YOU ARE INVITED!!

You are invited to attend a workshop with Linda Hoyt, author of Revisit, Reflect, Retell.  She will be working with the BSU Writing Fellows this summer and this afternoon will be open to all teachers.  Her focus is perfect in light of the work we have been doing with the Common Core Standards, nonfiction, and the Strategies that Work book.  I would love if you could be there!

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Business Bldg. Room 101
Room setup: Theatre style

Raising the Bar with Nonfiction Writing: Exploring Content, Form, and Craft
Nonfiction is an amazing genre filled with diverse text types,
language structures, and visual features that are completely different
from those of fiction. But, it doesn’t have to be boring! Nonfiction
writing can and should be filled with interesting sentence structures,
jaw-dropping descriptors, and artistic punctuation. With the help of
well-crafted mentor texts and explicit teacher modeling, the
nonfiction writing of your students can sparkle with rich language and
imagery while honoring the text structures and features that are
essential to informational texts. With this in mind, nonfiction
writers need to experience writing for many purposes and in many
formats—experiencing cross-curricular writing opportunities that boost
content retention and the development of academic vocabulary. When
explicit teacher modeling and extensive application of nonfiction
writing are a natural part of every day, nonfiction writers learn to
approach informational writing experiences with an eye toward content,
form, and craft.