WELCOME!FINDING YOUR INNER CAULKIN AND FREEMAN THROUGH WRITER’S WORKSHOP

Ashley Blancard, Gail DiNuzzo, Helena Lynch,

Rebecca Marshall, Amanda Stull

WARM UP ACTIVITY

Please help yourself to a yummy cookie before we begin

WARM UP ACTIVTY Getting to know you!

COOKIE QUESTION

Oreo Drop •If you were given ten thousand dollars today, what would you spend it on?

Hershey Kiss •If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

White and Milk Chocolate Chip

•If you could wish one thing to come true this year, what would it be and why?

Chocolate Log •If you could talk to anyone in the world past or present, who would it be and why?

Peanut Butter •If money and time were no object, what would you be doing right now?

M&M •If you could live in any time period it history, when would it be and why?

BUILDING BACKGROUND

What do believe are qualities of a joyful, affective Writer’s Workshop?

Avon Grove School District Writing Beliefs

We Believe… In building a strong community of writers who engage in daily,

joyful writing in an encouraging atmosphere. Writing is a recursive process and should be purposeful and

authentic. Writing should be taught and practiced daily. Writing should be integrated across the content areas. Writing develops and demonstrates critical thinking. Writing instruction should be explicit and grounded in best

practice Writing should be scaffold across the grade levels. Writing instruction should provide students opportunities to write

for a variety of purposes and audiences. Instruction should include student choice and application to real

life.

HAND-IN-HAND The process of Writer’s Workshop lends

itself perfectly to collaboration and the GRR modelMini Lessons Independent WritingConferencingSharing

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ACTIVITY Through active engagement you will

experience and understand the benefits of using collaboration in Writer’s Workshop

When you leave today we hope you will be able to incorporate collaborative activities into the components of your Writer’s Workshop

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!

I see trees of greenRed roses tooI see them bloomFor me and youAnd I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world

I see skies of blueAnd clouds of whiteThe bright blessed day And the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbowSo pretty in the skyAre also on the faces Of the people passing by

I see friends shaking handsSaying “How do you do?”They’re really saying, “I love you”

I hear babies cryI watch them growThey’ll learn much more Then I’ll ever know

And I think to myselfWhat a wonderful worldYes, I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world.

REFLECTION How do you see this collaboration

working to engage the students fully?

How could you utilize this collaboration in your writing classroom?

How does this sample lesson fit into the GRR model/Planning time?GRR Thinking and Planning Map

1ST GRADE STUDENT WORK

1ST GRADE STUDENT WORK

1ST GRADE STUDENT WORK

EXIT TICKET-INDEX CARD

Write an adjective to describe your learning today

Write an insight of the process of planning for learning that you experienced today

A question or wondering you might have