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CEA The Collins Writing Program: Providing Keys to Student Learning Promoting Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum Wilmot Consortium Schools May 21, 2009 Christine Maefsky
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CEA
The Collins Writing Program: Providing Keys to Student
LearningPromoting Writing and Thinking
Across the Curriculum
Wilmot Consortium Schools
May 21, 2009
Christine Maefsky
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Writing in All Content Areas
Think Explain Compare and Contrast Reflect Critique Clarify Describe Define Develop comfort with technical terms Activate prior knowledge Predict Make connections
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Five Types of Writing
John Collins, Ed.D., founder of Collins Education Associates (CEA) and author of the highly successful Collins Writing Program, is an acknowledged expert in converting research on writing and thinking into practical and timesaving teaching techniques.
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Based his work on research that…
Emphasized three “F” factors that have significant impact on student learning and writing:
FREQUENCY FOCUS FEEDBACK
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Frequency of Writing…
Regular writing across the curriculum Makes writing an extension of thinking Enhances academic engagement Promotes content-specific vocabulary development Promotes content-specific concept development Increases long term retention of material learned Builds confidence and comfort Leads to improved writing performance
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Focused Writing Instruction…
Five Types of Writing
Each Type targeted at a different reason for writing
Each Type has distinct and clear expectations and upfront goals
Help to manage the teaching and learning process in all classes
Help make teaching manageable
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Strategic Feedback on Writing…
Each Type has specific strategies teachers use to provide strategic feedback
Focus Correction Areas – targeted and specific content and writing skills
Clear criteria that guides students’ thinking and writing
Teacher provides descriptive feedback on clear criteria
Further focuses instruction
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Five Types of Writing: The Master Key
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Five Types of Writing Type One Writing : the House Key
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Type One Writing - To Capture Ideas
1. No “right or wrong” - only “what you think”
2. Done individually 3. Is timed 4. Has a quota 5. Always evaluated
One draft
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Five Types of Writing
Type Two Writing: the safety deposit box key
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Type Two Writing…
Writing that shows that the writer knows something about a topic
It is a correct answer to a specific question Graded as a quiz
One draft
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Five Types of Writing
Type Three Writing: the Car Key
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Type Three Writing…
Has substantive content and meets up to three specific standards called Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)
Read out loud and reviewed to see if the draft meets the following criteria: Completes the assignment Easy to read Meets standards set by the FCAs
Revision and self-editing done on the original first draft
One Draft
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Focus Correction Areas
The Remote Entry Key
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FOCUS CORRECTION AREAS FCAS
1. The aspects of writing on which you are asking students to focus
2. The criteria by which the writing will be evaluated/graded
3. Based on: the writing task, the content and skills taught, needs of students
4. No more than three 5. Mix of content, organization, style,
conventions
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Potential Writing FCAs
Sufficient, relevant detail Technical vocabulary used and spelled correctly Beginning and ending that establishes focus and
purpose Clear sequence of detail or information Complete sentences Correct capitalization Sentence variety Powerful verbs
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Five Types of Writing
Type Four Writing:
the Double-Sided Key
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Type Four Writing…
Is a Type Three writing that is read out loud and critiqued by another (Peer Edit)
Has FCAs Reinforces the processes of writing Develops revising and editing skills
Two drafts
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Peer Editing
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Five Types of Writing
Type Five Writing: the Key of Harmony
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Type Five Writing..
Publishable quality Writing that can go outside the classroom
without explanation or qualification Special projects
Multiple drafts
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Other Keys in the Collins Writing Program
The Key Cabinet = The Collins Writing Program The Keycard = Teacher Implementation
Folders The Control Key = Student Cumulative Writing
Folders The Skeleton Key = The Three Paper Review The Do Not Duplicate Key = Read Out Loud The Keyboard = Seven Element Great Writing
Assignments And more…
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The Collins Writing Program
Why it Works It’s practical It’s manageable It saves time It’s teacher friendly It embeds writing in all content areas It’s sustainable
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The Collins Writing Program: Providing Keys to Student
Learning
Write to Think - Write to LearnChristine Maefsky
Collins Writing Programwww.collinsed.com
