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Big Lessons from Small Writers
Teaching Primary Writing
Lucy Calkins, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University

FirstHand / ISBN 0-325-00748-9 / 978-0-325-00748-9 / 2005 / / dvd
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Eavesdrop on Lucy Calkins as she confers with students.
Witness minilessons in action.
Observe whole class shares.

Drawing on 22 instructional (and inspirational) video clips, this comprehensive, easy-to-navigate DVD vividly conveys the inner workings of writing workshops in a variety of elementary classrooms. The two hours of live-from-the-classroom video clips are supported and enhanced by an optional voice-over coaching commentary from Lucy that explains the teaching moves and strategies.

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Table of Contents

    Most Conferences are also supported and enhanced by an optional voice-over coaching commentary from Lucy.

    Conference 1
    Abby teaches Raphael a strategy for making a story longer: Try a new kind of paper. (Launching, Small Moments) 3 min.

    Conference 2
    Lucy teaches Lisa a strategy for revising a story: Think of what you are trying to say and write about or develop that. (Revision) 6 min.

    Conference 3
    Amanda lifts the level of Harold's work and teaches him a strategy for finding a writing topic: Think about true things that have happened to you. (Launching, Small Moments) 5 min.

    Conference 4
    Lucy teaches George a strategy for revising: Think of what you are trying to say and write about or develop that. (Small Moments, Revision) 7 min.

    Conference 5
    Leah teaches Winter a strategy for structuring nonfiction writing: Use a page for each part. (Nonfiction) 5 min.

    Conference 6 Lucy teaches Marley a strategy for revising drafts of poems: Write about strong feelings, and write with bits of sentences. (Poetry) 8 min.

    Conference 7
    Natalie teaches Marcella a strategy for planning her writing: Think of the writing each page will hold. (Launching, Writing for Readers) 5 min. No commentary available.

    Conference 8
    Lucy helps Sophia try a strategy for revising that classmate Jacob used: Add paper where there is more to write. (Launching, Revision) 2 min. No commentary available.

    Conference 9
    Quran teaches Diego a strategy for rehearsing for writing: Storytell. (Launching, Small Moments) 8 min.

    Conference 10
    Amanda teaches Bejide a strategy for putting stories on paper: Storytell and then represent that story on the page. (Launching, Small Moments) 4 min.

    Conference 11
    Lucy teaches George a strategy for deciding whether to revise writing or to create new writing: Decide if the content will be the same or different. (Revision, Nonfiction) 6 min. No commentary available.

    Conference 12
    Amanda teaches Serena a strategy for reading and writing more easily: Point under each word when reading, and use spaces between each word when writing. (Writing for Readers, Poetry) 6 min.

    Conference 13
    Lucy teaches Jacob a strategy for revising: Use details from your picture to help you add details to your story, and add paper where there is more to write. (Launching, Small Moments, Revision) 5 min.

    Teaching Point 14
    Lucy teaches the class Jacob's strategy for making room for details: Add paper where there is more to write. (Launching, Revision) 1 min.

    Strategy Lesson 15
    Kersandra teaches a small group of students a strategy for getting started writing: Imagine the scene, and draw pictures and words across pages. (Launching, Small Moments) 7 min.

    Share 16
    Lucy teaches the class a strategy for revising stories: Reread and check to see if the writing makes sense or if it needs more words. (Launching, Writing for Readers, Revision) 5 min.

    Minilesson 17
    Jessica teaches the class a strategy for experimenting with voice in poetry: Write to an object. (Poetry) 5 min.

    Minilesson 18
    Cynthia teaches the class a strategy for writing the letters in words: Stretch the words out slowly to listen to each sound in them. (Launching, Writing for Readers) 10 min.

    Minilesson 19
    Brigida teaches the class a strategy for revising: Use a revision checklist. (Revision, Nonfiction) 6 min.

    Writing Example 20
    Alejandro uses blanks to help him leave spaces between words. (Launching, Writing for Readers) 5 min.

    Minilesson 21
    Lucy teaches the class a strategy for writing more: Add paper. (Launching, Small Moments) 7 min.

    Writing Example 22
    John thinks aloud about his piece of nonfiction writing. (Nonfiction) 1 min. No commentary available.

Sample Chapters

 
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