Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 1 October/November/December Unit 2/3/4 Writing for Many Purposes Writing Workshop Overview of Unit: During the writing for many purposes unit, students will learn about the different types of writing available. The unit will focus on writing for a specific purpose in mind and specific audience/individuals. Students will learn how to plan and choose WHO to send messages to and WHAT their messages will include. Students will be immersed in different types of writing such as letters, cards, lists, signs, music, menus and so on. The different types of writing introduced will depend on what the kindergarten teacher wants to cover and feels his/her students are ready/capable to learn. As you begin this unit it will be important to decide how you plan to move through the unit. Some possible ideas include: Immerse the student in all the writing you plan to cover in this unit and then teach one type of writing at a time during the drafting section. For example, the day you teach a mini-lesson about letters will be the day that you introduce the letter paper choices. The slow addition of the paper choices available will help the students understand which paper choice they need to use and choose for their writing. Important Notes: Throughout the unit, T+T are added which indicates turn and talk ideas for students. The T+T for each skill and strategy are just suggestion of what you can have the students do during their try-it part of the writing mini-lesson. Goals for Unit : Use Spaces (Spacemen) Use Word Wall Words Reread writing Stretching out words Match Picture with Words/sentences Make paper choices that match the specific kind of writing Use Punctuations (.,!,?) Beginning and trying to use uppercase and lowercase appropriately Choosing topics for writing from their own life and experiences Making plans for writing Using writing as a way to convey a message Writing for an audience/for a variety of purposes Paper Choice Ideas: Some paper choices for letters and lists are added at the end of this unit. It is helpful to label the paper choices with a picture so the students understand what type they are choosing for their writing. It is also helpful to review the different types of writing paper choices available so the students understand that the paper choices are different and for specific types of writing. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 2 Alignment with Standards: K.1.1 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. K.1.3 Understand that printed materials provide information. K.1.6 Recognize and name all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet. K.1.7 Listen to two or three phonemes (sounds) when they are read aloud, and tell the number of sounds heard, whether they are the same or different, and the order. Example: Listen to the sounds /f/, /m/, /s/ or /l/, /n/, /v/. Tell how many sounds were heard and whether any sounds were the same. K.1.12 Listen to spoken sentences and recognize individual words in the sentence; listen to words and recognize individual sounds in the words. K.1.17 Read their own names. K.1.21 Identify common signs and symbols. Example: Identify the meanings of common signs and symbols, such as stop signs or store signs, from the colors, shapes, logos, and letters on these signs or symbols. K.2.1 Locate the title and the name of the author of a book. K.2.4 Identify types of everyday print materials. Example: Walk around the school and identify the signs in the school, such as EXIT, Principal’s Office, and Restrooms. Tell the difference between a storybook and a beginners’ dictionary. K.2.5 Identify the order (first, last) of information. Example: Listen to and look at the information in a book such as Going on a Whale Watch by Bruce McMillan. Then draw pictures representing the main events of a whale watching trip in the order in which they occurred. K.3.1 Distinguish fantasy from reality. Example: Listen to The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, Trinka Hakes Noble’s story about a class field trip to a farm, and Farming, Gail Gibbons’ nonfiction book about farming. Tell how these two books are different. K.3.2 Retell (beginning, middle, end) familiar stories. Example: Retell the story of a folktale, such as the version of The Three Little Pigs by Steven Kellogg. K.3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events in a story. Example: Identify the main characters in a story, such as Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells. Describe the setting in a familiar story, such as Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Retell the important events in a story, such as the folktale Jack and the Beanstalk. K.3.4 Identify favorite books and stories. K.3.5 Understand what is heard or seen by responding to questions (who, what, where). K.4.1 Discuss ideas to include in a story. K.4.2 Tell a story that the teacher or some other person will write. K.4.3 Write using pictures, letters, and words. K.4.4 Write phonetically spelled words (words that are written as they sound) and consonant-vowel-consonant words (demonstrating the alphabetic principle). Example: Write correctly simple words, such as man, cat, and run, and spell other words as they sound, such as whale as wal, jumps as jmps, and bigger as bigr, showing an understanding of what letters represent certain sounds. K.4.5 Write by moving from left to right and from top to bottom. K.4.6 Ask how and why questions about a topic of interest. K.4.7 Identify pictures and charts as sources of information and begin gathering information from a variety of sources (books, technology). K.5.1 Draw pictures and write words for a specific reason. Example: Draw a picture or write to a friend or a family member to tell about something new at school. K.5.2 Draw pictures and write for specific people or persons. Example: Write or dictate an invitation to a parent to attend a classroom event. