Writing Culture
A culture of true discourse and extended writing
What is an intellectual culture?
Check for logic, explanations, or reasoning; ensure statements are accurate; articulate a coherent line of thought.
What is revising a draft?
The organization or system of sounds within a language.
What is phonology?
Intensive instruction works systematically through these types of tasks, working from simple to more complex.
What is phonological awareness instruction?
Students help each other understand a text and make sense of it.
What is cooperative learning?
Read explicitly; skim and scan; use annotation and note-taking methods.
What is capturing the discussion?
Employ grammar and conventions to create meanings.
What is editing and publishing?
The development of vocabulary focuses both on expressive vocabulary and receptive vocabulary.
What is semantics?
When determining the words on which to focus instruction, a teacher should consider “high utility” words—words that can be used across multiple contexts.
What is vocabulary instruction?
Literature circles are powerful experiences for what kind of readers
What are reluctant and/or struggling readers?
Outline a structure using a method that sequences points or reasons
What is structuring the writing?
The grade that students should have acquired skills in structuring a basic composition in response to reading texts on a topic of three or more paragraphs and know that they have different purposes when writing argumentative and explanatory compositions?
What is fourth grade?
An understanding of grammar—the set of structural rules that govern the combination of words and phrases into sentences—and how sentences are combined into paragraphs.
What is syntax?
The comprehension and/or use of a spoken, written and/or other communication symbol system.
What is language?
When functioning as a place of connection and fun, can serve to anchor our kids in school.
What are literature circles?
Write a credible claim or thesis; provide relevant context.
What is crafting an opening?
The term teachers set the stage for the pairing of discourse and writing.
What is the DWC assignment plan?
The smallest units of meaning within a word and the rules about how those words are formed.
What is morphology?
The main 2 forms that language is classified.
What is receptive and expressive?
A term that leads to deeper engagement, increased intrinsic motivation, and an opportunity for guided-decision making.
What is choice?
Construct a multipara graph composition with an opening, development, and closing; use quotes, citations.
What is Writing an Initial Draft?
Determine and sequence a line of thought or logic to develop explanation or argument.
What is Structuring the Writing?
Considered by some reading experts as the “hidden curriculum” in a classroom, pragmatics requires the understanding of the social use of language.
What is pragmatics?
Instruction focused on the meanings of prefixes, suffixes, and base and root words
What is vocabulary instruction?
Literature circles are fun, in part because.....
What are social interactions?