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Watch the 30-minute video “Conversations With Student Writers.” If you prefer to watch the video in segments, you can stop at the times suggested below or use the Video Guide (PDF) — a detailed outline of the video — to help you determine places to stop for discussion.
Answer the questions that follow each segment, jotting down your answers in your notebook.
Understanding the Purpose of Informal Conferences
In the first segment, Mark Hardy and Sheryl Block have impromptu conferences with students. In both classrooms, the students are in the pre-writing stage of a piece of writing.
Managing the Class While Conferring With One Student
In the second segment, Nicole Outsen says that she provides her students with options to help them problem solve independently while she confers with an individual student.
Listening to Students
In the final segment, Lindsay Dibert lets her students do the talking in writing conferences.