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Writing CenterWrite About was built to be a part of the writing process in classrooms, helping students find an audience and teachers give personalized feedback. Social publishing and writing pedagogy are part of the same conversation, and these resources and lessons will help your class make the transition to digital writing!
BROWSE TOPICS
Digital Writing Starter Kit: Teacher GuideWe’re thrilled that you’ve chosen Write About to provide your students with new digital writing and publishing opportunities! Use this guide, along with our lesson plans, to help you map out how to integrate the platform into your classroom.
What is Write About?
Write About is a social publishing platform that provides an easy way for students to write Posts. It is filled with visual writing Ideas to elicit student interest and spark creativity. Students can connect with their class, publish directly to an audience and discover writing topics based on their interests using Groups.
Teachers are using Write About to make the curricular transition to digital writing and help students meet expected writing outcomes, including for the Common Core State Standards, while keeping student engagement high. Features like private teacher annotations and voice feedback maintain a focus on writing quality while custom publishing layers allow for the desired level student privacy.
Checklist: Getting Started
We have included the following features in our lesson plans:
I posted the lyrics below so you could follow along on my rant of the all-time worst lyrics.
I must confess I do like this song but the lyrics make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Where to begin I guess we could start the the first line.
"I threw a wish in the well" huh? I understand that you can throw a lot of things into a well, but an abstract concept such as a 'wish' seems to be an impossible task. Now you could make the claim that Ms. Jepsen is speaking figuratively and her 'wish' being thrown into a well is symbolic for her thinking getting this guy to call has about as much of a chance as well a wish take people make as they toss coins into a public fountain.
But before we get to far into the symbolism let's look at the next unbelievable line.....
...... This would be an example of how to respond to a prompt.
:)
"Call Me Maybe"
(originally by Carly Rae Jepsen)
I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me I'll never tell
I looked to you as it fell
And now you're in my way
I'd trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now you're in my way
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And the other girls try to fucking chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
You took your time with the call
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all
But still you're in my way
I beg and borrow and steal
At first sight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it
But it's in my way
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And the other girls try to fucking chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so so bad
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call fucking me maybe
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going blah
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And all the other girls try to chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
So call me maybe
Writing CenterWrite About was built to be a part of the writing process in classrooms, helping students find an audience and teachers give personalized feedback. Social publishing and writing pedagogy are part of the same conversation, and these resources and lessons will help your class make the transition to digital writing!
BROWSE TOPICS
- WRITING TOOLS
- Galleries by Genre
- Themed Groups
- Commenting
- Editing and Revising
- WRITING HELP
- Tutorials
- Word Choice and Vocabulary
- Fiction Writing
- Nonfiction Writing
- Figurative Language
- LESSON PLANS
- Starter Kit – Students
- Persuasive Writing Unit
Digital Writing Starter Kit: Teacher GuideWe’re thrilled that you’ve chosen Write About to provide your students with new digital writing and publishing opportunities! Use this guide, along with our lesson plans, to help you map out how to integrate the platform into your classroom.
What is Write About?
Write About is a social publishing platform that provides an easy way for students to write Posts. It is filled with visual writing Ideas to elicit student interest and spark creativity. Students can connect with their class, publish directly to an audience and discover writing topics based on their interests using Groups.
Teachers are using Write About to make the curricular transition to digital writing and help students meet expected writing outcomes, including for the Common Core State Standards, while keeping student engagement high. Features like private teacher annotations and voice feedback maintain a focus on writing quality while custom publishing layers allow for the desired level student privacy.
Checklist: Getting Started
- I have viewed, searched and filtered writing Ideas. [view help/video]
- I have made at least one of my own Ideas. [view help/video]
- I have checked out and followed at least one Gallery. [View Genre galleries or the Ideas with Audio gallery]
- I have created my own Gallery that I can show students [view help/video]
- I have changed my profile picture and made Connections with other teachers [view help/video]
- If necessary, I have sent home the parent permission form [download/print]
- I have created student accounts or had students register themselves. [view help/video]
- I have adjusted permissions in the Manage Students tab. [view help/video]
- I have created Group(s) for my Class(es). [view help/video]
- If necessary, students know how to register themselves or sign in using the Teacher Code [view help]
- I have shown students how to access the custom login page for the class [view example]
- I have talked to students about social publishing and had the class set expectations for what positive and safe writing looks like online. [View Community Guidelines]
- I have modeled and discussed Commenting techniques for providing positive and helpful feedback with the class. [View student video and resources]
- I have shown students how to access the Student Guide for the Starter Kit [View student starter kit]
We have included the following features in our lesson plans:
- Objectives: Written in student-friendly terminology, the objectives set the tone for the lesson.
- Standards: All lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards.
- Vocabulary: We have identified vocabulary words connected to the platform and to the content.
- Materials: We have included a list of materials required for the lessons.
- Lesson Outline: We provide detailed step-by-step instructions for the lessons, but we also encourage teachers to personalize lessons to your own context.
- Enrichment / Extension Activities: All lessons include enrichment or extension activities for students who finish early or who want to extend their work at home.
- Accommodations: We list possible accommodations, including additional tutorials that students might need.
- Assessment: The assessments are broken up into both formative and summative assessments.
I posted the lyrics below so you could follow along on my rant of the all-time worst lyrics.
I must confess I do like this song but the lyrics make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Where to begin I guess we could start the the first line.
"I threw a wish in the well" huh? I understand that you can throw a lot of things into a well, but an abstract concept such as a 'wish' seems to be an impossible task. Now you could make the claim that Ms. Jepsen is speaking figuratively and her 'wish' being thrown into a well is symbolic for her thinking getting this guy to call has about as much of a chance as well a wish take people make as they toss coins into a public fountain.
But before we get to far into the symbolism let's look at the next unbelievable line.....
...... This would be an example of how to respond to a prompt.
:)
"Call Me Maybe"
(originally by Carly Rae Jepsen)
I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me I'll never tell
I looked to you as it fell
And now you're in my way
I'd trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now you're in my way
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And the other girls try to fucking chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
You took your time with the call
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all
But still you're in my way
I beg and borrow and steal
At first sight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it
But it's in my way
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And the other girls try to fucking chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so so bad
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call fucking me maybe
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going blah
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And all the other girls try to chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
So call me maybe
