Writer's+Workshop



It is a block of school time devoted to student planning, drafting, and editing compositions for publication, often involving peer collaboration.Writer's workshop is simply an organized way of going through the writing process, giving students freedom in deciding what they want to write, and how far they want to take each piece. The steps are: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. You can also talk about sharing and conferencing sort of as steps of the process. Also called a writing workshop.
 * What is a Writers' Workshop?**


 * **Mini-Lesson** (5-15 minutes1).
 * A short lesson focused on a single topic that students need help with. You don’t need to give a mini-lesson each day; 2-3 times a week is usually just fine.
 * **Status of the Class** (2-5 minutes).
 * A quick way of finding out what each student is working on.
 * **Writing Time** (20-45 minutes or more!).
 * They write. You can write and/or conference with individual students or small groups.
 * **Sharing** (5-15 minutes).
 * Writers read what they have written and seek feedback from their audience. You can share your writing, too.


 * Resources:**

Article on how to use writers' workshop http://www.ttms.org/PDFs/05%20Writers%20Workshop%20v001%20(Full).pdf

Introduction to writers' workshop http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/writwork.html

Planning mini lessons http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit/miniwrite.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/minilessons.asp?topic=Persuasive

Teacher resources and ideas http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/writing_workshop.htm

Management ideas http://www.mandygregory.com/ManagementIdeasforWritersWorkshop.htm

4th grade biography lesson http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1039