Writing Session 7- Proof Reading V Editing

Nicola's Notes from Alison Davis: Effective Writing- Section on editing and proof reading

Success Criteria? WALT? Learning Questions? How do kids know what they are learning?
We split into two teams

1.
Gillian
Shona
John
Gabrielle

2.
Suz
Scott
Ximena
Anna
Nicola

Notes from session:

Gillian: Visual editing card co-constructed
Developing by focusing on one element at a time (eg. finger spaces)
Some students, as they become more able can deal with more.
Has begun using some visual cues related to genres.

Shona: Using SC on the board at the start of lessons. Some focus on surface features, Capitals and full stops
What we used last year - similar set for a while

writing tasks are kept tight
Feeding forward before they write - setting a goal along the way comments in the book
editing visuals
editing card visuals


Anna is using - checklists
tools that kids can use as their own success criteria
editing checklists
green light orange light - focusing on just this
“He is my buddy when I don’t have one”
Questioning - learner attributes - making links to LA through writing
Editing card for HFW

Editing is ‘Being a Thinker’ by………..
IYT Coaching - You are being a thinker -
Helping Circle - need to be more explicit
What did we do today to make our writing better?
Matrices - which ones do kids understand?

How could we re-word - more concrete ?
Can we see a Progressions of editing/sc/tools across the school.
Are we proof reading or editing ? or both ? 

Editing as they write - Gail Loane

Scott is using:




Seniors are using: Poem Success Criteria

Goal setting folder: Goal Setting

For next week. Try something new. Bring along photos and share what has worked/ has not worked. 

Something to think about...