Reflective Writing

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Reflective Writing

• Literacy Influences on Your Ability to
  Communicate Through Writing

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Literacy

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking
• Viewing

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What have you written?

• Poem
• Letter
• Story
• Memoir
• Personal narrative
• How to piece
• Article
• Open response

• Book
• Comics
• Play
• Commercial
• Power point
• Diary
• Learning log
• journal

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What other literacy experiences have you had?

• Speech
• Debate
• Presentation
• Demonstration
• Reading a book
• Watching a play
• Reading the newspaper

• Watching a movie
• Reading _____
• Writing a _____
• Listening to ___
• Speaking to ___
• Watching _____

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The envelope please

• ___________________ has influenced my ability to
  write.
• (who or what)

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Who?

• A teacher, principal, secretary, coach
• Mom, Dad, Grandmother, Aunt, Sister
• An author
• A neighbor
• A scout leader

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Who?

• A theatre director
• A 4H director
• Someone at church
• Other

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What?

• Technology
• Being in a theatre group
• Scouting or 4H
• An event in your life
• Portfolios
• Your notebook, learning log, or diary

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What?

• A book
• A project
• Literature circles
• Writers workshop
• Playing school, restaurant
• Other

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The index cards please

• Proof
• Evidence
• Main points
• Big ideas
• How ____ influenced your ability to write
• Why your focus statement is true

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The sticky notes please

• List examples you will give.
• List stories you will tell.
• Make personal connections to your own writing.

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Form?

• Thank you letter
• Reflective essay

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Lead

• Get readers attention
• Get reader on the right track
• Use appropriate tone
• Use natural voice
• Be grateful for your
• improvement as a
• writer

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In your lead, show gratitude for your improved
writing ability.

• GRATITUDE
• Thanks
• Thank you
• Grateful
• Influence
• Mentor
• Credit
• Opportunity
• other

• WRITING ABILITY
• Writing
• Communication
• Ideas
• Wordsmithing
• Composition
• Elaboration
• Growth
• Ability
• Literacy
• other

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Developing the middle

• Read the lead again to see which card to start
  with.
• Arrange all the index cards in an order that
  works best for your reader. (exhibit a, b, c)
• Start with first card (exhibit a) by writing your
  main idea sentence using words you used to label
  the card.
• Take all the post its off that card and stick
  them on your desk or computer in the right order.

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Elaborating with the post its.

• Take the first post it and talk about that
  example or story by
• Answering the questions you imagine the reader
  would ask
• Tell how
• Tell why
• Make that writing connection specific and
  personal.

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ClosingWhen all the cards are used

• Make the piece feel finished
• Drive the point home
• Leave the reader with something to think about,
  laugh at or remember
• You might tie back to something said earlier in
  the piece.