Course: Building Writing Stamina
Description
We know that end of year tests often require our students to write extended pieces. However, this is a difficult task if we haven’t built our students up to writing for an hour or longer at once. This module will focus on how to build stamina for writing throughout the year.
Covered Topics
Guide the writing process beginning with paragraph writing and gradually building up to full essays and stories
Competencies
Knowledge
We know that end of year tests often require our students to write extended pieces. However, this is a difficult task if we haven’t built our students up to writing for an hour or longer at once. This module will focus on how to build stamina for writing throughout the year.
Covered Topics
Guide the writing process beginning with paragraph writing and gradually building up to full essays and stories
Competencies
Knowledge
- Teachers understand the importance of building stamina for writing throughout the year.
- Teachers are able to provide practice throughout the year that gradually increases student writing responsibility.
- Students are unable to write full essays and stories without practice with extended writing assignments. Teachers should provide frequent opportunities to write for greater periods of time as they build on their writing pieces.