Author Question: Explain why it is important to arrange the classroom in ways that encourage writers to talk. What ... (Read 107 times)

oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Explain why it is important to arrange the classroom in ways that encourage writers to talk.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

3. Describe the predictable structure of a teacherstudent writing content conference.

What will be an ideal response?

dpost18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Teachers need to create an area where all the writers can gather to share their drafts and finished pieces. Learning to write well requires interactions with peers to order share ideas and learn to edit each other's work.

Answer to Question 2

a. The teacher begins by attempting to discover the student's intentions. Here, the teacher is searching for a way to match the teaching during the conference with the writer's goal for this piece of writing. Knowing the writer's goal helps the teacher decide what the writer needs to achieve this goal.
b. The second part of the conference is assessing the writer's need so as to decide what to teach.
c. The third step is to teach the writer a needed strategy or skill. The teacher teaches something the student needs now, but that will also be useful in subsequent pieces of writing.
d. The fourth step is to create a plan with the writer. What did the writer understand the teacher to say and what will the writer do now? The teacher then records the student's plan.