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2018 PRIMALS-THE WRITING PROCESS

The document outlines a training session for Grades 4-6 teachers focused on the writing process, emphasizing the importance of teaching writing as a process rather than a product. It details the five steps of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, along with techniques and the 6+1 traits for assessing writing quality. The session aims to equip teachers with strategies to effectively teach and assess writing in their classrooms.

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2018 PRIMALS-THE WRITING PROCESS

The document outlines a training session for Grades 4-6 teachers focused on the writing process, emphasizing the importance of teaching writing as a process rather than a product. It details the five steps of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, along with techniques and the 6+1 traits for assessing writing quality. The session aims to equip teachers with strategies to effectively teach and assess writing in their classrooms.

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PRIMALS 4-6

Pedagogical Retooling in Mathematics, Languages,


and Science for Grades 4-6 Teachers

Session – 16.0

The Writing
Process
Key Understanding or Learning
Points
1. There are two major approaches in the writing
process: writing as product and writing as process.
2. The writing process involves five steps: prewriting,
drafting, revising, editing and publishing.
3. The process approach should be adopted and
promoted in the teaching of writing.
4. The 6+1 traits represent the characteristics of high
quality writing and provide the guidelines for
assessing
writing. In the order of importance, they include
Materials
Needed:

• PPT
presentation Approximate
• LAC session Duration:
Video of Alice
M. Karaan 1 hour and 30
minutes / 90
References:

• PRIMALS English Chief Trainers’


Session Guide
• BEST Teacher Resource Package in
Grades 4-6 English
• Willa Cather
Introduction
“Good ______ everyone. Today, we are all set to engage in a
thorough discussion about how the writing process should be
taught, and how we can most effectively assess our learners’
written outputs.
Specifically, we shall focus on achieving the following
objectives for the next two hours (Slide 2):
compare writing as product with writing as process;
identify the steps in teaching writing through process
approach;
use diverse techniques in prewriting, drafting, revising,
editing and publishing, and
employ the 6+1 traits in assessing written outputs.
At the end of the session, you
should be able to:
a. Compare writing as product with writing
process;
b. Identify the steps in teaching writing through
process approach;
c. Use diverse techniques in prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing and publishing; and,
d. Employ the 6+1 traits in assessing written
outputs.
ACTIVITY (5 minutes)

A. Think-Pair-Square:
Recall your own practices in teaching
composition writing, then answer the following
questions:

1. How do you teach composition writing?


2. What particular approach do you employ?
ACTIVITY (10 minutes)
B. Sharing Time:

Each group will choose one from a


pair from among the group
participants to share answers to the
whole big group.
ANALYSIS (15 minutes)

“Based on the sharing of some participants, let us


discuss the approaches used by teachers in teaching
writing.

1. What are the two main approaches to writing?


(Expected response: Writing as product, writing as
process)

2. What are their primary differences?


Writing as product Writing as process
Objective: Focus: steps in
production of composing a piece
a piece of writing of writing
Follows a linear Writing is recursive
sequence
Gives more
importance to
organization
3. Why should the process
approach be given priority in
teaching writing?
ABSTRACTION (1 hour and 10 minutes)

Discussion A

“Now that we have agreed that the process


approach should be promoted in teaching writing,
we are ready to view the discussion of Alice
Karaan about the five steps in the writing process,
together with various techniques in accomplishing
each step.”
Viewing #1.
Steps in the Writing Process
(Segment 1)
Resource Person: Alice Karaan,
PRIMALS 4-6 National Training
of Trainers
Steps in the Writing Process
Prewriting Stage
1.Choosing a topic to explore
2.Narrowing down the topic
3.Generating ideas
Techniques in prewriting stage
1. Brainstorming
2. Exploring diary and journal entries

