Each subsection has questions to guide you
Introduction (.5 points):
Complete the introductory paragraph for your paper, stating your overarching beliefs and how you approach the teaching of writing.
Directions: Outline your major thinking about each of the following four sub-sections of your paper. Put your outline below each of the four sub-sections. Delete the description of each sub-section before submitting your draft.
1. Big theoretical ideas and people that inform my teaching of writing. Who are the writers that shape your ideas about becoming an expert teacher of writing? Include ideas from books you have read, articles, videos, podcasts, mentor teachers, and other sources. Which ideas are the most important to you as a teacher of writing and why?
2. Description of the physical classroom environment for teaching writing How will you design your classroom to foster collaboration, dialogue, and growth for your writers? What resources are on hand in terms of technology, books, media, writing tools, and desk configuration? Please be specific here and feel free to sketch your own diagram. Explain the rationale/reasoning for your thinking here. Explain your beliefs here.
3. Description of incorporation of modeling, guided practice, and independent practice What are your beliefs that guide you in the areas of modeling, guided practice, and independent practice in the classroom? Include here, also, how technology can help foster these practices in your classroom.
4. A description of the students who will emerge from your classroom Ideally, what do you hope your students to be like as writers in your classroom? What do you believe best helps students to grow as writers?
Conclusion (.5 points):
References [if applicable]
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