Born to Teach

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Writers’ Workshop

 (2-3 times weekly)

Mini-lesson (10-15 minutes) A teaching point for writing, suggestions for improvement, exploring strategies.

Independent activity (30-35 minutes) Students work in their writers’ notebook or may be conferring with teacher about their work.

Sharing( 5-10 minutes) Reflection and sharing of writers’ work, use of the author’s chair.