Introduction to Writer’s Workshop
Writer’s Workshop is a framework for teaching writing. In Writer’s Workshop, students write every day for real purposes about things that interest them. Students learn the craft of writing through practice, conferring and studying mentor texts. This framework is successful in all grades starting in Kindergarten. The Writer’s Workshop has a structured order of events that occur daily within a block of time. Writer’s Workshop opens with a Mini-lesson directed by the teacher to the whole class group. This is followed by an Independent Writing time during which the teacher conferences with either individuals or small groups of students. Additional instruction takes place during this time where the teacher focuses on a single skill. Writer’s Workshop typically closes with sharing time. However, sharing can include the whole group, small group or partners and can be done any time during Writer’s Workshop.
Ralph Fletcher believes that writers need:
Writer’s Workshop is a framework for teaching writing. In Writer’s Workshop, students write every day for real purposes about things that interest them. Students learn the craft of writing through practice, conferring and studying mentor texts. This framework is successful in all grades starting in Kindergarten. The Writer’s Workshop has a structured order of events that occur daily within a block of time. Writer’s Workshop opens with a Mini-lesson directed by the teacher to the whole class group. This is followed by an Independent Writing time during which the teacher conferences with either individuals or small groups of students. Additional instruction takes place during this time where the teacher focuses on a single skill. Writer’s Workshop typically closes with sharing time. However, sharing can include the whole group, small group or partners and can be done any time during Writer’s Workshop.
Ralph Fletcher believes that writers need:
- Time
- To separate composing from editing
- Response
- Responsibility
- Personal (choice)
- Interpersonal (social)
- Time/space to do quality work
- Pay-off (purpose/feedback)
- Can we read like a writer?
- What are we reading that is like what we are writing?
- Do you call yourself a writer?
- Do we show not tell
- Change genre
- Conduct an author study
- Have an author’s day
- Anchor charts
- Anchor texts
- Word wall
- Dictionary (standard and personal or class)
2nd Grade Writing Rubrics
This is how students will be graded 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter. New rubrics will be uploaded once they become available.
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