Writer's Workshop is held opposite mass days/times.
We begin with a mini-lesson from the Portland Public Schools Writer's Workshop curriculum or from the "Writing Strategies" book by Jennifer Serravallo.
Then we either free-write, use a writing strategy from our mini-lesson, or use a given genre/prompt/topic and spend time independently building our writing stamina.
While the class is writing, Mrs. Johnson is conferring with individual students on their pieces and noting strategies we might need to review.
After we have finished our work/conference time, we have our grammar lesson and do a Fix-It sentence.
We begin with a mini-lesson from the Portland Public Schools Writer's Workshop curriculum or from the "Writing Strategies" book by Jennifer Serravallo.
Then we either free-write, use a writing strategy from our mini-lesson, or use a given genre/prompt/topic and spend time independently building our writing stamina.
While the class is writing, Mrs. Johnson is conferring with individual students on their pieces and noting strategies we might need to review.
After we have finished our work/conference time, we have our grammar lesson and do a Fix-It sentence.