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The Writing Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They're All Hard Parts)
by Katie Wood Ray
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Pages | 278 |
Published | March 2001 |
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A practical, comprehensive, and illuminating guide for both new and experienced teachers that confronts the challenges of the writing workshop head-on.
Ray, Katie Wood. 2001. Writing Workshop, The: Working through the Hard Parts (And They're All Hard Parts). Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Leading to Great Places in the Middle School Classroom
Students examine leads in existing texts and create alternative leads for them before revising leads in their own writing.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Leading to Great Places in the Elementary Classroom
Students examine great leads in children's literature before writing or revising a lead in their own writing.
Grade K | Lesson Plan | Unit
Writing Reports in Kindergarten? Yes!
This lesson encourages young students to see themselves as writers with a message to convey. Three types of reports are provided to show what kindergartners and emergent writers can do.