Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (September 14, 2001) © 2001

  • Ralph Fletcher
  • JoAnn Portalupi

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ISBN-13: 9780325003627
Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide
Published 2001

Title overview

Writing Workshop is a practical book, providing everything a teacher needs to get the writing workshop up and running. In clear language, Fletcher and Portalupi explain the simple principles that underlie the writing workshop and explore the major components that make it work. Each chapter addresses an essential element, then suggests five or six specific things a teacher can do to implement the idea under discussion.

Table of contents

    Contents:
    1. The Writing Workshop
    2. The Essentials of Time and Space
    3. Short-Term Goals
    4. Launching the Workshop
    5. Conferring with Young Writers
    6. The Writing Cycle
    7. Literature in the Writing Workshop
    8. What About Skills?
    9. Assessment and Evaluation
    10. Troubleshooting
    11. Yearlong Horizons
    12. A Few Last Words
    Appendixes:
    A. Unfinished-Writing-Folder Form
    B. Unfinished-Writing-Folder Alternate Form
    C. Unfinished-Writing-Folder Conference Notes Form
    D. Unfinished-Writing-Folder Alternate Teacher's Notes Form
    E. Finished-Folder Contents Form
    F. Finished-Folder Self-Evaluation Form
    G. Books to Read Early in the Year
    H. Strategies for Teaching Spelling
    I. Record Sheet Form
    J. Read-Aloud Response Form
    K. Editing Checklist Form
    L. Skills to Include on an Editing Checklist
    M. Assessing Growth in Primary Writers
    N. Assessing Growth in Elementary and Intermediate Writers
    O. Self-Evaluation Form
    P. Quarterly Inventory Form

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