Launching the Writer's Workshop: Grades K-2 (3rd Edition)

Launching the Writer's Workshop: Grades K-2 (3rd Edition) ISBN: 978-0-9790186-7-1 by Kristina Smekens and Linda Schmidt Part 1—The Launch Starting up a writer's workshop can be an awkward and anxious experience. Many teachers confess that they struggle to get it off the ground. What should I do the first weeks of school? What are key lessons to jumpstart my writer's workshop? How fast or slow should I move? These are valid questions. It's easy to see why so many teachers are eager for some beginning-of-the-year lesson suggestions. The first 50 pages of this resource target the heart of what every teacher wants for the initial weeks of school: Techniques for generating topic ideas. Procedures to establish topic ideas. Methods to introduce the 6 Traits to students. Strategies for building a kid-friendly writing rubric. Part 2—The Rest of the Year What do I do after the "launch"? How do I organize my writing units? Which lessons should I teach when? The second half of this resource incl