
If so, go to:
goo.gl/M5mki

16. WRITING WORKSHOP:
MODEL LESSON
Mini-lesson
(10 minutes)
Work time
(30 minutes)
Share
(10 minutes)

17. SHARE: EXIT TICKET
Classroom example:
http://goo.gl/dl7hI

18. SHARE: EXIT TICKET
Go to
goo.gl/O6sK1
to complete a brief exit ticket
about your writing today.

19. HOMEWORK
Continue to live the life of a writer. Bring
your notebook with you and write down
thoughts, musings, or topics you can
come back to later.
Optional homework: Practice using
Google Forms to create your own online
exit ticket:
www.drive.google.com