One of my go-to ways to breathe new life into writing workshop is to invite students to create their own writing projects. This doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming. It can happen between units or in the middle of a unit. It can happen in one workshop or a handful of workshops. Trust me, invite your students to create their own writing projects, and their energy for writing will increase.Below are two minilessons (one for primary and the other for intermediate writers) to springboard into a invitation for students… Read more Video Minilessons: Independent Writing Projects →
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Recently I created a video minilesson about how to write a first draft. As I was collecting resources, I remembered this collection of thoughts I wrote about writing drafts. I… Read more How To Write a First Draft (Video Lesson) →
