Writing+Workshop-Conferences

=Conferring : All Writers Need Feedback =

=Forms: =

=Teacher-Student Conferences = =Student-Student Conferences = = = =The Basic Pattern = = =
 * =The student COMMENTS on the draft. =
 * =The teacher READS or REVIEWS the draft WITH the student. =
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The teacher <span style="background-color: #fe7cfa; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">RESPONDS <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">to the student's comments. =
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The student <span style="background-color: #fe7cfa; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">RESPONDS <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">to the teacher's comments. =

=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Two Key Questions: =
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">What works?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">What needs work?

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nancy Atwell Conferring: A Master at Work // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">media type="youtube" key="yHnwLXdte4M" height="411" width="718"

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">What do you notice about Nancy's conferences? Is there a pattern?

=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">Conference Record-Keeping Sheets, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Randy Bomer-style-- an alternative to Nancy Atwell's Status of the Class.=



=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Sample Conference Questions/Strategies: = = =