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2014 UNOmaha K-8 MET Link conference presentation: Participants will learn how to use a mentor text and thread their teaching throughout the language, reading and writing workshops using the mentor text. Participants will also discover the power in an inquiry-driven language workshop model.
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Language Workshop: The
Heartbeat of Literacy
Instruction
Kellie Hinsley and Amy Anderson
Session Outcomes
By the end of the session participants will:
• Understand the role that a language workshop plays in
a balanced literacy workshop model
• Understand language workshop
o It’s purpose
o How to implement
• Understand the use of mentor texts
Council Bluffs Literacy Model• Reader’s Workshop (2 hours)
o 10 minutes- MiniLesson
o 80 minutes- Small Groups
o 10 minutes- Word Work
o 10 minutes- Interactive Read Aloud
o 10 minutes- Share time
• Language Workshop (30 minutes)
o 5-10 minutes- MiniLesson
o 10-15 Investigations
o 5-10 minutes- Share time
• Writer’s Workshop (1 hour)
o 10 minutes- MiniLesson
What is Language Workshop?• Language Workshop is the bridge between Reader’s
Workshop and Writer’s Workshop.
• Students are engaged in an inquiry driven learning
experience.
• Helping children make sense of the reciprocity between
text that they read and text that they write.
“Before you write one poem, you need to read at least 100”
- Katie Wood Ray, Study
Driven
Language Workshop Structure
• Mini lesson (5 minutes)
o Teacher models, using the mentor text, an example of what students
will be investigating
• Investigation (10 minutes)
o Students investigate texts through the eyes of a writer and discover
the author’s crafting techniques
o Teacher confers with groups of students, assessing whether students
are meeting the learning target and coaching students
• Share time (10 minutes)
o Students share their discoveries with their classmates
o Teacher is assessing what students have learned and uses this time
as a teaching opportunity
Units of Study
• Each grade level genre studies include:
o 3 informational texts
o 1 poetry
o 2 fictional
• Using the Common Core, Grade Level Expectations
(GLEs) are assigned to specific studies• Example of 3rd grade Realistic Fiction study GLEs:
o Describe characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
o Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
o Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)
Units of Study
• Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray
• What are some standards that your students are
working towards? What is one standard you are working
on right now- how could you have students investigate
and think about it from a reader/writer perspective?
What is a Mentor Text?• Teacher chooses a book within their genre, or unit of study, that
has strong examples to teach with (Usually 1-2 per study)
o Things to consider when choosing a mentor text: Standards, GLEs, crafting techniques, learning targets, student need, student/teacher interest
• A mentor text will be one that you use, and teach from, OVER AND OVER AGAIN! (Students and teacher will know it well)
o Used for reading, language and writing instruction
o You can just go right to the page you want to teach from and begin teaching, and not have to read the entire book (Helps mini lessons stay mini)
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Next Steps...
• Time to reflect and think about your own setting, where you can apply, where LW fits best.
• Share out ideas
Time to Plan
• Planning documents
• Think about what your students are working on right now, where would Language Workshop fit?
Contact Information
Kellie Hinsley3rd Grade [email protected]
Amy AndersonLiteracy [email protected]
