Writer’s

Workshop:
Units of
Study
Grades 3-5
Implementation
Plans
Wednesday, April 29-
3:30-4:30
WW Team- Our work this year
Year
Plan

WW Team- Our work this year

Year Monthly
Plan Plans

WW Team- Our work this year

Year Monthly Lesson
Plan Plans Binders

WW Team- Our work this year

Year Monthly Lesson
Plan Plans Binders

Worked
collegially to
deepen our
knowledge

WW Team- Our work this year

Year Monthly Lesson
Plan Plans Binders

Worked
Created a
collegially to
support
deepen our
network
knowledge

WW Team- Our work this year

 Atlas
Year Monthly Lesson
Unit
Plan Plans Binders
Plans

Worked
Created a
collegially to
support
deepen our
network
knowledge

WW Team- Our work this year

WW Beliefs and
Agreements
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
2. to see writing modeled and demonstrated in
front of them.
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
2. to see writing modeled and demonstrated in
front of them.
3. room to take risks and to verbalize (talk
through) what they are trying to do in their
work.
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
2. to see writing modeled and demonstrated in
front of them.
3. room to take risks and to verbalize (talk
through) what they are trying to do in their
work.
4. to read a lot.
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
2. to see writing modeled and demonstrated in
front of them.
3. room to take risks and to verbalize (talk
through) what they are trying to do in their
work.
4. to read a lot.
5. time to build on their skills.
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s need...
1. to write everyday.
2. to see writing modeled and demonstrated in
front of them.
3. room to take risks and to verbalize (talk
through) what they are trying to do in their
work.
4. to read a lot.
5. time to build on their skills.
6. a variety of feedback.
WW Beliefs and
Agreements
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
1. process driven: “teach the writer not the
writing”
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
1. process driven: “teach the writer not the
writing”
2. structured
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
1. process driven: “teach the writer not the
writing”
2. structured
3. responsive teaching
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
1. process driven: “teach the writer not the
writing”
2. structured
3. responsive teaching
4. a spiral to be built upon from grade to
grade
 WW Beliefs and
Agreements
Writer’s Workshop is...
1. process driven: “teach the writer not the
writing”
2. structured
3. responsive teaching
4. a spiral to be built upon from grade to
grade
5. hard work and requires commitment
from all involved: students and teachers
Continuing our work next year...
At scheduled
Before
times At the end of
beginning a
throughout a each unit
unit
unit
✓Meet to discuss ✓Discuss how the
pace of unit as well as unit went and plan
✓ Determine if they celebrations and for changes/
GL Teams would like coaching/ concerns modifications for next
collegial support from ✓Collect and copy year
can... WW Team member student samples to ✓Consider/talk about
replace the NYC the literature used
samples in unit during the unit

✓Meet to discuss
✓Meet to discuss how the work is going ✓Discuss the unit
3-5 Team questions/concerns/ and to deepen outcomes and share
plans/ideas about the knowledge via samples from each
Span can... upcoming unit. professional reading class

✓Represent teams in
WW Team ✓Create monthly ✓Meet to discuss discussions about
plans for each unit. “bends in the road...” how to modify the
can... work for next year.

✓ Come to a team ✓Model/demonstrate ✓

Facilitate
meeting to help discussions about
teaching
prepare/plan how to modify the
✓ Review student
Jen can... ✓ Help organize and work with an work for next year.
use the mentor texts (And I can make
individual or team
we’ve ordered those changes to the
✓ Observe and offer
✓ Provide PD on WW support/feedback lesson binders and
and best practice Atlas.)
Starting off
on the right
foot...
We will meet during orientation
or some other time before school
starts.
Thank you!