Writer’s Workshop

Read Aloud

• 5 minutes• Mentor text• Used to model something that an author does

in their writing• Don’t need to read all of a book • The best books-read multiple times

Mini-lesson• 10-15 minutes• Teach concepts, strategies, and techniques• Teach children to write different genres• Direct instruction- model using literature or teacher’s own

writing• Taught to common core- grade level (bulk of your class)• For example

– writing strategies and skills– Literacy elements – character, setting, plot, etc. – Literacy techniques- voice, descriptive words, etc.– Genre features- moral– Text features- caption, glossary, etc.

• Example mini-lesson- direct instruction prewriting

Independent Writing, Conferring, Guided Writing

• 15-60 minutes (dependent on grade level)• Most of the writing period should be

independent writing time• Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and

publishing • Independent writing can be done in centers

Conferring

• Teacher meets with students individually• Anecdotal records- date, observation,

discussion, teaching points• Purpose is to see how the student is doing and

set future goal

Guided Writing• Work with small

group• Homogenous group• Focus on specific skills• Rest of class should

be independently writing

Shared Writing

• 5-10 minutes• Students share their writing• Partners• Whole Class- Document camera• Show what they have been working on

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