Teacher demonstrates strategies in brainstroming topics, purpose, audience, drafting, revising, proofreading, grammar check, publishing. Quality award winning literature and authors are used as models. Making rubrics explicit can assist students. Whole Class 10-15 minutes Students write independently or with partners or small groups. Teacher confers with individual students to inform teaching and assess progress.
Students participate by discussing their process and content.
Audience response provides positive feedback, as well as ideas to raise the standards.