THE COMPLETE WRITER WellTrained Mind（完整的作家WellTrained思想）.pdf

THE COMPLETE WRITER A Plan for Writing Well, Grades K-12 Tuesday, May 29, 12 Overall Plan Elementary grades (1-4): Writing with ease Learning basic grammar and style, basic sentence structure, and paragraph structure. Method: grammar, copying, and dictation. Middle grades (5-8): Writing with skill Learning how to organize sentences into arguments that prove specific points. Method: diagramming, outlining, outlining and rewriting, narrative compositions High school (9-12): Writing with style Learning how to argue original points and ideas. Method: modelling and the progymnasmata Tuesday, May 29, 12 The steps in writing: INARTICULATE IDEA IDEA IN WORDS IDEA IN WORDS WORDS ON PAPER Tuesday, May 29, 12 Elementary Grade Students Three sets of skills taught simultaneously: Basic skills in grammar/ Basic skills in spelling/ Basic skills in writing Tuesday, May 29, 12 Elementary Grammar Systematic grammar and punctuation Goal: explicit knowledge of the rules that govern the conventions of sentence-writing Grades 1-2: Primarily oral English for the Thoughtful Child First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind Grades 3-4: Move towards written work First Language Lessons Rod Staff Voyages in English Tuesday