Teaching Writing as a Process: Watch the Video

More Classroom Excerpts

In this section, you will relate Dr. Paratore's lecture and your readings to teaching practices in classroom excerpts.

Now you will observe a first-grade and a second-grade classroom during writing time. Each teacher focuses on the steps in the writing process, but uses different methods to teach and support their children. Use the video image below to locate where to begin viewing.

	Grades 1 & 2 Classroom Excerpts

	Find this segment approximately 35 minutes and 40 seconds after the begining of the video. Watch for about 9 minutes.

After watching the classroom excerpts, consider these questions:

• How did each teacher address individual needs of students during writing instruction?
• How did the students in these classrooms support each other in their writing?
• What was accomplished in Becky Pursley's editing group?
• What was accomplished in Martha Duran-Contreras's teacher-student conference?
• How will you apply what you viewed in your own teaching?

You may want to watch the workshop participants' discussion. Find this segment approximately 44 minutes and 50 seconds after the begining of the video. Watch for about 5 minutes.

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