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Writing: An Essential Skill
Michigan’s Adult
Literacy Project
Welcome!
Getting Started
This presentation contains audio.
Please adjust your speakers or earphones.
Welcome and Thanks in Advance
So You’ve
Decided to
Become a
Literacy Volunteer
Helping Adults Become Better Writers
Writing – An
Essential Skill
for Life
Helping Adults Become Better Writers
“Write to be understood, speak to be
heard, read to grow...”
Lawrence Clark Powell
American Librarian, writer, and critic, 1906-2001
Time to Reflect
What did
you write
today?
Teaching Writing
Beliefs about
the Teaching
of Writing
Everyone has the capacity to write, writing can
be taught, and teachers can help students
become better writers.
People learn to write by writing.
Writing is a process.
Writing grows out of many different purposes.
Conventions of finished and edited texts are
important to readers and therefore to writers.
Writing and reading are related.
What You Will Learn
• Assess attitude and
current writing skills
• Review writing process
• Practice the process
• Explore activities
Getting Started
Attitude makes a
difference!
Attitude in Writing Survey
Assessing Current Writing Skills
• Explain purpose for
writing sample
• Provide a topic
• Have student write
one or two paragraphs
• Observe the student
as he/she writes
• Review the writing
sample
• Build a plan
Review and Plan
• Review the writing
sample
• Review your notes
• Build a plan
Review and Plan
• Review the writing
sample
• Review your notes
• Build a plan
The Challenge!
Ask me to tell you
about the topic, and
I can.
Ask me to write
about the topic, and
I struggle.
Making Connections
• Contextualize
• Show how it will
be used
• Use authentic
materials
Preparing Workers
“The importance of written communication skills at
work cannot be emphasized enough. Misspelled words,
improper sentence structure, or inability to convey
thoughts and ideas clearly, reflects right back to the
writer, and leaves an unfavorable impression on co-
workers, customers, and management, and could
possibly prevent further success on the job.”
Laura Mitchell, Human Resources Manager
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc., Traverse City, MI (2009)
The Writing Process
Prewrite/Plan
Organize
Draft
Share
Publish
Revise/Edit
Assess/Reflect
Prewrite/Plan
• Journal
• Brainstorm
• Use an graphic organizer
Organize
• Create an outline
• Answer the 5 Ws
• Number the ideas
• Circle ideas
• Use index cards
Draft
• Start first draft
• Use organized
ideas
• Shape and re-
shape
• Put it down and
come back to it
Share
• Get some advice.
• Provide copies for
others to read
• Read aloud
Revise and Edit
• Take another look
• Make changes to the substance of the writing
• Make corrections
• Use an editing checklist
Add
Remove
Move
Substitute
Publish
• Polish for presentation
• Share with others
Assess
Reflect on what you
have written!
A Quick Activity for Your Student
Start with a phrase “made cookies”
Add the prompts
who, where, when
Add descriptors
what kind
Shelley made cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
Shelley made oatmeal and
chocolate chip cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
Add more info
how
Using an old family recipe,
Shelley made oatmeal and
chocolate chip cookies in the
bakery in the morning.
Using a Writing Frame
Pre-Writing
Topic:
Three reasons I like or
dislike going
to the grocery store.
Sample Completed Graphic
Organizer
Organizing
Place your ideas into
the writing frame.
(no complete
sentences yet)
Sample Completed
Frame – Ideas Only
Drafting
Draft It!
Use your ideas to
write complete
sentences in a new
frame.
Drafts with complete
sentences.
Revise and Edit
Review the
sentences
Decide if
revisions are
needed
Check for errors
Publish and Assess
Write the final
version in
paragraph form
Reflect on the
completed task
Some Final Thoughts
Your student’s writing will improve if you
• Assess
• Contextualize
• Emphasize the process
• Help student develop good ideas
• Use the frame
• Show relevance
• Provide writing practice every session
Preparing Workers for 21st Century Employment
• Contextualized
• Demonstrated gains
• Positive reviews
• Complete package
http://maepd.org/lib-
preparingworkers.html
Preparing Workers for 21st Century Employment
Teaching That Makes Sense
Strategies
Resources
Activities
Information
http://ttms.org/
More Tutorials and Resources
Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 1
• Strategies and resources for alphabetics
(phonics) and reading rate and fluency
Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 2
• Strategies and resources to help students build
their vocabulary and comprehension skills
Numeracy – Helping Students Gain a Strong
Foundation
38
This project was developed by
National Human Resources Development, Inc.
