Writers Workshop: How is it going? (FREE download)

I haven't written about writing in awhile... where does the time go?
Writer's workshop is alive and well in my classroom. We have been busy writing "How-to's" and "All About Books" over the last few months. Here's a glimpse of what has been going on.

We are really working on making our writing readable! The finger space is sort of a big deal!

Writing time is sacred. Very little gets in the way. When we have to cut it out for some reason... the littles in my room complain. I would venture to say that we LOVE WRITER'S WORKSHOP!

We usually start out with some modeled writing. Yes! This really happened! AND I am pretty sure that is what my face looked like. My hair was probably just straight up!

On this day, we worked on mechanics. I am trying to get those capital letters out of the middle of the text. They did a great job of correcting my mistakes!
We also worked on re-evaluating our writing goals. Letting students select their own writing goal is POWERFUL!

Here is a student sample from about 4 weeks ago.

This student goes to the stamping station to work because he does better when he can write on his own.

You can probably tell that we talked a lot about transition words. I play instrumental music through Pandora! It is quiet and calming!

Sharing is so important. It is time well spent! Those students who had a writing conference shares to the whole class, but then EVERYONE shares with their partner.

People ask me how I lead students into loving writer's workshop and writing independently. We have spelled it out for you for the ENTIRE year. Step-by-step lessons are provided. These are great if you are new to writer's workshop or if you are wanting a little more structure. If you are more familiar with writer's workshop, this are a great supplement to your current program or lessons.

Click on the image to see the discounted curriculum.

You can find the writing paper and the writing goal chart in my Facebook Fan Freebie File. (NOTE: You will only see the file if you are on a computer... not a tablet or mobile phone. The file is in the folder marked: ELA).
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How is writing going in your room?