Writing Workshop Guidelines

1. Writing Workshop Guidelines By Linda Mac Intyre

2. Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Proofreading Publication The Writing Process

3. Writing Workshop Guidelines • You should be writing or sketching in your writer’s notebook .

4. Writing Workshop Guidelines • While working on a writing project use some or all of the writing process strategies depending on the final publication of your piece.

5. Writing Workshop Guidelines • Not all writing needs to be published. • Not all writing needs to go through all of the writing process stages.

6. Writing Workshop Guidelines • Each day before you start writing, place the date on the left hand side just below your last entry. Adapted from: Fountas I. & Pinnell, G.S.(2001). Guiding Readers and Writers Grades 3-6. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann

7. Writing Workshop Guidelines • You need to work silently so that everyone can do their best thinking.

8. Writing Workshop Guidelines • Use a soft voice when having a conference with the teacher.

9. Writing Workshop Guidelines • When using draft paper, write on every other line and cross out when you make a mistake. Example: becaue because

10. Writing Workshop Guidelines • Request a teacher conference when you are ready for your final draft.

11. Writing Workshop Guidelines • When using final draft paper, use your best handwriting and write on every line.

12. Writing Workshop Guidelines • When you complete a writing project, record the information on your Record of Writing Form. • Then record what you learned about being a writer.

13. Writing Workshop Guidelines • When you finish a final draft, put your drafts in numerical order. • Then staple them together with the final draft on top, and place your project in the orange file container.

14. Writing Workshop Guidelines • Place your final draft in the editor’s basket (orange file container) when you want the teacher to edit your project for publication.

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