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If Rosa Parks Could Text… K-5 Content Area Writing by Jen Jones hello #helloliteracytravels BostonAHarbor Brain Drain Demonstration Writing Activity ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Language Development Listening Speaking Writing Reading ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Where does Content Area writing fall? Disciplinary Literacy Intermediate Literacy Basic Literacy ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Basic Literacy “learning to read” ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Basic Literacy Letters Sounds Segmenting Blending Syllables Spelling Patterns Sight Words Grammar Sentences Parts of Vowel Blends Speech Sight Words Vocabulary Sight Phrases Fluency Paragraph Poems Handwriting Centers practicing to read, in isolation ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Intermediate Literacy “reading to learn” ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Intermediate Literacy “writing to learn” ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Mentor Text Types ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Not All (Snake) Books are the Same! {RIT.7, RIT.8, RIT.9} Snakes are dangerous! Snakes are always hunting! Snakes are quiet & sweet! Topic, Purposes ^ 2015, Hello Literacy “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 not so much about WHAT the author is saying… “Reading Like a writer” (Ray, 2006) …but HOW they are saying it ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Authors have WAY of doing what they do…study that way and write that way ^ 2015, Hello Literacy #2 Help students understand text structure ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Text Structure Signal Words Description Comparison ProblemSolution 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 ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Hello 41 Articles for Teaching all Text Structures ^ 2015, Hello Literacy #3 Help students ask “How historians, and scientists write?” ^ 2015, Hello Literacy T hank You! www.helloliteracy.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/helloliteracy www.pinterest.com/hellojenjones www.slideshare.net/hellojenjones www.twitter.com/hellojenjones www.hellojenjones.com [...]... 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 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 Examples of content area writing at the. ..Intermediate Literacy Text Types Books Magazines Book Series Websites Textbooks Brochures Text Genres Biographies Journals Memoirs Articles Informational Text Text Structur Description Compare/Contras Cause/Effec Problem/Solutio Sequence of Events ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Intermediate Literacy Author’s Purpose Persuade Explain Entertain Inform Author’s Viewpoint Understand the author’s perspective... writing at the Intermediate Level… ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Graphic Organizers ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Graphic Organizers ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Graphic Organizers as pre -writing planners ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Venn Diagrams ^ 2015, Hello Literacy RAFTS ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Annotating ^ 2015, Hello Literacy ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Two Column Notes ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Content Area Close Reading with Two-Column... once ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Sticky Notes ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Inquiry Research ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Notetaking ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Wordles ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Biopoems ABC Lists ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Creative Projects ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Science Notebooking ^ 2015, Hello Literacy Fake Social Media Fake Social Media Disciplinary Literacy ^ 2015, Hello Literacy ^ 2015, Hello Literacy ... & feelings Author’s Reasons Reasons Arguments Claims Justification ^ 2015, Hello Literacy 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?