{"id":3878,"date":"2021-03-01T20:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T03:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2024-07-22T18:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:47:05","slug":"review-and-reinforce-writing-concepts-before-students-begin-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/review-and-reinforce-writing-concepts-before-students-begin-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Review and Reinforce Writing Concepts Before Students Write"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best time to reinforce essential writing concepts and set expectations is right before students pick up their pencils to write. In short, I train my students to begin a piece of writing with the end in mind.<\/p>\n

Clearly, I do this review and reinforcement before large and important writing assignments, but I also do it across the curriculum with all kinds of writing. Regardless, I\u2019m always prepared with a model to guide us.<\/p>\n

Although I have my favorite models, I also train my student to examine and think about writing in different ways using different models. Let\u2019s take a look at a few exciting models!<\/p>\n

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Traits Models<\/span><\/h3>\n

I frequently use traits models for this activity, including genre-specific Common-Core traits models. Be sure to read my free eBook How to Use the Six Traits of Writing and the Common Core Traits to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum<\/a><\/strong> for more on this. Here are a few models that I use:<\/p>\n

1. Six Traits:<\/span> 1) Ideas, 2) Organization, 3) Sentence Fluency, 4) Word Choice, 5) Conventions, 6) Voice.<\/p>\n

2. Common Core Gr. 6-8 Argument Rubric (New York State):<\/span> 1) Content and Analysis, 2) Command of Evidence, 3) Coherence, Organization, and Style, 4) Control of Conventions<\/p>\n

3. Common Core Gr. 5 Narrative Rubric: (Elk Grove U.S.D., CA):<\/span> 1) Focus\/Setting, 2) Organization\/Plot, 3) Narrative Techniques, 4) Language<\/p>\n

4. Riverside USD, CA (Gr. 3) (Opinion\/Argument Rubric):<\/span> 1) Focus\/Information, 2) Organization, 3) Support\/Evidence, 4) Language-Conventions of Grammar, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\"pencil \u201cIt\u2019s amazing that in two months I was able to get my students writing better than I had been able to in an entire year previously.\u201d Pattern Based Writing: Quick & Easy Essay! It works!<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\n

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Rhetorical Triangle Models<\/span><\/h3>\n

Aristotle created the Rhetorical Triangle<\/em> over 2,000 years ago. And ever since, we have been building on and adapting his model. Here are four related models:<\/p>\n

1. Aristotle\u2019s Rhetorical Triangle:<\/span> 1) Logos\/Logic, 2) Pathos\/Emotion, 3) Ethos\/Ethics\/Credibility \/Character.<\/p>\n

2. The Modern Rhetorical Triangle:<\/span> 1) Author, 2) Audience, 3) Purpose\/Text<\/p>\n

3. RAFTS:<\/span> 1) Role, 2) Audience, 3) Format, 4) Topic, 5) Strong Verb = Purpose and\/or Genre<\/p>\n

4. SOAPSTone:<\/span> 1) Speaker, 2) Occasion, 3) Audience, 4) Purpose, 5) Subject, 6) Tone<\/p>\n

Summary of Rhetorical Triangle Terms and Concepts:<\/span> Purpose, Genre, Audience, Speaker, Author, Occasion, Format, Subject\/Topic, Position or Point, Point of View, Tone<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

If you have a state writing assessment coming up, be sure to download a few collections of released writing prompts<\/a><\/strong> here and practice analyzing the writing prompts using some of these models. You and your students will be happy you did!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The best time to reinforce essential writing concepts and set expectations is right before students pick up their pencils to write. In short, I train my students to begin a piece of writing with the end in mind. Clearly, I do this review and reinforcement before large and important writing assignments, but I also do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[399,354],"tags":[297,55,556,394,157,395,397,450],"class_list":["post-3878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evaluating-student-writing","category-writing-prompts-2","tag-common-core-state-standards","tag-how-to-teach-writing","tag-rhetorical-triangle","tag-six-traits-of-writing","tag-struggling-writers","tag-tips-for-teaching-writing","tag-writers-workshop","tag-writing-assessments"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t