Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Writing Workshop: The Backstory
- The Invention of Writing Process Instruction: My Early Story
- From Research to Practice: How the TCRWP Has Brought Writing Workshop to the Nation
Chapter 2: What Writers Need: Essentials of Writing Workshop
- Writers need time to write.
- Writers need clear instruction, shared writing wisdom.
- Writers need the opportunity to learn from other writers and their texts.
- Writers need a coherent, cumulative curriculum in writing, one that builds in depth and complexity across kinds of writing and across grades.
- Writers need responsive feedback—from you, their teacher, and from partners who support their next steps.
- Writers need opportunities to experience the writing process.
- Writers need the opportunity to write for real audiences.
- Writers need opportunities to use writing as a tool for learning.
Chapter 3: The Writing Process
- Rehearsal
- Drafting
- Revision
- Editing
- How does the writing process differ for more and less experienced writers?
Chapter 4: The Big Picture of Writing Workshop
- Build the Culture of Your Classroom
- Establishing Predictable Structures that Allow for Listening
- A Curriculum Calendar of Units of Study
- The Predictable Structure of a Writing Workshop
- Management
Chapter 5: Narrative Writing
- Rehearsal and Drafting of Narrative Writing
- Reading-Writing Connections and Revision of Narrative Writing
Chapter 6: Information Writing
- What is information writing?
- Rehearsal
- Drafting and Revising Information Writing
Chapter 7: Opinion/Argument Writing
- Understanding the Difference between Opinion Writing and Argument Writing
- Rehearsal and Drafting of Opinion/Argument Writing
- Revision of Opinion/Argument Writing
Chapter 8: Conferring with Writers
- The Architecture of a Conference
- Draw on Many Sources of Knowledge When You Confer
Chapter 9: Small-Group Work in the Writing Workshop
- Studying an Example of a Small Group
- The Architecture of a Small Group
- The Mechanics of Small-Group Work
- A Final Word about Small Groups: They Are Not Miniature Minilessons
Chapter 10: Writing across the Curriculum
- The Importance of Transferring Writing Skills across the Curriculum
- Ways to Transfer Writing Skills across the Curriculum
- Ways to Bring the Power of Writing-to-Think across the Curriculum
Chapter 11: Assessing Writing
- Learn to see more in student writing.
- What do you do with the information your assessments produce?
- What are the characteristics of a strong writing assessment system?
- Using Assessment for Report Cards and Grading
Chapter 12: Bringing the Writing Workshop to Your School
Works Cited
Index