https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr Teaching writing needs to be intentional and explicit. Opinion writing can be difficult for students. Offer the support they need and watch them soar. en-us 2017-09-16 12:56:06 UTC 2025-11-09 12:05:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146389 P: Pull Apart the Prompt
O: Organize Your Essay
W: Write and Say More]]> 2017-09-16 12:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146389 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146552 1. Read the prompt.
2. Circle the type of essay you will be writing: Opinion, Explanatory, or Narrative.
3. Underline the task. In other words, what are you writing about.]]> 2017-09-16 13:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146552 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146772 1. After you determine what you are writing about, set up a t-chart.
2. Give it a title based on what your prompt asked you to do.  For example: Should Confederate Monuments Be Taken Down?
3. Write "Yes" and "No" on each side of the chart.
4. Knock out two birds with one stone!  As you read, gather information to put in your chart.  Remember, you don't have to write complete sentences.  Just write enough to know what you mean.
5. Once you've completed both texts and gathered your evidence,  decide which side you are going to write about: yes or no.
6. Create categories from your evidence that will serve as your reasons for your claim. These reasons will be used in your thesis statement and your topic sentences for each body paragraph, so it's important to make them strong.]]> 2017-09-16 13:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188146772 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188147559 It's time to write. Students need to see what good writing is, so make sure you explicitly teach them how. Complete a Class Mentor Essay together before you turn them loose to write.]]> 2017-09-16 13:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188147559 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188147766 1. Complete Class Mentor Essay together.  Pull apart the prompt, organize your essay, and write and say more all together.
2. Allow students to choose an independent project to work on during Writer's Workshop time.
3. As you complete parts of the Class Mentor Essay, allow students to begin work on their independent projects.
4. Conference with students during independent writing time to check on progress, teach mini-lessons,  and clarify misconceptions.

]]> 2017-09-16 13:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188147766 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149141 Choice is important. Allow students to choose what they are going to write about during independent writing time.]]> 2017-09-16 13:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149141 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149384 Help students intentionally think about the writing process and where they are in it. Create a way for them to identify where they are in the process.]]> 2017-09-16 13:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149384 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149528 Set up Writing Buddies. Require students to meet periodically to help each other plan, write, or conduct a peer review.]]> 2017-09-16 13:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149528 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149866 Here are the Independent Projects our students will be able to choose from this time.]]> 2017-09-16 13:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188149866 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188150022 We always overview the projects before the students make their choice.]]> 2017-09-16 13:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188150022 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188150904 http://tnstudentswrite.blogspot.com/2016/09/making-writers-workshop-possible.html]]> 2017-09-16 14:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188150904 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151161 https://twitter.com/TNStudentsWrite/status/786640939083177984

http://tnstudentswrite.blogspot.com/2016/10/making-writers-workshop-possible-class.html]]> 2017-09-16 14:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151161 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151355 http://tnstudentswrite.blogspot.com/2016/09/making-writers-workshop-possible-set-up.html]]> 2017-09-16 14:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151355 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151518 2017-09-16 14:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151518 christy_mcmanus https://padlet.com/christy_mcmanus/zh6q7g9g6ttr/wish/188151890 Need materials?  Go here:
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