Grade level: 11
Topic: Creative Writing workshop
Standards Addressed: Common Core (writing) w.11-12.5 - Standard 5- Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this workshop the students will be able to:
- follow a teacher designed outline to produce a creative writing assignment.
- implement a rubric to develop successful outcomes of creative writing.
- use Google Docs to utilize instant feedback.
Timeline for Implementation: 5 classes (one week)
How can it be integrated and implemented in the lessons: The teacher will take the students to the computer lab (library) and have them work on a creative writing assignment. The students will be following a step by step outline and sending their work periodically to the teacher. The teacher will proof read/edit the students work and send it back to them. From that point the students will be able to move to the next step in the outline after making the proper adjustments/corrections. They will do this for the entire assignment until the have a finalized paper. They will send that to the teacher for a final grade.
Assessment: The students will follow a rubric/outline. The rubric will address the use of mechanics (spelling, grammar, etc.), sequencing, topic, transitioning, use of technology, use of Google Docs, and the implementations of suggested corrections.
I think Google Docs are a great tool to use in the classroom. I think the only difficulty is that students need to have an email account to access it and certain schools (like my own - all high functioning autism) do not allow that.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I did once use it to help one or graduating students write his high school application essay. I logged into my Google account and created a Google Doc for him. Then I logged in again on the computer next to him and was able to watch him write and help him edit in real time. He thought it was amazing and was more motivated to really think about what he was writing and proofread while writing because he knew I could see it. However, since I wasn't over his shoulder reading his work it took away the anxiety of a teacher watching you work. Great for group work too since you're able to see who is viewing the document and when they add/edit things.
A good point! Many schools have filters for Google Account, but there are many school started to allow Google in the school settings and require students to create Google accounts. Google Doc is such a wonderful tool for collaboration as you pointed out. Students can work on the same document simultaneously and communicate at the same time. We also have to think about how students can utilize technology to do collaborative work outside of the classrooms. Google Doc would allow teachers to see who did the work and trace back to the histories. :D
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