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 3 K.6.1 Write capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet, correctly shaping and spacing the letters. K.6.2 Spell independently using an understanding of the sounds of the alphabet and knowledge of letter names. Example: Spell correctly common words, such as cat, or spell by how the word sounds, such as kat. K.7.1 Understand and follow one- and two-step spoken directions. K.7.2 Share information and ideas, speaking in complete, coherent sentences. K.7.3 Describe people, places, things (including their size, color, and shape), locations, and actions. K.7.5 Tell an experience or creative story in a logical sequence (chronological order, first, second, last). DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 4 Immersion Look at books, cards, letters, lists, and songs Noticing Songs What (skill): Writers notice that messages can be sent in songs How (strategy): By noticing and marking parts that show emotion, celebrate something, tell a story, or remembering something… (Make a list and remember all the songs they know, what are the purposes of those songs) Chart Idea *a song mommy sings at bedtime *a song for birthdays *a song to teach color words What (skill): Writers notice that messages can be sent in many different forms How (strategy): By reading and investigating different types of writing By sorting different types of writing into separate groups What (skill): Writers send messages in many different ways How (strategy): By noticing how writers write letters, signs, lists, cards, or music T+T (active engagement): sort and discuss the types of writing being used to send a message or to remember something (show examples) (Chart) Different Kinds of Writing 1. Letters 1. Cards 2. Signs 3. Lists 4. Music What (skill): Writers read like a writer How (strategy): DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 5 By noticing and using Post-its to mark the important parts that the author added to make the specific types of writing (Chart) What we notice… What (skill): Writers learn more about different types of writing How (strategy): By studying different types of writing and noticing the specific message used in the writing so they can learn new ways to write messages. By noticing how the message in the writing relates to the writers life so they can learn how to write different messages. By noticing how writers begin and end a letter with and opening and closing so they can learn how to begin and end the letters that they write. By noticing how the writer adds labels so they can learn and see how to add labels to their own pictures. By noticing how the writer makes her/his words match the picture so they can learn how to make their own pictures and words match in their messages that they are writing. By noticing how the writer makes their sketches look real with lots of detail so they can learn how to make their own sketches look real with lots of detail. By noticing how the writer uses speech bubbles to show characters talking so they can learn how to add speech bubbles in their own writing. By noticing how the author adds movement marks to make characters and objects move so they can learn how to add movement marks in their own messages. By noticing how the writer shows facial expression, emotions, and feelings on the faces of characters so they can learn how to add facial expression, emotions, and feeling in their own stories. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Different Type of Chart Ideas *Make a list of all the reasons people write *Make a chart of all the reasons and kinds of writing *Notice the kinds of writing in the classroom, hallway, and school * DRAFT Revised August 2010 Page 6 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 7 Collecting Collecting Ideas for Messages What (skill): Writers get ideas for writing a message How (strategy): By thinking about their message and the reason for sending/making the (letter/sign/list/cards) so their message is sent out to the world in the best writing type possible. By thinking of something they really love or are passionate about and want to share with others so they can share their message with others. By thinking of one time they never want to forget so they can share their message with others By thinking of a special person and one time with that special person so they can share their message with that person By thinking of a special place and one time at that special place so they can write a message to others to share about that special place and time. By thinking about one time with their family so they can share their message with others By thinking about one time they lost a tooth so they can share their message with others By thinking about one time they saw something so they can share their message with others Chart: Reasons to send a letter 1. Share news 2. Congratulate 3. Invite 4. Say Thanks 5. Ask them something 6. To talk to someone Collecting Ideas for Who to Send a Message What (skill): Writers get ideas for who they want to send a message How (strategy): By thinking and saying the names of individuals that they want to share a message with so those individuals know the important message that they want to share By saying across their hand individuals that need to know a specific message so they can share their message with them Chart Idea DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 8 Make a list of different people you would like to send a letter Collecting Ideas for the Best Type of Writing to Send their Writing What (skill): Writers get ideas of what type of writing to use for their message How (strategy): By thinking about what type of writing would be the best way to share their message so others will understand the message in the best way possible. Collecting Ideas for Songs What (skill): Writers can get an idea