Writers Workshop

      We will be working on writing Better Answers using the Better Answers formula:

Restate

Gist

List

Conclude

This will help us to respond to questions better.

                     In our classroom students participate in Writing Workshop daily.  During writing workshop the teacher models writing through a mini-lesson which targets a specific skill or concept.  The mini-lesson is followed by independent writing time for students.  Students can choose what to write about and how to publish their writing.  Through Writing Workshop students experience and practice all the stages involved in the writing process.  To help students with the stages, they follow specific guidelines and keep a Writer's Notebook to keep them organized through the process.

             Cooperation, respect, independence, and academic rigor are consistently displayed during our writer's workshop.

      We are very proud that everyone is giving their best effort to meet our writing standards.

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