Workshop

Ok - Thanks to Heidi for coming in and doing a writing territories lesson to really help us kick off our Writer's Workshop. Now, however, I am committed. So, I bought another book tonight...my normal response to feelings of panic and inadequecy (sp?) that helps with mechanics and grammar in writer's workshop. What it comes down to though, is what will I do with them tomorrow?

Tracey, I can see how the Writer's Workshop has been difficult to work into the formalized structure of "IB Unit Plans" and curriculum mapping. Although, I really like the idea from Nancie Atwell of working through genres as a structure to the lessons.

I think that we will set up our writer's notebooks and then do some writing - we'll see how that goes.

Ellen