Writing Workshop in the Elementary Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers

by Kathleen Puente, Jenny C. Wilson

Overview

Writing Workshop in the Elementary Classroom is a culmination of the authors’ work with students and writing for collectively over 35 years. Teaching writing using a workshop methodology can be exciting as it is an interactive approach to writing, but it can also be challenging as it is not the traditional teacher directed whole class lessons that many test preparation curriculums tout. The book takes the reader through the stages of the writing process in the first part, explaining what students are doing and thinking in each stage. In the second part, the authors explain how to manage students, materials, mini lessons, grading and other aspects that help writing workshop classrooms run smoothly. To help with the transition to a workshop method, readers are asked to keep a journal wherein they plan what they will do in their classrooms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475847130
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/12/2019
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Kathy Puente has been a teacher in the elementary classroom and an educator sharing writing workshop with teachers for over 30 years. She loves to teach writing and is fascinated with how children find their voice and themselves through writing.

Jenny C. Wilson is an Associate Professor of Literacy at Texas A&M San Antonio. She teaches courses in writing and works with students in afterschool programs to develop their writing voices. She researches writing and literacy in Liberia and inservice teacher training. She currently lives with her two schnauzers.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart 1: The Structure of Writing WorkshopChapter 1: The Non-negotiables

Chapter 2: The Writing Process

Chapter 3: Collecting Topics

Chapter 4: Organizing

Chapter 5: Drafting

Chapter 6: Revision Conferences

Chapter 7: The Revision Draft

Chapter 8: Editing Conferences

Chapter 9: The Edited Draft

Chapter 10: Publishing Conference

Chapter 11: Publishing

Chapter 12: Sharing

Part II: Putting It All TogetherChapter 13: Mini Lessons and Mentor Texts

Chapter 14: Teacher-Led Conferences

Chapter 15: Peer Conferences

Chapter 16: The Student Notebooks

Chapter 17: Collecting Data

Chapter 18: Managing Papers

Chapter 19: Grading

Chapter 20: The First Ten Days: A Schedule

Chapter 21: Early Writers and Later Grade Writers

Conclusion

About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

This book is an exceptional resource for both novice and experienced teachers. The book gives practical ways to integrate spelling and other writing conventions into mini-lessons during the course of writer's workshop. It encourages me to journal and reflect on the framework and reminds me to keep pushing forward even when things are not working out the first time around.

Incorporating the lessons from this book into my planning has made a significant change in my writing lessons and instruction. Through authentic writing opportunities during writing workshop, my students' writing has improved. With the routines and structures in place, I can provide my students with true differentiation during conferencing that addresses each student's individual needs.

This is a powerful book for teachers filled with everything one needs to get writing workshop up and running with success in the classroom. It provides a clear structure of the components of writing workshop and practical forms in the appendixes that teachers can use on day one. A must-have resource on every teacher's bookshelf!

Writing is a story, our story. We are a character, or a story teller, or both. Whose story are you going to tell? That is what this book made me think of as both a writer and a teacher of writing. It helped me to create joy in the writing process. Writing workshop helps students to tell their stories - stories that help them grow into the person they will become.

From the Publisher

Writing is a story, our story. We are a character, or a story teller, or both. Whose story are you going to tell? That is what this book made me think of as both a writer and a teacher of writing. It helped me to create joy in the writing process. Writing workshop helps students to tell their stories – stories that help them grow into the person they will become.

Laura Estrada

Incorporating the lessons from this book into my planning has made a significant change in my writing lessons and instruction. Through authentic writing opportunities during writing workshop, my students’ writing has improved. With the routines and structures in place, I can provide my students with true differentiation during conferencing that addresses each student’s individual needs.

Denise Almaguer

This is a powerful book for teachers filled with everything one needs to get writing workshop up and running with success in the classroom. It provides a clear structure of the components of writing workshop and practical forms in the appendixes that teachers can use on day one. A must-have resource on every teacher’s bookshelf!

Mary LaFleur

This book is an exceptional resource for both novice and experienced teachers. The book gives practical ways to integrate spelling and other writing conventions into mini-lessons during the course of writer's workshop. It encourages me to journal and reflect on the framework and reminds me to keep pushing forward even when things are not working out the first time around.

Angel Votion