Mini-Lessons
Mini-lessons are an important component of Writer’s Workshop. A mini-lesson is usually a 10 minute whole class activity. Mini-lessons can involve doing guided writing from a story or showing how to revise and expand different stories. The students are expected to use what they learned in the mini-lessons in their own writing.
Using Writer's Notebooks
The students use their Writer's Notebook as a place to grow ideas and develop their writing. Students use the skills they learn during Writing Workshop mini-lessons to improve their writing and create new stories.
Personalizing Writer's Notebooks
At the beginning of the year, each student gets a chance to personalize his or her blank composition book. The students can use pictures from home and magazines to personalize their notebooks in order to make them their own.
The Writing Process:
Mini-lessons are an important component of Writer’s Workshop. A mini-lesson is usually a 10 minute whole class activity. Mini-lessons can involve doing guided writing from a story or showing how to revise and expand different stories. The students are expected to use what they learned in the mini-lessons in their own writing.
Using Writer's Notebooks
The students use their Writer's Notebook as a place to grow ideas and develop their writing. Students use the skills they learn during Writing Workshop mini-lessons to improve their writing and create new stories.
Personalizing Writer's Notebooks
At the beginning of the year, each student gets a chance to personalize his or her blank composition book. The students can use pictures from home and magazines to personalize their notebooks in order to make them their own.
The Writing Process:
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Writing Strategies
Writing Strategies