1.3 Writer's Workshop: Descriptive Writing

Preview - The Writing Process

Home Facilitator / Student: Suggestions for Adaptations and Enrichment

Adaptations: The following are ideas/suggestions for students with challenges in written output. If the student has an individual education plan, there may already be adaptations in place. Contact the teacher if you have questions about the possible adaptations or don't have an individual education plan but still would like some adaptations.

- One-on-one home facilitator support for each portion of the writer's notebook and writer's workshop.

- Choose to write descriptive paragraph (rather than essay)

- Scribe during brainstorming / mind mapping so slow printing or keyboarding doesn't hinder flow of ideas.

- Support with revisions and editing. Student should do the typing. Home facilitator should ask probing questions to help student think of places to add / delete / change text and to find edits needed in punctuation and grammar. (ie. Can you describe ___ in more detail? I'll read this aloud to you. Tell me what the sentence needs.)

Enrichment: The following are ideas/suggestions for students with strengths in the area of writing. Together, students and home facilitators can look through them and select ideas of interest. Contact the teacher if you have questions about the ideas or other ideas.

- Write an essay (longer piece) instead of a descriptive paragraph.

- Describe the same place from two perspectives (like the lake two students sat beside to complete homework).

- Find or create images/art to enhance and support the text.

- Add use of technology (powerpoint, blog, podcast) to further share your description with friends and family.