Empowering Writers Workshop in Edmonton

 

Barbara Mariconda is a writing specialist from the U.S.  who is the author and cofounder of Empowering Writers for writing instruction.  Scholastic Canada has offered her books in the past within their teaching catalogues:  The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever and Teaching Expository Writing are just two of the titles that have been offered.  In her workshop, you will:

·         Explore the reading-writing connection

·         Learn specific strategies for writing entertaining beginnings

·         Write relevant, vivid elaborative detail

·         Build suspense & develop fully elaborated main events

·         Craft satisfying extended story endings

·         Address the personal experience narrative.

 

Quote from a teacher who attended one of her workshops:

 

“This was an outstanding workshop! The content was very informative to me as a 4^th grade teacher.  Thank you for the explanations and modeling each concept.  I recommend to all teachers to take this workshop!”

 

ALBERTA Workshops

 

   Calgary            Red Deer            Edmonton

Narrative               Expository                Narrative

April 22                  April 23                       April 24

 

Barb Mariconda, author and co-founder of Empowering Writers will be presenting the Narrative workshop in Calgary. 

In this workshop, you will:

·         Explore the reading-writing connection

·         Learn specific strategies for writing entertaining beginnings

·         Write relevant, vivid elaborative detail

·         Build suspense & develop fully elaborated main events

·         Craft satisfying extended story endings

·         Address the personal experience narrative.

 

Come see why Empowering Writers is the preferred choice of teachers for writing instruction.

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Empowering Writers instruction for writing will:

 

            Increase teacher's confidence by using our detailed lesson plans with clear objectives, annotated models, student activities, and scope and sequence outline.

            Raise writing test scores. Our data-driven, research based approach has proven to increase writing test scores of students of all abilities.

            Provide consistency within the classroom and between grade levels.  Our basic assured experiences and common language create a foundation for writing that students and teachers build on year after year.

CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW THE NARRATIVE INSTRUCTION & LESSONS

CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW THE EXPOSITORY INSTRUCTION & LESSONS