| Writing With Voice |
February 4: Grades 3-8
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Presented
by: Katie Wood Ray
Dr. Katie Ray is a frequent speaker at
conferences and summer institutes around the country.
With a particular focus on the study of writing craft, she
leads teacher workshops and summer institutes across the
nation related to the teaching of writing. Her professional
background includes both elementary and middle school
teaching experience and two years as a staff developer at
The Reading and Writing Project, Teachers College,
Columbia University.
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Voice is almost universally accepted as one of the qualities of good writing. But what is voice, exactly? Teachers of
writing need to understand lots about the quality of voice in writing if they are to teach it well. In this one day workshop
(designed for advanced teachers who already have writing workshops up and going in their classrooms), Katie
will work with participants to deepen their understandings about voice as a quality of good writing, and also explore
ways to help students write with voice as they compose their own texts. Using a variety of picture books as anchor
texts, Katie will help teachers think about issues such as:
- Are certain genres of writing more voice driven
than others?How do teachers help children recognize voice
when they encounter it as readers?
- What are the tools (punctuation, word choice,
sentence structure, etc.) writers use to create
voice, and how do we help students use these
tools in their own writing?
For Grades 3-8: [February 4]
- How might teachers help children with voice in
the teaching context of writing conferences?
- For assessment purposes, how do teachers
help students become reflective about the
quality of voice in their writing?
| Registration
Information: |
Fee:
$175 per person. The fee is reduced to $155 per person
for any teacher/administrator who can register 6 weeks prior to
the workshop date. |
Cancellations one week prior to the workshop date, will be refunded less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Late cancellations will receive credit towards an upcoming workshop. Substitutions are allowed at any time.
If workshop is cancelled due to the inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled. Refunds will not be granted, but we will issue credit toward a future workshop. |
| Payment is due prior to the workshop. No cash, please. Fee includes seminar registration, a personalized certificate of attendance, refreshments, and a resource handbook. On-site registration is available, if space allows. Please call ahead to check on space availability. |
| Program
Schedule: |
| 8:00-8:30
Registration, Refreshments |
| 8:30-3:00
Workshop (lunch on your own) |
| Meeting
Sites and Accommodations: |
| Please
make your own hotel reservations directly
with the hotel |
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Hilton
of Woodbridge, GSP exit 131A.:
120 Wood
Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey,
United States 08830-2709
Tel: 1-732-494-6200 Fax: 1-732-603-7777
http://hiltonwoodbridge.com/
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