Case Study Questions
1) Describe the POW + WWW, What = 2 and the POW + C-SPACE writing strategies.
POW + WWW is defined as a strategy to help students become better writers. The “P” stands for the student picking their writing idea; the “O” stands for organizing or planning this idea; and the “W” stands for writing the story. The WWW, What =2 and How= 2 is within the “O” section of the POW and helps students better organize their writing. The WWW, What = 2, How = 2 stand for:
W- Who
W- When
W- Where
What- What does main character do?
What- What happens then?
How- How does the story end?
How- How does main character feel?
POW + C-SPACE writing strategy is used to help students structure their stories to include details pertinent to their topic. The POW is the same as above (P= Plan, O= Organize, and W= Write). The C-Space aspect of it helps students organize their notes. C-Space stands for:
C- Characters
S- Setting
P- Purpose
A- Action
C- Conclusion
E- Emotions
2) Explain how each writing strategy could help Corey to meet his goal.
Corey is a 7.5-year-old second grade student who struggles writing a personal narrative. He has a great vocabulary; however, has a hard time organizing his thoughts into a comprehensive paragraph. He strays from the main idea and has difficulty staying on topic. In order to improve his narrative, he could use both the POW + WWW, What= 2, How=2 and the POW + C-SPACE. These two strategies would ensure his writing was organized and structured effectively.
Corey struggles with higher-level skills including idea formation, planning, organizing and revising texts. He needs benchmark goals to walk him through the writing process. Using both these strategies ensures he breaks down each sentence in his writing.
His topic is based on people in his life’s experiences when they were younger. Corey tends to stray in his narrative with unimportant details and gets away from his main idea. He also does not give adequate examples and action of his specific characters to strengthen his writing. To avoid this he could use the WWW, What= 2, and How= 2. This is a way to double check and edit his work to ensure it aligns with his purpose.
He could also use the C-SPACE to break down each individual he mentions in his narrative. These characters then serve a purpose paralleling his main idea. Likewise, their purposes and actions all support the main idea. In conclusion, both the WWW, What=2, How=2 and the WWW, C-SPACE serve as organizers to help Corey become a better writer.
