POWER

 **POWER**

**Content** Organizational writing strategy

**Grade Level** This strategy can be implemented in all grade levels.

**Curriculum Standards** For 9th grade, this strategy addresses the following CSOs:

RLA.O.9.2.1 compose narrative, informative, descriptive, persuasive writing from a prompt using the five-step writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing).

RLA.O.9.2.3 construct a clearly worded and correctly placed thesis statement to develop a composition that addresses the assigned topic.

RLA.O.9.2.7 examine and prioritize different drafting strategies for specific writing tasks to structure a clear, logical progression of ideas in argumentative writing, research writing, literary analysis, and creative and reflective writing.

RLA.O.9.2.10 use pre-writing, editing and revision techniques to construct complete and varied sentences, eliminate organizational errors and use more precise and concise language.

**Description of Practices** The POWER strategy is a checklist that can be used with pattern guides when writing. It helps writers to make sure they completed all the steps before using the pattern guide and after using it to ensure they have a well-developed piece of writing. _Who will read my paper? _Why am I writing this? _What do I know about this topic? _How can I group/label my facts? || _Which pattern guide do I use (why am I writing this)? _Have I filled in the pattern guide completely and answered the questions being asked? || _I need to write a paper using the information from the pattern guide, using complete sentences. _Have I followed the flow or organization of the pattern guide? || Self evaluation- //Did I…// _Tell what was being explained? _Tell what things you need? _Make the steps clear? _Use key words? _Make it interesting to the reader? _Star the points I like? _Put question marks in the margins by things that are unclear? _Prepare two questions for my peer editor?
 * **P** || __Planning__
 * **O** || __Organizing__
 * **W** || __Writing__
 * **E** || __Editing__

Peer evaluation- _I need to summarize the paper. _Can I pick out, and do I understand, the most important features of the paper? //Did the author…// _Tell what was being explained? _Tell what things you need? _Make the steps clear? _Use key words? _Make it interesting to the reader?

_Would revisions improve the quality or clarity of the paper? Where? _I need to chare suggestions with the writer.

Collaborative conference- _Have we decided on ways to make the paper better? || _Have I made the changes to improve my paper using my self-evaluation? _Have I made changes to improve my paper using my peer’s evaluation? _Have I made the changes that we decided upon in our collaborative conference? _Is my final draft clean and free of errors? ||
 * **R** || __Revising__

**Implementation Considerations** This strategy is best used in an individual/small group setting because it is easier to conference on writing in a small group as opposed to a large group. The POWER checklist is a self-regulation writing tool that is best used to check one’s work until the peer evaluation section.

**Examples** This website has further information on the POWER strategy. It also has clipart images regarding the process of the POWER strategy: []

This website also has more information on the POWER strategy as well as examples of completed and uncompleted printable POWER pattern writing guide strategy organizers: []

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**Citation** Englert, C. S., Raphael, T. E., & Anderson, L. (1985). //Teaching cognitive strategies to the mildly handicapped: A classroom intervention study.// The Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing Project. Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.