Four Purposes for Writing
Expressive Writing
Used to express our opinions.
Phonetics
Science on the study of speech processes.
Expository
Why Does This Need Explaining?
Teacher and text centered
Reader response centered
Reason 1
A Place for Cooperative Learning.
Informative Writing
Used to educate or explain something.
Phonology
Study of the sound of language.
Persuasive
Why Should The Reader Trust You?
The entire reading curriculum.
Part of a balanced literacy program.
Reason 2
Allows Students to Make Choices About their Learning.
Persuasive Writing
A more serious form of writing on a debatable topic.
Morphology
Form and structure of words.
Narrative
Why Tell A Story?
Uncontrolled, unstructured talk time.
Structured for student independence.
Reason 3
They are Fun and Socially Engaging.
Literary Work
A form of creative writing.
Semantics
How we combine words to create meaningful phrases.
Descriptive
Why is this Worth Describing
Guided primarily by teacher.
Guided by student insights and questions.
Reason 4
They are Powerful Experiences for Struggling/Reluctant Readers.
Outcome 1
The teacher understands the composing processes for different forms of oral and written discourse.
Outcome 3
The teacher demonstrates an understanding of the phonemic, morphemic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic systems of language and their relation to the reading and writing process.
Outcome 2
The teacher demonstrates an understanding of the various purposes for reading and writing (narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive)
Outcome 1a
The teacher understands the composing processes for different forms of oral and written discourse.
Outcome 3a
S1: P6. The teacher demonstrates an understanding of the phonemic, morphemic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic systems of language and their relation to the reading and writing process.