Burnette Writing Process

February 20, 2012 (8-11 a.m. or 12:30-3:30 p.m.)
Forestbrook Middle, Room 804

Innovative and interactive writing lessons help students to hone their focus skills and understand the complexities of writing. For each writing assignment developed through the Burnette Writing Process, students work on a few specific focus skills in the following categories: content, organization, style, conventions, format, and challenge. Focus skills can be individualized to meet the needs of each student. For each final draft, students self-assess, reflect, and annotate to demonstrate their understanding of each focus skill. When students truly understand the skills, they continue to use them automatically even after moving on to new skills. The use of focus skills and annotation eliminates plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty. Come and learn how grading can take less time and how two-way feedback can become more meaningful.