10 Myths of Writer’s Workshop

Mathew Needleman

Mathew Needleman

Mathew Needleman

Students can write without modeling.

Myth #1

Writers write at the same pace.

Myth #2

Students can’t come up with their own writing ideas. They need prompts.

Myth #3

Drawing is for babies.

Myth #4

Good writers don’t change their minds.

Myth #5

Stories need a beginning, middle, and end.

Myth #6

Where’s the beef?

Myth #7

Revising and proofreading are t

he same thing...and students can’t do either.

Myth #9

Students can’t follow prompts.

Myth #10

Communication Guide

_________ uses camouflage by_____________. It’s important

that it uses camouflage because ______________________.

We write because the teachers tells us to.

Bonus Myth

Lucy Caulkins Units of Study

Acknowledgements

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