Session 6 Agenda

Assigned Readings for Session 6

[T] = Read Chapter 3

[O] = Read Kucer & Rhodes

[O] = Read Furr 



LEARNING ACTIVITY I.   MOTIVATION, STRATEGIES and SKILLS:  WHAT INFLUENCES A STUDENT'S R/W ABILITIES?
(4:00-5:00)  What role does motivation play?  What strategies and skills are critical to both reading and writing processes?
 
5:00-5:15 Break
 
LEARNING ACTIVITY II.   618 READING/WRITING WORKSHOP TIME   (5:15-6:40)
1=Prewriting   2=Drafting    3=Revising  4=Editing   5=Publishing
6=Peer Conference   7=Teacher Conference  8=Independent Reading

(5:15-6:40)   Independent Writing Time 
                       Suggested activities for the evening:                         1.  Drafting/Revising possible genre piece #1.
                   2. Prewriting/Drafting possible genre piece #2.
                   3.  Teacher Conference
The Author's Chair Scheduled for tonight is canceled.  
The first Author's Chair will be held on Session 11.   
 

Session 5 Agenda

  
I.   Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking:  Exploring Hicks' Digital Writing Workshop
(4:00-5:00)  What are these tools?  How can we use them to teach the writer to write and the reader to read?  What do they offer us personally as readers and writers?

5:00-5:15 Break
 
II.   618 Reading/Writing Workshop Time   (5:15-6:40)
1=Prewriting   2=Drafting    3=Revising  4=Editing   5=Publishing
6=Peer Conference   7=Teacher Conference  8=Independent Reading


(5:15-5:45)  Finalize Rules and Routines for Writing Group; 
                       Conduct first writing group conference (without teacher)


(5:45-6:40)   Independent Writing Time 
                       Suggested activities for the evening:     
                   1.  Prewriting and drafting possible genre piece #1.
 

What did you think about our R/W Workshop Expectations?

Do you think it will work for you?  Are there components you are particularly excited about?   Worried about?
Did I miss anything?

Question for Us To Ponder

Given what Hicks suggests (in my last blog), I am wondering how we could best use this site as a way for us to "reach out" to each other when we are not on campus to ask questions, raise issues, and make additional connections (literally with links as well as metaphorically with our knowledge construction).

What do you think?   Would it be useful to have access to your instructor/classmates while reading Hicks?  
How might we shape this site to best serve our learning needs?

Why Use A Wiki?

Like blogs, wikis offer writers another way to engage in the read/write web that can support their growth over time.  A wiki is a website that can be easily revised by multiple authors, and it allows for people to see the revision history as well as have a conversation about individual pages through a discussion form.  


By their very nature, wikis are dynamic, subject to change at any moment.  Depending on how a teacher invites his students into the use of wikis, particular pages may be kept up by individuals, small groups, or the entire class.  For instance, a classroom's homepage may be seen as a space for anyone to post new content and make changes, whereas as students' individual pages are largely seen as their own spaces to share their writing.


excerpt from Hicks (2009), The Digital Writing Workshop, Chapter 3 pp. 42-43.

Writing Quote for the Day:

"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out." Author Unknown