Writing as a Tool
Lesson Planner
Types of Writing
Teacher Planning
Misc.
100

This increases student comprehension. 

Writing about a text. 

100

On Day 2 of GRP, before writing, I do this. 

Running Record 

100

This type of writing involved students creating their own response to the prompt and writing it. 

Independent Writing. 

100

Teachers use these 2 things to plan for writing day. 

Change Over Time and Running Records 

100

How much wood could a Woodchuck chuck, if a Woodchuck could chuck wood?

If a Woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck as much wood as a Woodchuck could chuck. 

200

Increasing how much students write improves this. 

How well they read or word solving skills. 

200

While doing a RR, other student are engaged in this. 

Reading a different text than the RR, at their independent reading level. 

200

This type of writing engages students in composing a response that has already been predetermined by the teacher ad will write it independently. 

Dictated Writing

200

Teachers should always have this planned out in advanced for Writing Day. 

A writing prompt and an exemplar response. 

200

What is a pile of cats called?

A Meowtain!

300

Reading and writing should have this to benefit students literacy. 

Reciprocity 

300

There are this many types of writing. 

Three

300

This type of writing allows students to work as a group to respond to a prompt, with teacher assistance. 

Interactive Writing
300

Teachers should analyze this on RR's to deepen understanding of possible misconceptions. 

MSV (Meaning, Structure, and Visual)

400

Teachers should do this to their exemplar answer on their planner. 

Code the words. (example: teacher words, exemplar words)
500

This is vital to students comprehension and independent success on writing day. 

Student discussion.