(NHRD) in cooperation with the
Michigan Economic Development Corporation,
Workforce Development Agency State of Michigan,
Office of Adult Learning
and funded through a grant under
the Wagner-Peyser Act.
For more information visit:
http://www.maepd.org

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Writing an essential skill ppt

  • 1. Writing: An Essential Skill Michigan’s Adult Literacy Project
  • 3. Getting Started This presentation contains audio. Please adjust your speakers or earphones.
  • 4. Welcome and Thanks in Advance So You’ve Decided to Become a Literacy Volunteer
  • 5. Helping Adults Become Better Writers Writing – An Essential Skill for Life
  • 6. Helping Adults Become Better Writers “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...” Lawrence Clark Powell American Librarian, writer, and critic, 1906-2001
  • 7. Time to Reflect What did you write today?
  • 8. Teaching Writing Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing Everyone has the capacity to write, writing can be taught, and teachers can help students become better writers. People learn to write by writing. Writing is a process. Writing grows out of many different purposes. Conventions of finished and edited texts are important to readers and therefore to writers. Writing and reading are related.
  • 9. What You Will Learn • Assess attitude and current writing skills • Review writing process • Practice the process • Explore activities
  • 10. Getting Started Attitude makes a difference! Attitude in Writing Survey
  • 11. Assessing Current Writing Skills • Explain purpose for writing sample • Provide a topic • Have student write one or two paragraphs • Observe the student as he/she writes • Review the writing sample • Build a plan
  • 12. Review and Plan • Review the writing sample • Review your notes • Build a plan
  • 13. Review and Plan • Review the writing sample • Review your notes • Build a plan
  • 14. The Challenge! Ask me to tell you about the topic, and I can. Ask me to write about the topic, and I struggle.
  • 15. Making Connections • Contextualize • Show how it will be used • Use authentic materials Preparing Workers
  • 16. “The importance of written communication skills at work cannot be emphasized enough. Misspelled words, improper sentence structure, or inability to convey thoughts and ideas clearly, reflects right back to the writer, and leaves an unfavorable impression on co- workers, customers, and management, and could possibly prevent further success on the job.” Laura Mitchell, Human Resources Manager Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc., Traverse City, MI (2009)
  • 19. Organize • Create an outline • Answer the 5 Ws • Number the ideas • Circle ideas • Use index cards
  • 20. Draft • Start first draft • Use organized ideas • Shape and re- shape • Put it down and come back to it
  • 21. Share • Get some advice. • Provide copies for others to read • Read aloud
  • 22. Revise and Edit • Take another look • Make changes to the substance of the writing • Make corrections • Use an editing checklist Add Remove Move Substitute
  • 23. Publish • Polish for presentation • Share with others
  • 24. Assess Reflect on what you have written!
  • 25. A Quick Activity for Your Student Start with a phrase “made cookies” Add the prompts who, where, when Add descriptors what kind Shelley made cookies in the bakery in the morning. Shelley made oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies in the bakery in the morning. Add more info how Using an old family recipe, Shelley made oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies in the bakery in the morning.
  • 27. Pre-Writing Topic: Three reasons I like or dislike going to the grocery store. Sample Completed Graphic Organizer
  • 28. Organizing Place your ideas into the writing frame. (no complete sentences yet) Sample Completed Frame – Ideas Only
  • 29. Drafting Draft It! Use your ideas to write complete sentences in a new frame. Drafts with complete sentences.
  • 30. Revise and Edit Review the sentences Decide if revisions are needed Check for errors
  • 31. Publish and Assess Write the final version in paragraph form Reflect on the completed task
  • 32. Some Final Thoughts Your student’s writing will improve if you • Assess • Contextualize • Emphasize the process • Help student develop good ideas • Use the frame • Show relevance • Provide writing practice every session
  • 33. Preparing Workers for 21st Century Employment • Contextualized • Demonstrated gains • Positive reviews • Complete package http://maepd.org/lib- preparingworkers.html
  • 34. Preparing Workers for 21st Century Employment
  • 35. Teaching That Makes Sense Strategies Resources Activities Information http://ttms.org/
  • 36.
  • 37. More Tutorials and Resources Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 1 • Strategies and resources for alphabetics (phonics) and reading rate and fluency Helping Adults Learn to Read, Part 2 • Strategies and resources to help students build their vocabulary and comprehension skills Numeracy – Helping Students Gain a Strong Foundation
  • 38. 38 This project was developed by National Human Resources Development, Inc. (NHRD) in cooperation with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Workforce Development Agency State of Michigan, Office of Adult Learning and funded through a grant under the Wagner-Peyser Act. For more information visit: http://www.maepd.org