Writers Workshop for the Common Core: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Writer's Workshop for the Common Core: Writing instruction expert Warren Combs presents a step-by-step plan for teaching writing workshops that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The book is filled with practical mini-lessons, strategies, and tools for every stage of the writing process, from prewriting through publication. Scripting is provided, to show teachers how to model each strategy for stud Writing instruction expert Warren Combs presents a step-by-step plan for teaching writing workshops that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

Scripting is provided, to show teachers how to model each strategy for students.

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Combs shows how teachers can use the following elements: The concepts Voice, Pictures, and Flow, to help students understand the essential elements of writing The words Invite, Model, Write, Look, and Learn, to model effective writing for students and have them learn from your example Revision strategies such as Jot and Blend, Combining Sentences, Writing Leads, and Writing Closes Peer revision using Peer-Assisted Learning Systems PALS Student self-assessment rubrics The book also includes scoring guides and pacing guides, to help teachers implement writing workshops more easily.

Combs demonstrates, you can give workshops more structure while still making writing come alive for your students. Paperback , pages.

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Thank you for any consideration to my questions. Hey Jones, To me, a class period is anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour; definitely varies from school to school. As for the question about doing self-paced with very little tech? I think binders with written mini-lessons could work well, as well as a single computer station or tablet hooked up to a class set of videos. You might also give students access to the videos through computers in other locations at school like the library and give them passes to watch. The thing about self-paced learning, as you may have seen in the self-paced post , is that if students need extra teacher support as you might find with low readers or non-readers , they would spend more one-on-one time with the teacher, while the higher-level students would be permitted to move more quickly on their own.

My primary goal for next semester is to increase academic discussion and make connections from discussion to writing, so I love how you launch this unit with lessons like Philosophical Chairs. I am curious, however, what is the benefit of the informal argument before the not-so-informal argument? Or, am I overthinking the management? Thanks so much for input. My 6th graders are progressing through their argumentative essay.

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Your suggestions will be used. Students need to feel comfortable knowing that writing is a craft and needs to evolve over time. I think more will get done in class and it is especially important for the struggling writers to have peers and the teacher around while they write. Something that I had students do that they liked was to have them sit in like-topic groups to create a shared document where they curated information that MIGHT be helpful along the way.

By the end of the essay, all will use a fantastic add-on called GradeProof which helps to eliminate most of the basic and silly errors that 6th graders make. I LOVE the idea of a shared, curated collection of resources! That is absolutely fantastic! Are you using a Google Doc for this? Other curation tools you might consider are Padlet and Elink. If your school requires more frequent grades, you could assign small point values for getting the incremental steps done: So in Step 3 when students have to write a paragraph stating their point of view you could take points for that.

Another option would be to just give a small, holistic grade for each week based on the overall integrity of their work—are they staying on task?

Making small improvements to their writing each day? Taking advantage of the resources? If students are working diligently through the process, that should be enough. Since it comes naturally for me, I have a hard time breaking it down into such tiny steps that he can begin to feel less overwhelmed.

I LOVE the pre-writing ideas here. My son is a fabulous arguer. I need to help him use those powers for the good of his writing skills. Do you have a suggestion on what I else I can be using for my homeschooled son? Or what you may have that could work well for home use? Mam it would be good if you could post some steps of different writing and some samples as well so it can be useful for the students.

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It just so happens that in the near future, Jenn is going to release a narrative writing unit, so keep an eye out for that! But, to find the examples, you have to purchase the unit from Teachers Pay Teachers. I just want to say that this helped me tremendously in teaching argument to 8th Graders this past school year, which is a huge concept on their state testing in April. I felt like they were very prepared, and they really enjoyed the verbal part of it, too! I have already implemented these methods into my unit plan for argument for my 11th grade class this year. Thank you so much for posting all of these things!

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I am petrified of writing. I am teaching grade 8 in September and would love some suggestions as I start planning for the year. Close Can't find what you are looking for? Help your students work side by side, learning from each other in much the same way that artists do in studios or cooks do in the kitchen. Provide spaces for individual work and spaces for small-group work.

Models help students see how other writers have shaped their ideas in essays and stories. They also serve as springboards for minilessons and class discussions about specific writing strategies. Your students need to write about topics that interest them. When students have strong feelings about their topics, they stay with their writing longer and do their best work.

Writer's Workshop for the Common Core: A Step-by-Step Guide

On any given day, some students may be researching a topic; others may be drafting or revising; and still others may have finished one piece of work and started on another. As workshop manager, your job is to make sure that everyone is gainfully working on a project. Your students need the feedback of their peers to develop strong writing and feel part of the writing community. Help them carry out peer response groups.

See the peer response minilesson. Hold brief 2- to 3-minute conferences with students as needed during independent writing time. Effective classroom management is the key to implementing a successful writing workshop.

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