• Before I had Ryne set goals for his own writing, I talked about the goal of informational writing. I did this so Ryne would know what to base his goals off of. I also connected informative writing to the real world to help explain the goal of informative writing. I made the connection to being a journalist and that journalist have to tell a story when they report on a story. They aren’t able to just list facts because people aren’t interested in just reading the facts. This shows Ryne that when he writes an informative piece, he needs to make sure that he informs his audience while also telling a story to keep the attention of his audience.
• During the lesson, I used an example of a “3” paper to shows Ryne what he was striving for. This example showed Ryne would need to change or add to his paper to receive a 3. While reading the paper, I asked Ryne if he wanted to take turns reading because he normally enjoys reading. When Ryne said that he wanted me to read, I told him to follow along with me. I also used a piece of paper to mark which …show more content…
I had Ryne share the goals he wanted me to include first and then I shared a few of the goals that I had come up with. As I was sharing some of the goals I thought of, Ryne was able to think of other goals that he wanted to include. Created the goals together ensured that Ryne’s voice was heard and that I didn’t just include what I wanted him to do. While creating the goals, I also referred back to the goal of informative writing to help Ryne set goals. This ensured that Ryne’s paper would meet the goal of informative writing. It also showed me that Ryne understood the overall goal of informative