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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