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Writing Workshop
Grammar
Writing Process
Assessment
Hodge Podge
100
Two ways to generate writing prompts.
What are (any two) Popcorn Writer's Block Mining the Heart Character Sketches Doodling Interviewing Lists Draw>Label>Caption
100
The correct form of the pronoun 'it' used in the following sentence: The dog lost ___ collar.
What is 'its'?
100
In this part of writing, you write your thoughts down as quickly as possible. Sometimes referred to as making a "Sloppy Copy."
What is drafting?
100
The magic math problem associated with traits.
What is 6 + 1?
100
These are the four components of the language arts curriculum.
What are reading, writing, speaking, listening?
200
The five minute roll call a teacher conducts at the beginning of writing workshop, during which she gathers information on each student's plan for the day.
What is "status of the class?"
200
This type of verb modifies the main verb, as in "Gail can win."
What is a helping or auxiliary verb?
200
The final round of changes, in which the writer focuses on correcting grammar, spelling, and puctuation.
What is editing?
200
A collection of one student's writing over time.
What is a writing portfolio?
200
The RAFT technique provides a meaningful way to incorporate writing into content area instruction. These are the four components referred to by the acronym.
What are Role of Writer Audience Format Topic + strong verb?
300
The two things all writers must come to workshop with.
What are their writers' notebooks and pencil/pen?
300
The correct form of the noun 'student' in the following sentence: The teacher was shocked to find that none of the class was prepared. The _______ homework was incomplete.
What is students'?
300
During this process, writers meet with other members of their class to discuss their work and receive feedback.
What is peer conferencing?
300
This assessment tool allows the teacher to record impressions of a writer's strengths and weaknesses in an organized chart.
What is a trait analysis chart?
300
A conscious plan under control of the writer.
What is a strategy?
400
A framework to support a learner's attempts.
What is scaffolding?
400
One way to correct the following sentence: Each student will raise their hand before speaking.
What is "Each student will raise his or her hand before speaking" or "Students will raise their hands before speaking"?
400
In this stage of the writing process, a writer considers the purpose and effectiveness of her writing and may make substantial changes to clarify meaning.
What is revision?
400
Three reasons to assess student writing.
What are to provide students with feedback, to provide parents with a picture of their child's ability, to plan for future instruction based on students' needs? (Would also accept institutional comparison of student progress.)
400
This poetic form, in which writers construct lines conforming to specifics directions, requires students to think deeply about a specific person or place.
What is the 15 Sentence Portrait?
500
This type of classroom is characterized by students working a different tasks at different rates, the creation of many short, interesting pieces of writing, students choose which piece to develop further, and the view that failure is a opportunity to stretch and grow.
What is a process-centered classroom?
500
An action verb with a direct object, for example 'kicked' in the following sentence: Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.
What is a transitive verb?
500
These are two strategies teachers should encourage writers can use when they are uncertain how to spell a word during writing workshop time.
What are (any two) draw a blank line use invented spelling check the word wall ask a classmate check the dictionary?
500
The 6 + 1 traits.
What are ideas, sentence fluency, organization, word choice, voice, conventions, and presentation?
500
The Cliffhanger activity focuses on teaching the structure of this type of writing.
What is fiction (or story arc)?