JEFF ANDERSON (Webinar) - Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language (Grades 6-8)

Patterns of Power:
Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language
Grades 6 - 8 

   
Webinar presented by Jeff Anderson
 

Traditional grammar instruction focuses too much on what’s right or what’s wrong. The fear of making a mistake hides the true power of conventions – the creation of meaning, purpose, and effect, the ultimate reading-writing connection.

Join Jeff Anderson as he helps us explore grammar in a new way in this webinar. Let’s learn to lift middle school writers by focusing on possibility and producing effective writing that will transfer to the classroom and beyond.

OBJECTIVES

• Explore standards-aligned lesson sets that include excerpts from high-interest, authentic, and diverse young adult and middle-grade mentor texts
• Dive into teach-tomorrow visuals, implementation supports, and examples and tips from the authors' work facilitating the Patterns-of-Power process in real classrooms
• Discover resources to use in classroom instruction or as handouts for student literacy notebooks

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?

• Grades 6, 7, and 8 teachers:
  • Classroom
  • Content area
  • Special Education
  • EL
• Reading Specialists and Interventionists
• Literacy and Instructional Coaches
• Principals

It is strongly recommended that participants have a copy of the book, Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language, Grades 6-8, to refer to during the webinar.

DETAILS

Date:  Thursday, July 29, 2021

Time:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time)

Modality:  Virtual only via Zoom (live participation only - this webinar will not be recorded)

Cost:   $100 per participant

QUESTIONS? Contact:

Amy Ruppert, Literacy Center Program Assistant
(920) 236-0562  •  aruppert@cesa6.org
 

Jeff Anderson has inspired writers and teachers of grades K-8 for over thirty years with the power and joy of writing and grammar. He has written eight books for Stenhouse Publishers. He also writes middle-grade novels.

Travis Leech, coauthor of Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language, is currently a middle school instructional coach in Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, TX. He has thirteen years of experience in education, including teaching middle school English Language Arts and as a gifted and talented specialist. He has presented about engaging literacy practices and technology integration at the district, regional, and state levels.

Melinda Clark, coauthor of Patterns of Power for Adolescent Writers, is currently the Academic Program Coordinator at John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas. She has 31 years of experience in education, including teaching middle school and high school English Language Arts, instructional coaching, independent consulting, and presenting at the district, regional, and state levels.

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