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The Read, Think, Talk, Write Cycle: Building Quality Writing Skills

Learn the importance of deep reading, critical thinking, and purposeful academic discourse as the foundation for quality writing. Analyze lessons and units to ensure all parts of the cycle are present and discuss ways to adapt the steps to meet the needs of all learners.

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The Read, Think, Talk, Write Cycle: Building Quality Writing Skills

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  1. Becoming Experts: The Read, Think, Talk, Write Cycle Session 4, May 2014 NTI EngageNY.org

  2. Good Morning! • Please greet your tablemates, making sure to share your name and position/role back at home. Discuss the following anecdote: Last fall, I was visiting an area high school and ran into one of my former middle school students, now a 9th grader. Of course, I asked her about her writing. “Well,” she said, “I just had to write a history paper that was hard. At first I couldn't really do it.” My heart sank. “Why not?” I asked her. “What didn't you know how to do?” “Oh, I knew how,” she replied without hesitation. “I just didn't know enough. I didn't understand the stuff. So I had to do that first. Then I could write it OK.” EngageNY.org

  3. Learning Target for this Session • I can describe the importance of deep and thorough reading, critical thinking, and purposeful academic discourse as the basis for quality writing. EngageNY.org

  4. Getting Started Please see p. X in your participants’ notebook. EngageNY.org

  5. Triads: Synthesize Your Thinking EngageNY.org

  6. While Viewing Use additional sticky notes to keep track of key ideas. Go for short = 1 or 2 words. Write one key idea per sticky note. It would be good if each person ended up with a small pile of 8-10 words/notes. EngageNY.org

  7. Concept Mapping EngageNY.org

  8. Quick Write A technique frequently used in the modules to help students “capture thinking.” In your Participants’Journal, p X, take 5 minutes to write about the important ideas you’re thinking as a result of this session so far. EngageNY.org

  9. Analyzing Lessons and Units EngageNY.org

  10. Highlight Your Chosen Resource EngageNY.org

  11. Discuss Are all parts of the read, think, talk, write cycle present in your chosen unit plan or lesson plan? If not, why? What are the implications of eliminating any of these steps? Could steps be streamlined rather than eliminated? In what ways could these steps by adapted to meet the needs of all learners? If you have actually taught a module, please discuss what you have noticed about the quality of your students’ writing. How does that connect to the themes of this session? EngageNY.org

  12. Journal Please use p. X in your Participants’ Notebook to capture takeaways from this session. Enjoy a short break. The next session begins at 10:45. EngageNY.org

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