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A Writing Workshop in Mathematics: Community Practice of Content Discourse
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Fernsten, Linda A. – Mathematics Teacher, 2007
The well-planned writing workshop is an effective tool for expanding the mathematical discourse of students and helping them become more skillful writers in the discipline. This article reviews a step-by-step process for conducting a workshop and details different reader response strategies. It also offers suggestions for various types of…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Reader Response, Writing Workshops, Process Approach (Writing)
Building a Writing Community: A Practical Guide. Lessons, Models, Reproducibles. Second Edition.
Freeman, Marcia S. – 1999
Designed to create and maintain an effective classroom writing workshop, this book explains how to teach young writers style and genre characteristics, composing skills, conventions, and the many aspects of the writing process itself. The second edition includes more information, models, and examples in the expository genre, as well as elaborating…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Poetry, Portfolio Assessment, Process Approach (Writing)
Author to Author: Extending Literacy through Letters.
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Vos, Miriam – Reading Teacher, 2003
Proposes that writing to published authors deepens students' understanding of children's literature and gives them a greater awareness of writing techniques. Suggests that when letter writing takes place within the context of a writing workshop, it is an effective strategy for literacy growth. Outlines how to choose authors, find addresses, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Letters (Correspondence), Literacy
When Information Becomes a Story: The Written Report.
Jacobson, Cynthia – Journal of the Wisconsin State Reading Association, 1991
Describes an approach to teaching written reports and how the author adapted this approach for her students. Discovers ways to use the process approach to writing in interesting ways that take the students beyond the personal narrative. (MG)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Process Approach (Writing), Process Education, Research Papers (Students)
On the "Write" Track: The Writing Process at Work in a First Grade Classroom (Ideas from Teachers).
Domsky, Deborah – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Describes how a first grade teacher runs a "writer's workshop" based on the process approach to writing. Discusses how children develop their ideas for stories, share their writing with their peers, and decide whether or not to "publish" their writing. Notes that the students are enthusiastic about participating in the workshop. (RS)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Primary Education, Process Approach (Writing), Teacher Role
Another Story: Putting Graves, Calkins, and Atwell into Practice and Perspective.
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Sudol, David; Sudol, Peg – Language Arts, 1991
Shares the experiences of one teacher as she implements process writing in her classroom. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Process Approach (Writing), Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Editorial Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit IV.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on editorial skills, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, which focus on a specific writing improvement skill, such as writing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Editing, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Detours and Destinations: One Teacher's Journey into an Environmental Writing Workshop.
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Kucera, Cheryl A. – Language Arts, 1995
Describes a two-year teacher research project on how one teacher improved writing workshops for her middle school students. (SR)
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Sentence Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit II.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on sentence skills, and offers 30 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, to help students write simple, compound, and complex sentences. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Figurative Language, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Notetaking and Outlining Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit VI.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on notetaking and outlining skills, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, which give students practical experience in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Notetaking
Word Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit I.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on word skills, and offers 30 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, to help students improve their use of vocabulary, different parts of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Process Approach (Writing)
Letter and Report Writing Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit V.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on letter and report writing skills, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, which give students practical experience in writing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Letters (Correspondence)
Teaching the Youngest Writers: A Practical Guide. For Primary Grade Teachers.
Freeman, Marcia S. – 1999
Taking students from emergent to elaborative writers, this book shows teachers how to conduct a daily writing workshop, manage the writing process, and teach the expository and narrative writing techniques primary-grade students will need to become fluent writers. It includes advice on setting up the classroom; scheduling and organizing the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Parent Education
Paragraph Writing Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit III.
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on paragraph writing, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, to help students improve their use of descriptive, narrative,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Intermediate Grades
Writing Process Revisited: Sharing Our Stories.
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Barnes, Donna, Ed.; Morgan, Katherine, Ed.; Weinhold, Karen, Ed. – 1997
This collection of essays relates the experiences of teachers who have adopted and implemented a writing-process approach in their classrooms. In the collection, elementary, secondary, and college teachers candidly discuss their experiences--the struggles and successes, and the differences between their imagined ideal and the everyday reality.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Peer Influence
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