Listening & Speaking1. Listening in class:
- know your purpose for listening
- take notes
- ask questions
2. Participating in a group
3. Speaking in class
- pay attention
- think ahead
- make eye contact
- wait your turn
- get to the point
Peer Responding
1. Peer-responding guidelines
- the writers job
- the responder's job
2. Making helpful responses
- ask specific questions
- ask positive questions
Understanding the Traits of Writing
1. Ideas
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Word Choice
5. Sentence Fluency
6. Conventions