Writing Fellows II

WElcome back!

Finish these Sentences:

• 1. Our best accomplishment as a team was
• 2. My best moment or experience as a writing tutor was because, .
• 3. Something I am looking forward to this semester as a writing Fellow...
• 4. I have this crazy idea, and maybe we could swing it....
• 5. Something that needs our attention as a team is..

A thought experiment: It is 2035: Describe the BHS Writing Center

What would the most ideal scenario look like? How are we integrated into the school?

DEscribe in the present tense

Systems-level thinking

• -Ideal workings
• -in a Perfect month, what would be happening in the Writing center?
• -THe basics, the fun, the stretch or reach creative goals?
• -

Then, break it down:
What needS to be taking place on a monthly, weekly, daily level to make that happen?

Daily and Weekly Flows

• What should a writing fellow do when they are "On"
• 5 roles

Dream Team

• the qualities of an ideal teammate:

Choose your own adventure:

• 1. Legacy Project loose ends and follow-through. What needs to happen next? Make a plan with dates, steps, etc.
• 2. Look at the master teacher schedule and match tutors with 9-10 English teachers
• Look at the master teacher schedule and match tutors with 9-10 English teachers

And/or

• 3. Create a plan (maybe an email?) to study hall teachers letting them know our availability
• 4. Update our "on our Plate" list
• Update our "on our Plate" list

February:
Write to Connect
Blind Date with a Book
Recruitment

Today's Goals:

• Intentions, plans, action
• 1. team time: plan/prep (20)
• 2. Teams present (15)
• 3. Action time (20)
• 4. Recap/reflect (5)

Team Time Planning:
Tools: action grids, last week's docs, P4 materials

Presentations

• tell us: Priorities: what, when, where, how Show us: What you created
• Ask us: for input
• Put us to work: what can we do in 5 minutes? give us a HW action item

March

Write for change

Reaching out to interested students

Thursday's Flex:
Building on What we've got?

Objectives:

• 1. to get back in "tutoring shape", using tutoring and writing skills to help refine and clarify your partner's email draft.

Objectives:

• 2. to raise awareness of the writing center and increase tutoring engagement among students and teachers by Sending clear, friendly, informative, and persuasive emails by the end of the period

Emails:

• -services and benefits
• -how to schedule
• -news and updates
• -Links to forms

Tutoring Brush-up:

• -Rapport
• -establish goals
• -read aloud
• -open-ended questions
• -"as a reader"
• -The writer "owns the session"
• -Use the resources (assignment and checklist)

Quick Check-in/Wrap-up:

• Complete drafts for emails?
• Next week's schedule?
• New poster?

Week of April 29

• 'Palooza wrap-up: congratulations
• Gratitude
• Reflections
• Logistics

Actual Writing Tutoring!

• Ms Eshelman's 10th grade
• periods 1 and 5
• Antigone
• Persuasive and art
• ethos, pathos, logos

Today: 9:05

• notebook
• listening
• Gathering info and questions