for a song How (strategy): By thinking about things that matter to them By thinking about how they feel By thinking about the things they love By thinking about what they know all about DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 9 Choosing and Drafting What (skill): Writers think about who they are writing for before they get started on a new message How (strategy): By thinking about a special person who they would like to write something for and then thinking about one time with that special person so they can share a message with that special person. (Page 163 & 164 in About the Authors by Katie Wood Ray What (skill): Writers send messages to others How (strategy): By thinking about who they want to write to and what they want to tell that person in the message Planning Chart Who will you tell What is the message Touch and Say on the paper T+T (active engagement): Students will try this out with the paper under their pockets (maybe tryout several times with new messages and people to write to) Letter Writing What(skill): Writers decide and show in their letter who they are writing their message to How(strategy): By beginning with an opening that is using the words Dear and the person’s name Letter Chart 1. Opening Dear_______, DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 10 What(skill): Writers write their message in the body of the letter How (strategy): By thinking about what they want to tell their reader Continue the Letter Chart Body _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What (skill): Writers add a closing to their letter so the reader know who it is from How (strategy): By using the words love, your friend, or thanks. Continue the Letter Chart 3. Closing Love, ______________ Card Writing (Use and follow many of the same lessons from the letter writing section) What (skill): Writes send messages in cards How (strategy): By planning who the message is to and what they want to tell them Different Reasons for Cards (chart) Celebrate Sympathy Thank you Share emotion What (skill): Writes send messages in cards How (strategy): By writing the type of occasion on the front of the card and the specific message inside the card DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 11 What(skill): Writers sketch the occasion of their card on the front How(strategy): By writing the occasion and adding a picture to match. Occasions (chart) 1. Birthday 2. Holiday 3. Something New What(skill): Writers add more writing to their card How (strategy): By thinking of what else they can ask or tell the person. List Writing What(skill): Writers plan and write lists How (strategy): By thinking about what they want to remember so they can read their list and get/do what they need to By thinking about the people they want to invite to their birthday party so they can send out invitations to those individuals By thinking about the items they want to buy at the store so they won’t forget what they need to buy Lists Lists help us remember things Lists help us be organized DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 12 (Chart Idea) Types of Lists Class Names List Grocery List Vacation List Telephone Number List Lunch Menu List Word Wall List Colors List Numbers List Shapes List Pets List Zoo Animal List Ocean Animal List Picnic List Beach List School Supply List Christmas List Fruits List Vegetables List Favorite Songs List Sign Writing What(skill): Writers can plan their signs How (strategy): By thinking about a message that will help keep others safe By thinking about a place that others have trouble finding By thinking about a place where people have trouble figuring out what to do By thinking about a place where there are many important things to remember to do What(skill): Writers write signs How (strategy): By writing their message or label so others can read and do or remember what they need to By adding a picture so others can understand what their suppose to do or remember (Chart) Signs Signs help us find places Signs help us know what to do and what things are (Chart) Signs Think about what people need to know or where they need to go Song Writing What(skill): Writers can plan their songs How (strategy): By remembering a tune they already know and thinking about new words for the tune By writing the words and then putting a tune or beat with it later DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 13 By sketching pictures that go with the words of the song Conventions What (skill): Writers use spaces in between their words How(strategy): By writing a word and then placing their spaceman down before they right their next word What (skill): Writers write sentences that end with a punctuation How (strategy): By using a red crayon to make it so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. By placing a . ! ? in the place that you have finished one complete thought so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. By placing a . ! ? in the place that you have finished telling/asking something so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. What (Skill): Writers make sure they use an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence How (Strategy): By using a green crayon/marker for that letter so the reader can see where the new sentence begins. By making the letter uppercase and the other letters in the word lowercase so the reader can see where the new sentence begins. What (Skill): Writers make sure they use lowercase letters in their writing How (Strategy): By making sure to write only in lowercase unless they are starting a sentence or writing a name so their writing is easier to read. Pictures, Words, and Detail What (skill): Writers help their readers know what their words are How (strategy): By getting as many letters down as they can. They do this by touching a word they already wrote, saying the word slowly (like a rubber band/like a turtle) ….stretching the