Session 2 Agenda

Assigned Readings for Session 2

[T] = Read Chapter 1

[O] = Read Eckhoff

[O] = Read R/W Blog assignment

LEARNING ACTIVITY I.   What is WRITING?   How do READING and WRITING influence the reader/writer?
(4:00-5:00)  Reviewing the contemporary models of Reading and Writing Processes
Taking a closer look at the various processes, strategies, and habits of writing (and reading) 
Taking a closer look at the ways in which the writer is influenced by what is read, how it is read, and why and at the same time the ways in which the reader is influence by what is written, how it is written, and why

5:00-5:15 Break


LEARNING ACTIVITY II.   618 READING/WRITING WORKSHOP TIME   
(5:15-6:40)
1=Prewriting   2=Drafting    3=Revising  4=Editing   5=Publishing
6=Peer Conference   7=Teacher Conference  8=Independent Reading


Whole Class Activity
(5:15-6:00)  
1.  Setting up our personal blogs
2.  Exploring how we PREWRITE.   What can we do to turn "the editor" off?
3.  Revisiting R/W Blog Assignment Criteria:  What kind of writer can I be?   How will I use reading and writing to influence my understanding of W/R as well as how to teach R/W?

Independent Writing Time 
(6:00-6:35)  
1.  Required activity for everyone: Crafting response to Entry #1 for the R/W blog

Review Reading Assignments for Session 3

(6:35-6:40)