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Writing workshop for lower secondary school
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 30x23cm
Pages: 216
ISBN: 978-88-590-3066-9
Publication date: 01/01/2023
Suitable for: Lower secondary 1st level (ages 10-11), Lower secondary 2nd level (ages 12-13)
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The volume offers 18 guided mini-lessons following the WRW – Writing and Reading Workshop method, to accompany the reading and analysis of some passages, indicated as a model, and through all the phases of the process of writing a realistic story, from planning to evaluation. It is complete with materials to follow each stage of the writing process, self-evaluation proposals, reflections, tools and practices for an evaluation that nurtures and grows budding writers.
Didactic methodology of the Writing and Reading Workshop
The teaching methodology of the Writing and Reading Workshop focuses on the practice of reading and writing in the classroom and is well suited to be experimented in both primary and lower secondary schools. In a rigorous but flexible framework, the students experience the possibility of writing authentic texts with their personality and interests at the center.
Writing and Reading Workshop series
The Writing and Reading Workshop is a methodological approach developed in the United States in the 1970s based on solid foundations of experimentation and pedagogical research. Each volume in this series offers a writing workshop on a genre or text type according to the principles of the WRW, with mini-lessons and materials ready for the teacher as well as tools for planning other work paths based on the level of competence of the class.
Introduction
The Writing and Reading Workshop
Volume usage guide
WRITING WORKSHOP THE REALISTIC STORY
The realistic story in the WRW
Prospectus of the mini-lessons present in the volume
UNIT 1 – Immersion. At writer’s school
Immersion – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lessons 1-4
At mentor’s school
Consulting area
UNIT 2 – The writing process. Writers in the workshop
A. Prescription. Planning activators and strategies
Activators
Enablers – Reasoned list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lesson 5
Consulting area
Planning
Planning – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lessons 6-8
Consulting area
B. Drafting. The text takes shape a little at a time
Proofreading – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lessons 9-11
Consulting area
C. Review. Review to write with more intention and depth
Review – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lessons 12-14
Consulting area
D. Editing. Fine-tuning of the linguistic and grammatical aspects for a correct and cohesive text
Editing – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lessons 15 and 16
Consulting area
E. Publication. Authentic writing has real recipients
Publication – Annotated list of strategies for the intermediate level
Mini-lesson 17
Consulting area
ASSESSMENT
The evaluation in the WRW
UNIT 3 – Looking at each other. Evaluation within the writing process
A. In the mirror. Tools and mini-lessons for self-assessment
Mini-lesson 18
B. I consider value. Tools for evaluating
Two evaluation tools
Index of Online Resources
Glossary
Bibliography and sitography
Thanks
