Interactive Bulletin Board
Facilitating Independent Access to Writing Strategies (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 3: Literacy for GrowthAges:
7-12
Grade Range:
3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Writing Processes & Strategies, Writing Conventions Secondary: Classroom Organization & Management
Transcript
This is the writing bulletin board where we post up anchor charts that we have created together during carpet instruction on writing. For example, this poster on editing and revising uses an acronym of COPS and ARMS to help students remember what they need to do when they are editing and revising their own writing. When learning about a new text form in writing, we participate in a shared writing activity where we use a graphic organizer to plan our writing and then write all together as a group. Students then use this as a model for their own writing. With the success criteria for the writing text form and the plan posted on the board students can use this in their writing. When writing about something that is not on the board any longer or that we havent learnt about yet, students can use the 'Grab & Go' box. This is a box that has a variety of different cards in it that students can take to their table to help them plan and write using the success criteria for any of the text forms that we will be learning about during 3rd and 4th grade. When writing on their own, students participate in the writing process. They go through the modelled process of planning their writing with a graphic organizer, writing a rough draft, moving on then to the editing and revising and having a peer editor for their work. Once they have gone through this process three times they sign up for a teacher's conference. We work together at the table using their data notebooks to set goals for their next writing piece and edit and revise their work a bit further. Students then are able to publish their writing using a variety of different types of publishing. They can use a book form, they can publish on Prezi, they can publish in any way that they wish to share their writing with their friends. They then sit in the author's chair and present their story as an author to their class. The clips on the writing chart allow me to look at a glance where the students are in the process of writing so that I can always keep track of each student in the class.
Related References
Additional Links:
Reading Rockets: COPS Checklist http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/COPSchecklist.pdf
https://bulletinboards.theteacherscorner.net/subject/writing//
Activity Objective
The goal of Interactive Bulletin Board: Facilitating Independent Access to Writing Strategies (Virtual Tour) is to encourage students to utilize text forms and writing strategies discussed during whole class instruction. Students have access to anchor charts, success criteria and modeled examples while they complete writing tasks. They also have access to the 'Grab & Go' box which contains cards on how to use 3rd and 4th grade level text forms in their writing. Students follow the writing process chart by moving a clothespin to indicate the stage that they are on. Once they have revised, edited and had their work peer edited three times they can sign up for a teacher conference by moving their clothes pin to the teacher conference box. During this conference, their work is revised further and new writing goals are set for their next piece of writing. Students can then publish their work and present their writing to the class.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- A writing wall where students published written work is displayed should be placed near the Interactive Bulletin Board. - A computer station where students edit their written work should be near the Interactive Bulletin Board so that they can easily reference writing success criteria and strategies. - Encourage students to reflect on their successes as well as areas for improvement.
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