Discover Writing Presents
Contact
Carol-lee Worth
800-613-8055
accounting@discoverwriting.com
Great Handout
Barry Lane is one of the finest speakers on the teaching of writing. His combination of warmth, insight and energy is magical. My colleagues and I left our day with Barry with full hearts and high spirits, ready to bring new strategies and new energy into our writing workshops.
Lucy Calkins
A Well Planned Day
Day One
8:30-11-30
Why Write?
Creating an intrinsic love of writing
Growing a Question Culture
The 5 C's of Writing
Launching the Writer's Workshop
Using poetry all year to create a safe place
Assessing and celebrating writing
Playing with essay structure
1:00-3:00
Helping students find their own truth
Redefining STAAR essay writing
Using Mentor texts to improve writing
Creating a class of helpful critics
Bringing it all home
A Writing Reboot
Bring Back the Joy
Free your student's voices and watch them soar
on the STAAR Writing Test.
A dynamic 1 day Writing Class
with author and outstanding presenter Barry Lane
For teachers 3-12 (and anyone who teaches writing)
"If you're not excited about teaching writing after this workshop, check your pulse."
Billy Morrison, 5th grade teacher
Bring the whole team and the Principal comes for free!
PLC special : Principals attend FREE when 3 teachers from their school attend. Call 1-800-613 8055 to add them to the list. Fax purchase orders to 1-802 897-2084 or email to accounting@discoverwriting.com
Register today, Risk free.
Have you lost your passion for teaching writing or not found it yet? Has writing become more of a predictable performance and less of an art? Do your students groan when it’s time to write because they see writing as filling in simple outlines or following prescribed formulas instead of discovering their own unique voices? Do your students see elaboration as just adding more stuff because they are supposed to?
If so, you might need a Writing Reboot: a one day class where you, think, write, and learn dozens of ways to create a class of real writers who elaborate their ideas and craft real meaning in whatever genre they write, including the STAAR test.
Come to Writing Reboot Camp if you want to:
- Create a question culture and watch writing soar
- Learn the basics of creating a real writing workshop for your students
- Bring back the Joy to teaching writing
- Teach the connection writing choice and revision
- Put voice and choice into opinion writing
- Teach craft concepts to aid revision
- Help students to succeed on the STAAR with their voice in tact
- Turn rigor to vigor with using fluency techniques
- Replace formulaic writing with organic forms of revision
- Teach meaningful elaboration, not just adding more details
- Model real revision through your own writing and with models
- Use songs to teach students revision strategies and explore themes
- Teach the bridge between narrative and expository writing
I cannot say enough about this conference. It was hands-on and very interactive. Not only did I learn things about teaching my students, I also learned about myself as a writer and I want to start writing my own stories. Hands down, best conference I have attended--worth every penny! Holly Pace, grade 4
If this workshop doesn't ignite your passion for teaching writing you might want to make sure you have a fuse!
Laurie McDaniel, 9th grade
