Workshop Timetable
Writer's Tools
Making Workshop Work
Short-Term Goals
Surviving the First Day
100
What kind of time do we set aside for our students to write?
What is a frequent, predictable time period
100
What kind of notebook should each student have for workshop?
What is a separate writer's notebook
100
How many fifty minute time blocks do we need to devote to workshop?
What is three to five blocks
100
What are we trying to get students to do because of writer's workshop?
What is love writing time
100
When should you introduce writer's workshop to your classroom?
What is early in the year
200
Who decides when the writing piece is finished during writing workshop?
What is the student
200
What can we create in our classroom to aid writer's workshop?
What is a writing center with tools students will need for workshop time
200
What is important to let students know about workshop?
What is exactly when they will occur
200
What must we do for students so they can take risks in their writing?
What is establish a safe environment
200
What could you start with besides a minilesson to introduce writer's workshop?
What is a read aloud
300
What is the first thing teachers will do for a writing workshop?
What is a minilesson
300
Where do students put their completed writing when they want to turn it into the teacher?
What is a finished box
300
What do teachers need to ask students about workshop?
What is how to make the classroom comfortable and an efficient work space.
300
What must we do to organize this writing process?
What is create a workable management system to handle papers, or folders.
300
How can you kick start your student's writing ideas before they begin?
What is share your own life stories, and see if they can relate
400
How long should a minilesson last?
What is around 5-10 minutes
400
Where can students put their finished work once it has been graded and returned?
What is a finished folder
400
What can be helpful visually for workshop space?
What is draw a map so students can see where it's appropriate to be writing
400
What must we invite students to choose with writing workshop?
What is how long, what audience, and what pace their writing will be
400
What did Peter Elbow say about a good writing teacher?
What is that a teacher is "half-host, half bouncer"
500
For an hour long workshop, what portion of the workshop gets the most time?
What is the writing period
500
What do some students put into their finished folder to keep everything organized?
What is a table of contents
500
What must teacher's be willing to do during the year for workshop?
What is make changes in accordance to what works for their students
500
What must teachers keep in mind for writer's workshop?
What is keep short-term goals in focus, don't worry about long-term.
500
What can you do at the end of the workshop?
What is sharing time, where only a few students will be chosen to share their piece
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