Table of Contents

• Okay, I Got the Twenty-Five Notebooks—Now What?
• What Do the First Six Weeks Look Like?
• How Do I Teach Writing? Structuring Minilessons
• What Do I Teach? Twelve Minilessons that Pave the Way to Wondrous Writing
• How Do I Balance Student Choice with Teacher-Directed Writing?
• Have You Seen the Range I Teach? Inspiring a Diverse Set of Learners
• How Do I Teach Writing During Reading?
• Do I Really Have to Run a Mini–Random House? Bringing Balance to Revising, Editing, and Publishing
• How Do I Keep Assessment Easy? Observations, Writing Conferences, and Looking at Student Work

Appendixes 

• Anecdotal Notes Conference Form
• Writing Scoring Form