John Collins Writing

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John Collins Writing
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John Collins Writing Basics

• ? The John Collins Writing Model is used in all
  Nashua schools.
• ? John Collins Writing is used math, social
  studies, language arts and math.
• ? When using John Collins, you will skip every
  other line on the paper.
• ? There is a certain format expected with John
  Collins Writing. (heading)
• ? Writing is sometimes kept in school in writing
  folders.

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5 Types of J.C. Writing

• Type 1 Capture Ideas
• Type 2 Respond Correctly
• Type 3 Edit for FCAs
• Type 4 Peer Edit for FCAs
• Type 5 Writing to Publish

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Type 1 Writing

• What is It?
• informal writing to generate ideas, explore, or
  recall
• NO right or wrong answers
• Getting ideas on paper
• Like brainstorming and journal writing
• Required Number of lines
• Timed Writing
• Brain Dump Writing No Stopping
• v or - grade

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Type 2 Writing

• What is It?
• Writing that shows the writer knows something
  about the topic
• Correct answer to a question
• Usually a Quiz Grade
• Write 3 things
• Write a paragraph that tells 3 ways that alike
  and 3 ways different .
• Explain five different ways

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Type 3 Writing

• What is it?
• More formal writing with specific requirements or
  Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)
• Writers create a draft, read it out loud in a
  one foot voice and review it to answer these
  questions
• Does it sound right?
• Is it easy to read?
• Did I achieve my goals?
• Have I carefully checked for focus correction
  areas?
• Revising and editing done on the first draft.

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Type 4 Writing

• What is It?
• More formal writing with specific FCAs
• Is read out loud by the writer.
• Is read and critiqued by another person.
• Requires two drafts to make all changes and
  revisions

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Type 5 Writing

• What is It?
• Formal writing for the purpose of publishing.
• Multiple drafts, corrections and revisions
• Self editing, peer editing and teacher editing

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Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)

• FCAs show what the teacher expects you to have
  in your writing.
• FCAs can include capitalization, punctuation,
  sentence variety, indentation, spelling, etc.
• FCAs are written on the upper left of your
  paper.
• You will be graded on whether you follow the
  FCAs
• You may be asked to underline, circle and/or
  highlight some of your FCAs

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The John Collins Process
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Proper Format.
Title Name FCAs Date
Class X___________________________ ______________
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