May 24, Fri. - Grande Prairie, IN PERSON - Canadian Teachers - Launching into Literacy - Diving into Narrative Skills (2-8)

Canada Market - Build cross-curricular connections through Narrative Writing! Come join our training team where Carla Thio, our Master Trainer in Canada, will be presenting our narrative workshop in person.

Learn skills and strategies for teaching effective narrative writing whether you teach ELA, Social Studies, Humanities or Science. We will make connections to all parts of your curriculum so you can seamlessly apply the skills your students learn to your content area topics. 

This workshop is geared towards teachers grades 2-8. Empowering Writers' approach to writing instruction is student centered and teacher friendly.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Foundational writing skills that start by reading with “Author’s Eyes,” instructional tools to support deeper comprehension of text through annotation and analysis, how to break the writing process down into manageable pieces, how to provide actionable feedback when assessing student work, differentiation strategies, and the confidence to teach narrative writing as you build a community of writers through common language and assured experiences.

HOW THE TRAINING BREAKS OUT
Part 1– Launching into Literacy         

•  Understanding EW’s Methodology and
   how it creates writing success
•  Recognizing Genre
•  Identifying Organizational Frameworks
  (e.g., Informational vs. Narrative)
•  Learning How to Annotate and Analyze Text
•  Finding Literary Elements for Literary Analysis
• Identifying Text Conventions (clues) for Constructed Response

• Developing an Entertaining Beginning
• Creating Elaborate Details
• Building Suspense
• Describing the Main Event
• Developing Extended Endings

•  Practicing Process Writing
•  Forming Assessment Rubrics
•  Recap of Today’s Learning – Narrative Writing

WHAT YOU GET: 

• 6 hours of Narrative Writing instruction (taught by Carla Thio) plus a free 1 yr subscription to the HUB. 
• Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
• Ongoing support from the Empowering Writers’ team to ensure your success through virtual teacher talks, online chat Q&A, webinar trainings and much more!
• Price:  $175 USD for a full day of instruction plus 1 yr subscription to the HUB for the digital Narrative guide.  Or $250 USD to extend the subscription to the digital Narrative HUB guide for another year.  That's just $75 for two years of access (a $123 saving!)
• Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

Workshop Requirements:

Each participant is required to have the corresponding Empowering Writers’ teaching manual (digital guide or printed manual) for this Narrative writing workshop.  A digital subscription is provided with your registration for a year. If you would like a printed copy as well, the printed manual is $170 and will be shipped promptly to your location of choice. 

• Remember that your Empowering Writers’ digital guide includes a year-long HUB license that delivers Narrative digital teaching resources for an entire year of narrative writing instruction.  The HUB allows for easy, online access to your Narrative Writing digital guide, along with a wealth of done-for-you resources and teach-it tools to access online and use it for a full year from date of purchase. Teachers love the EW HUB for their writing instruction!