3. 5 W’s
4. Reading
5. Reflecting and remembering
6. Observing nature and people
7. Graphic organizers
Drafting Stage
1. Putting ideas down on paper
2. Risk-free exploration of topic
3. Emphasis: Content
4. One or more drafts
Drafting techniques
1. Use of prewrites
2. Quick writes
3. Free writing
4. Looping
5. Responding to stimuli
Revising Stage
1.Making changes based on
feedback
2.Involves self-check, peer
correction, teacher correction, and
teacher conferencing
Revising techniques
1. Addition of needed points
2. Deletion of unnecessary/
irrelevant information
3. Rearrangement of sentences
4. Rewriting of ambiguous parts
Revising Guide Questions
1. Is the piece interesting to read?
2. Are the purpose and audience clear?
3. Does the opening sentence hook the
reader?
4. Are the ideas clearly expressed and
logically arranged?
12: Revising Guide Questions
1. Are the sentences and paragraph easy to
understand and follow?
2. Are there enough ideas, examples, or
supporting details?
3. Does the piece end in a satisfying
manner?
4. Does the writer achieve the purpose of the
writing task?
Revising Checklist

Name: ________________ Grade:___________________


Writing Task:___________ Yes No Suggestions/Problems

1.The piece is interesting to read.


2.The purpose and audience are
clear.
3. Etcetera
Editing Stage
1.Polishing
2.Proofreading for writing
mechanics/ conventions
Publishing Stage
Sharing of the piece of writing via:
a.Displaying on the bulletin board
b.Reading aloud with three (3)
specific compliments and a wish
c.Author’s chair
Discussion

“After that extensive discussion on the


steps and techniques in the writing
process, how do you now assess the
learners’ outputs? Let us get familiar with
the 6+1 traits of writing.”
What is your take of 6 + 1
traits?
?
6 +1 ?
? ? ? ? ?
6+
1 Assessing the
Trait Learner’s
s Outputs

Sentenc
Organ
Idea Word e Conve
i Voice Fluenc
s zation
Choice ntions
y

Presentation
Illustration (6+1 traits of writing)

“You are given an illustration of the


6+1 traits of writing, as arranged in
their order of importance: ideas,
organization, voice, word choice,
sentence fluency, conventions, and
presentation.”
Questions the traits answer
“Teachers should direct the learners to the
questions that the traits answer, to ensure that
their written outputs are written well.”
1.Ideas: What do you want to say?
2.Organization: How do you want to present your
ideas?
3.Voice: What emotions do you want to express?
4.Word Choice: Are your words descriptive and
purposeful?
Questions the traits answer
5. Sentence fluency: Do your words flow when
read?
6. Conventions: Did you check your spelling,
punctuation, grammar, capitalization and
paragraphing?
7. Presentation: Is the appearance of your
work attractive?
The Idea Trait
1. choice of topic
2. focus
3. elaboration or details
The Organization Trait
1.Structure of a piece of
writing
2.Attractive lead and effective
conclusion
3.Use of transition words
The Voice Trait
1.The way a writer writes that makes
writing his own.
2.Establishes a reader-writer connection –
how a piece of writing elicits a reaction
from the audience.
3.Distinct and unique to the writer
The Word Choice Trait
1.Intentional selection of sensory

and precise language


2. Finding the right words
to capture the writer’s meaning
Issues Related to Word Choice Trait
1.Misused words
2.Words with unwanted connotations
3.Using a pronoun when readers
cannot tell whom or what it refers to
4.Jargon or technical language
The Sentence Fluency Trait
Refers to the smoothness in the flow
of sentences:
1.how words and phrases sound
together within a sentence
2.how groups of sentences sound
when read one after the other
The Conventions Trait
1.Addresses the level of
correctness in a piece of writing
2.Concerned with
a.grammar and usage
b.writing mechanics
The Presentation Trait
1.Visual attractiveness and
clarity
2.Legible handwriting or neat
word processing
Reflection:
1.Why is it important that teachers know
the steps in the writing process?
2. What are the advantages of the 6+1
traits of writing as an assessment tool?
3. What other insights did you gain from
the two discussions?
APPLICATION (20 minutes)

Participants will craft a lesson sequence


(in writing) of a chosen topic using the
writing process. The five steps of the
writing process should be covered in the
lesson sequence.
Closure
“Everyone, let us read this line aloud, originally
from the author, Willa Cather:
Most of the basic material a writer works with is
acquired before the age of fifteen.
“This gives us hope, that the learners we teach
today will be good writers in the near future, if only we
are able to give them the basic skills they need while
still young.
THANK YOU
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