word, listening for all the sounds, and adding any new sounds that they hear. What (skill): Writers make sure that the words they already know how to spell are spelled correctly (Word Wall words / star words…whatever you call them). How (strategy): By looking at the words on the Word Wall, reading each one, looking back at their writing, and asking, “Did I use this word in my writing? If I did, did I spell it correctly?” Writers fix up any words from the Word Wall that they used in their writing. What (skill): Writers write their words neatly DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 14 How (strategy): By using their best handwriting and making the words easy for others to read What (skill): Writers show important parts of their pictures How (strategy): By highlighting or labeling what they want their reader to see. What (skill): Writers go back to add more to their writing How (strategy): By reading and thinking about what more they could send in their message What (skill): Writers make sure their writing is going to make sense for others to read How (strategy): By rereading their writing and thinking…Does that sounds right? Is that what I want to say? What (skill): Writers add detail with describing words How (strategy): by naming the size, shape, or color of the object What (skill): Writers go back to their old pieces and add to the words and pictures How (strategy): By looking at one page at a time and asking themselves, “What else should be on this page?” What (skill): Writers add speech bubbles to their pictures How (strategy): By looking at their picture, closing their eyes, and asking themselves, “What were the people saying to each other on this page? What did I hear? What could they have said?” So that whoever reads their story will know what the characters were saying. What (skill): Writers add to their pictures How (strategy): By adding feelings to their characters’ faces. They look at each person in their story and ask, “How was this person feeling in this part of the story?” Then, they add details like smiles, frowns, tears, eyes wide open, and more to let their reader know how the people were feeling. What (skill): Writers add thought bubbles to their pictures How (strategy): By looking at each character in their story and asking themselves, “What was this character thinking about in this part?” So their readers know what all of their characters were thinking in their story. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 15 Partner Work What(skill): Writers talk about their writing with a partner when they need help or think their finished How(strategy): By asking them to go to your special spot and talk to you about your writing By reading their story with a partner and asking the partner if there are any words or pictures missing, so they can make their story easier for others to read. Help a Writing Partner Chart (1 time per day) 1. Help Plan writing 2. Help stretch out words 3. Ask? What’s missing? 4. Give Compliments DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 16 Revision (Fixing Time) Adding more detail to words and pictures (Most of these skill and strategies are repeated from the drafting section.) What (skill): Writing partners help each other choose a piece for publishing How (strategy): By looking at all the writing they have done and sorting it into piles of “easy to read” and “not easy to read” and telling each other which piece of writing is the best because it is easy to read. What (skill): Writers show important parts of their pictures How (strategy): By highlighting or labeling what they want their reader to see. What (skill): Writers add more to their words and pictures How (strategy): By reading and thinking about what more they could send in their message By reading their story with a partner and asking the partner if there are any words or pictures missing, so they can make their story easier for others to read. What (skill): Writers go back to their old pieces and add to the words and pictures How (strategy): By looking at one page at a time and asking themselves, “What else should be on this page?” What (skill): Writers add speech bubbles to their pictures How (strategy): By looking at their picture, closing their eyes, and asking themselves, “What were the people saying to each other on this page? What did I hear? What could they have said?” So that whoever reads their story will know what the characters were saying. What (skill): Writers add to their pictures How (strategy): By adding feelings to their characters’ faces. They look at each person in their story and ask, “How was this person feeling in this part of the story?” Then, they add details like smiles, frowns, tears, eyes wide open, and more to let their reader know how the people were feeling. What (skill): Writers add thought bubbles to their pictures How (strategy): By looking at each character in their story and asking themselves, “What was this character thinking about in this part?” So their readers know what all of their characters were thinking in their story. What (skill): Writers make their writing feel real to their readers How (strategy): DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 17 By using the specific name of things in their writing (instead of candy, write Starburst / instead of drink, write Sprite). Song Revising What (skill): Writers structure their songs How (strategy): By using the most important words over and over throughout the song (chorus) What (skill): Writers can make their song better for singing How (strategy): By putting in BIG, DARK letters so the singers know where to get loud By putting in small, soft letters so the singer knows when to get soft DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 18 Editing (Fixing Time) Working on conventions, punctuations, spelling (word wall words), spaces, etc. Using Punctuation .?! What (skill): Writers write sentences that