創意寫作 - 練習程序性寫作！ - 如何寫作！

Let's practice our creative writing skills and become better writers! These writing classes are designed to foster each students' love of writing. I strive to help learners improve their writing and express their thoughts with the support and guidance of a K-8 certified teacher.

During this 8-week procedural writing class, we will go through each step of the writing process. We will discuss the writing process and go through each step together. I have taught many writing lessons in the classroom with positive results from students. My learners have exclaimed excitedly, "I love writing now!". I am excited to foster and enrich a love for writing in all learners! 

During each week's lesson, we will have a lesson on a part of the writing process. The lessons will be on a slide show presentation for students to follow along. We will discuss a success criteria and collaboratively come up with a criteria of what makes a great procedural writing piece. 

Below is the weekly breakdown of how your learner's knowledge will grow and ways that we will extend their writing experience.

Week 1: Listen to and read an example of a procedural writing piece and work together on revising it to make it even greater. Discussing elements that the learner likes and dislikes. Examining other pieces of writing helps learners dissect writing and understand how to excel in their own writing. 

Week 2: Collaboratively come up with success criteria on what is needed in a great how-to writing piece. 

Week 3: Focus on descriptive vocabulary as well as remaining consistent with the order of items in a procedural writing piece. 

Week 4: Students will then brainstorm ideas for their procedural writing. Beginning to think about adding as many details as possible to make our writing come to life and help someone to be able to follow along. We will begin writing a procedural writing piece to be able to share it in the next class.

Week 5: During this class, students will be able to work on and then present their procedural writing. They will hear two stars and a wish from myself and other students (as peer editing is an important part of the writing process) and look back to edit/revise the details in their writing. 

Week 6: Students will hear two examples of procedural writing and we will have a classroom discussion on what makes a great procedural writing piece. We will discuss parts that students like and dislike. 

Week 7: During this class, we will review the importance of sequencing and talk about helpful transition words such as: First, Next, Then, Finally. Students will be able to think about their final writing piece and work on their own how-to writing to share with the class for the next week. 

Week 8: Editing and revision will happen during this class with a final presentation of the beautiful work at the end of class. 

Following each lesson, students will work on assignments and tasks that will support their growth in the writing process. Students will work on their tasks on a Google slide link that I will provide for them prior to our first class. Students can choose to print and handwrite their work or type out their wonderful ideas. The lessons and discussions will be during the first 25 to 30 minutes. Learners will then have approximately 10 to 15 minutes at the end of class to work on their stories independently with my support. If students complete more writing while offline, I will review it all during the following class.  

Let's have fun writing and learning!