{"id":301,"date":"2014-10-23T19:23:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T23:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/?p=301"},"modified":"2023-02-22T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T20:04:01","slug":"301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/301\/","title":{"rendered":"Change It Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-custom-orange-tint-background-color has-background\"><em>In this lesson plan aimed at 4<sup>th<\/sup> graders, Teachers &amp; Writers teaching artist Susanna Horng offers a fresh way to introduce young writers to the pleasures of revision. By looking at rewriting through the lens of genre instead of just \u201cfixing\u201d what has already been done, young writers get to experiment with style and voice\u2014an exciting take on what students often think of as a \u201cdrag.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop Details <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genre(s) taught:<\/strong>&nbsp; Creative Nonfiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grade(s) taught:<\/strong>&nbsp;4<sup>th<\/sup> Grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workshop Objective:<\/strong>&nbsp;A first lesson in revision: to rewrite the same \u201cbare bones\u201d paragraph in different genres, e.g., as a fairy tale, a mystery, a fantasy, a textbook, a Dr. Seuss book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Core State Standards:<\/strong><br>(Refer to the Anchor Standards for Writing at www.corestandards.org\/ELA-Literacy\/CCRA\/W)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.ccsso.org\/common-core-state-standards-initiative\">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.D<\/a><br>Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.ccsso.org\/common-core-state-standards-initiative\">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.B<\/a><br>Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.ccsso.org\/common-core-state-standards-initiative\">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.D<\/a><br>Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guiding Questions:<br><\/strong>What is rewriting? What are genre conventions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Susanna-Horng-In-Text-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Susanna-Horng-In-Text-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Susanna Horng In-Text Image\" class=\"wp-image-303\" width=\"631\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Susanna-Horng-In-Text-Image.jpg 434w, https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Susanna-Horng-In-Text-Image-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Haraidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>LESSON<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ritual (5 min):<\/strong><br><\/span>We begin each class with this free-writing prompt: for the next five minutes, write continuously. Put your pencil to your paper and write whatever comes into your head, even if it\u2019s your name. There is no right or wrong. This writing is just for you, to exercise your writing muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Introduction\/warm-up activity (5-10 min)<\/strong>:<br><\/span>First, have a short discussion about what exactly rewriting is. What are its purposes? Why is it important? Students generally think of rewriting as a drag\u2014but this is a fun way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Main activity (20-25 mins):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Read an example of the same story written in different styles. One good one is <em>Exercises in Style<\/em>, by Raymond Queneau (check pages 15-21 of <a href=\"https:\/\/monoskop.org\/File:Queneau_Raymond_Exercises_in_Style_pp_1-26.pdf\">this pdf<\/a>). Discuss genre\u2014how does a fairy tale start? Where does it take place? What does Dr. Seuss sound like? Or a fantasy book? Or a diary entry? Or an adventure? Write some different opening lines on the board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask students to rewrite one paragraph\u2014either their own or one you provide for them\u2014using these different genres: a fairy tale, a mystery, a fantasy, a textbook, a list, or a journal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Closing&nbsp;(5 mins):<br><\/span><\/strong>It\u2019s nice to have students read their different genres\u2014especially if they all started with the same paragraph. After, discuss how rewriting changed the story. They can reflect on the rewriting process as a whole\u2014what did you learn about rewriting?\u2014or on this specific experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Materials:<br><\/span><\/strong>Pencils, and paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vocabulary:<br><\/span><\/strong>Rewriting, genre, genre conventions, style<br><strong>Multi-modal approaches:<\/strong><br><strong>Intrapersonal<\/strong>, through the opportunity for self reflection; and <strong>linguistic<\/strong>, through the use of words and reading aloud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susanna Horng offers a fresh way to introduce young writers to the pleasures of revision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":8645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","featured_image_focal_point":[],"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8570,705,1768,8181,972,500","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[608],"tags":[18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14190,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions\/14190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}