Writer's Workshop
Writer's workshop begins with a brief instructional lesson with the whole class, time for students to write, and then ends up with a sharing time. Students are thinking about writing, talking abut writing, reading about writing, but mostly doing the writing during this time. Writing workshop includes instruction through shared, interactive, or independent writing, writing process, and grammar.
Structure of Writer's Workshop
Mini lesson
Teacher instructs the whole class on a skill, strategy, or habit that students need to learn and use during independent writing. The teaching point is clearly stated and demonstrated or modeled. Students are actively engaged in trying out the skill or strategy watching a demonstration, or planning work out loud.
Independent writing
Students independently write on a topic of their own choice. A portion of the time may also be for partners to discuss their writing. The teacher has a brief instructional conference with a few individual students or group of students.
Share
A few students may share a strategy they used in their writing or read something they wrote.
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