CCP: Episode 30 // How to Launch Writer's Workshop in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Want to get more out of your writing time with your students this school year?
Then, take your time at the beginning of the school year to build your writer’s workshop from the ground up. A solid writer’s workshop begins with establishing writing routines and procedures with your students BEFORE launching into your first writing unit.
In this episode, we’re walking through how to get started with writer's workshop at the beginning of the school year. You'll learn how to structure your workshop as well as the most important things to focus on with your students.
Highlights from the Episode:
(Timestamps Shown)
The writer’s workshop model format (2:25)
The first thing you should have your students to when you first launch writer’s workshop (3:57)
Setting yourself up for success: Begin writer’s workshop with routines and procedures (4:46)
Mini-lesson topics to cover during the first week of writer’s workshop (5:38)
Writer’s workshop format overview
How to come to and from the gather areas
Materials used during writer’s workshop
Where to keep materials during writer’s workshop
How to take care of yourself during writer’s workshop
What to do during the work period during the first few weeks of writer’s workshop (8:22)
Using short writing pieces
Getting acquainted with the student writer’s notebooks
Wrapping up writer’s workshop in the closing period (11:18)
Review mini-lesson topic
Share student writing in “author’s chair”
Incorporating your district curriculum into the workshop model (13:23)
Give students more CHOICE in writing (14:55)
Links & Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Episode 29: How to Launch Reader’s Workshop
Setting up a “Share Chair” in Your Literacy Block
Getting Started in Writer’s Workshop Unit
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