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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.
List of contents
Introduction
Part 1: The Structure of Writing Workshop
Chapter 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 Together
Chapter 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
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.
Summary
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.
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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.