end with a punctuation How (strategy): By using a red crayon to make it so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. By placing a . ! ? in the place that you have finished one complete thought so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. By placing a . ! ? in the place that you have finished telling/asking something so they can show their reader where to stop and take a breath before continuing on with reading. What (skill): Writers check all of their “words” and pictures to make sure that people can “read” everything How (strategy): By rereading everything they’ve written, making sure everything looks clear and correct. They do this by putting their finger on each word and picture one at a time, saying the word or picture, and asking, “Can I read this? Will other people be able to read this? Does it look clear and correct?” If not, they fix it up. What (skill): Writers help their readers know what their words are How (strategy): By getting as many letters down as they can. They do this by touching a word they already wrote, saying the word slowly (like a rubber band/like a turtle) ….stretching the word, listening for all the sounds, and adding any new sounds that they hear. What (skill): Writers make sure they have spaces between their words so that their readers can easily read what they’ve written…just like in published books. How (strategy): By rereading each word they’ve written and after each word checking to see if one of their fingers will fit between that word and the next word. If the finger covers any of the next word, they draw a line between the two words (or you can have them circle the words that are too close). The line will help them remember that they need a space there and it will help their readers know that those are two different words. What (skill): Writers make sure that the words they already know how to spell are spelled correctly (Word Wall words / star words…whatever you call them). How (strategy): By looking at the words on the Word Wall, reading each one, looking back at their writing, and asking, “Did I use this word in my writing? If I did, did I spell it correctly?” Writers fix up any words from the Word Wall that they used in their writing. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 19 Publishing (Fancy time) Add covers, special paper, envelopes, and color What (skill): Writers add color to their sketches How (strategy): By closing their eyes and remembering the story and what things look liked so they can add the correct colors to their sketches. By making the pictures look real to show detail and how people are feeling so others know what the pictures is and what is happening in the story. By coloring their very best and making their pictures the correct colors across the pages so others know what the picture is and what is happening in the story. What (skill): Writers use fancying writing tools carefully How (strategy): By adding color with them and putting the tools back in the correct spots so others can find the tools when they want to use them. By doing their best to stay in the lines of their sketches so their pictures look life like. By thinking what tool might be best for each item in their picture and asking themselves, “Should I use a crayon, colored pencil, or etc. for this picture?” so they can make their picture look life like. What (skill): Writers add an envelope to their card or letter How (strategy): By inserting their letter/card and writing the name of their person it goes to in the middle of the envelope Other Ways to Glam up Writing *using special paper *glue on to big paper so it stands out more *add, created by: *make an album cover DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 20 Celebrating Ideas Walk to the post office to mail the letters Send letters from the mailbox at school use lists and check off sing/perform the songs give or send the cards Mail letters/ Cards (ask for a reply) Hang signs where the message needs to be Sing a Song Day use instruments to perform the songs hang the songs up for others record the songs onto a CD for each student videotape the class singing Celebration Display: This Unit focused on all the reasons people write – writing for many purposes. Kids got to try out a lot of different types of writing for many different real-life purposes. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 21 Celebration Display: This is their display of published writing. Kids chose with they wanted to publish. Some published letters and others published lists. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes This is a kindergartner’s list. I’m thinking it’s all the people this person loves. DRAFT Revised August 2010 Page 22 Writing Workshop Writing for Many Purposes Page 23 Parent Letters Dear Families, We are about to begin an exciting unit in our classroom called Writers Write for Many Purposes. In this unit students will learn that writing takes place everywhere around us and plays a major role in life. Students will explore many types and forms of writing, such as signs, lists, letters, cards, and songs. They will write to help our community and to communicate with friends and relatives. Please join us in helping writers make this unit meaningful and purposeful. Here are some suggestions: Have your child go on a “scavenger hunt” around the house to search for different kinds of writing, such as letters, memos, notes, cards, invitations, messages, directions, shopping lists, etc. Have your child bring some of these items to school for sorting: classifying and studying (please make sure to label them with your child’s name if you want these items returned). Encourage your child to write for many purposes at home, such as making cards for family members, helping out with the shopping list, etc. Please send in any items collected by _________________________. 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