SESSION 3
Become One with the Writing Process!
Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins
Please complete the warm-up on your handout
If I can figure out how to ___________________, then
that would help me teach the writing process.
SESSION 3
Become One with the Writing Process!
Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins
personalized roadmap … understand the writing
process … how it can be incredibly valuable …
• You have a friend with
a knack for giving unique gifts
• You want to thank him, but …
• As a group, list the three
questions you would ask him
• You have one minute
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What is it?
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B. McGowen-Hawkins, Sr. Professional Educator
My Questions
1. What is
it?
2. What
does it
do?
3. How do I
use it?
Mana-Tea Infuser
Fill with tea leaves
and let it steep in hot
water to make a
flavored drink
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Waist Stretcher or Agility Bench
perform a variety of moves
to increase upper
body
strength …
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and improve
flexibility in
shoulders and chest
Toe Washer
Wet foot with water and soap and rub instrument
between the toes to clean them
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At the Core of Teaching Almost Anything …!
• Teach students the writing process's
– definition
• What is it?
– function
• What does it do? (What purpose does it
serve?)
– utility
• How does you use it?
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Become One with the Writing Process!
WHAT IS IT?
Define "Writing Process"
PREWRITING
WRITING
REVISING
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Define "Writing Process"
• Thinking about possible subjects
• Freely jotting ideas on paper or computer
• Narrowing the subject and writing your main idea
Prewriting
in one sentence
• Deciding which ideas to include
• Arranging ideas in a plan or outline
Writing
Revising
Writing the first draft
Rethinking, rearranging, and revising as necessary
Writing one or more new drafts
Proofreading for grammar and spelling
Fawcett, S. (2011). Evergreen: A guide to writing with readings, 9e. Boston:
Wadsworth, a part of Cengage Learning.
Define "Writing Process"
• Thinking about possible subjects
• Freely jotting ideas on paper or computer
• Narrowing the subject and writing your main idea
Prewriting
in one sentence
• Deciding which ideas to include
• Arranging ideas in a plan or outline
Writing
Revising
• Writing the first draft
Rethinking, rearranging, and revising as necessary
Writing one or more new drafts
Proofreading for grammar and spelling
Fawcett, S. (2011). Evergreen: A guide to writing with readings, 9e. Boston:
Wadsworth, a part of Cengage Learning.
Define "Writing Process"
• Thinking about possible subjects
• Freely jotting ideas on paper or computer
• Narrowing the subject and writing your main idea
Prewriting
in one sentence
• Deciding which ideas to include
• Arranging ideas in a plan or outline
Writing
Revising
• Writing the first draft
• Rethinking, rearranging, and revising as necessary
• Writing one or more new drafts
• Proofreading for grammar and spelling
Fawcett, S. (2011). Evergreen: A guide to writing with readings, 9e. Boston:
Wadsworth, a part of Cengage Learning.
What is ____ like that students might
already know?
Silently think of an answer
What are some other actions that
might rely on a systematic
approach or a process in order to
yield a successful final product?
Pair with a partner, and share ideas
Prepare to report to the larger group
Complete Think It Through 1
"I'm supposed to write an essay on what is meant
by 'The pen is mightier than the sword.' First, I
need to go to Google and find out what a pen is."
© Randy Glasbergen/glasbergen.com
Become One with the Writing Process!
WHAT DOES IT DO?
What's the Writing Process's Purpose?
• Provides an organized process for moving from
start to finish
• Reduces
pressure to
be "perfect"
on the first
try
• Allows time
for
discovery
• Improves
writing
skills
I need one volunteer from each table
Okay. Here's the deal …
• As you read this slide, imagine how you think my
best clandestine-sounding voice would sound.
• I want to make sure our volunteers do not hear the
directions for our next activity.
• Therefore, I've put directions for the activity on the
next two slides for you to silently read them.
• Once you complete reading a slide, please look at
me …
• and smile …
• nice and purty now …
• Okay?
• Cool! Here we go!
Part 1 of 2: What's Going On?!
• For the next few minutes, imagine that everyone
here believes a person must always touch his/her
face briefly before speaking.
• If someone does not follow that process, then
others will ignore that person.
• When the volunteers return, you will stand and
hold a conversation in your group about what
you've done thus far this summer.
• To make things more interesting, each group,
please take one minute right now to create an
additional action/step that must be included in the
process.
Part 2 of 2: What's Going On?!
• When the volunteers return, be sure you briefly
touch your face each time before you speak and
incorporate the additional step in the process.
• When the volunteer talks to you, unless he/she
first touches his/her face and performs the second
step, ignore him/her. Keep talking to someone
else; even turn your back to the volunteer.
• If the volunteer does perform the necessary steps,
then you perform the same steps and respond
enthusiastically. However, if at any time he/she
does not, then go back to ignoring him/her.
• Do not explain the steps that must be performed
before talking.
What have you done thus far this summer?
Debrief: What's Going On?!
• Volunteers, what was your
experience? How did you feel?
• One person from each table,
explain to the volunteer why
you were behaving as you
were
• Entering into a new writing
assignment can be difficult and
confusing if there's no process
to follow
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Complete Think It Through 2
© Randy Glasbergen/glasbergen.com
Become One with the Writing Process!
HOW DO YOU USE IT?
Students Should use the Writing Process if …
• avoid running the risk of writing
looking drastically different
• yield a final product that shows
they cared
• demonstrate they know their
thoughts are important
• ensure messages get
conveyed as intended
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Assignment: Draw a Bug
•
•
•
•
You may not talk to each other
You may not ask questions
You may not look at each others' drawings
Draw a bug
– with legs, eyes, a stinger, a mouth, feelers,
antenna, and wings with spots next to them;
and
– that's laid some eggs
• You have one minute
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The Process of Drawing Bugs
• Use a pencil to draw a bug,
following the process provided
on the next slide
• You may ask questions
• You may talk to each other
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The Process of Drawing Bugs
1. The bug is round.
2. The bug has
a. eight legs, grouped in pairs with four legs on the left
and four legs on the right, and in the pairs, one leg is
longer than the other;
b. two eyes on top of the body;
c. two squiggly antenna;
d. two pea-pod shaped wings;
e. a spot next to each wing;
f. a triangular stinger on the bottom of the body;
g. two feelers on each foot - one longer than the other,
both coming from the same side of the leg; and
h. a round mouth, placed between the two eyes.
3. The bug laid five square eggs to the left of the stinger.
What Happened?
• Do your two bugs look
differently?
• Which of your bugs
looks more like mine?
• What were some
advantages of following
a process and thinking
through your thoughts?
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Complete Think It Through 3
© Randy Glasbergen/glasbergen.com
What three questions
must we answer?
Inspire!
Engage them through commitment
We inspire you to
commit. See yourself
using this service.
1. What is it?
with ityour
2.Connect
What does
do? (purpose)
Professional
Educator
3. How do you use it?
by emailing your
interesting idea no
later than Thursday,
August 8. You will
receive a gift!
Review your warm-up
response.
What do you still need
to learn about teaching
the writing process?
Don't just think about it. Blog about it!
Heard some great ideas and
WANT MORE?
Have some great ideas and
WANT TO SHARE?
1. Log into your Google
account.
2. Access "Blogger."
3. Select "Texas IRW
Project."
4. Post and read!
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SESSION 3
Become One with the Writing Process!
Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins