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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Beginning a Kindergarten Writers Workshop

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A series of quick lessons teachers can use when setting up a Writers Workshop in their classrooms. Lessons include teaching students appropriate Writers Workshop behaviors and activities, building independence, discussion topics, and...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Folktale Writer's Workshop

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
What exactly is the definition of a folktale? This resource offers insight into this topic. Young scholars will participate in a Folktale writer's workshop where they will learn about folktales and will eventually write their own and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Storytelling: Writers' Workshop

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Students draw on their understanding of different types of narratives to inspire and enrich their own storytelling. This is one of four storytelling lessons.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography Writer's Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial has students follow a step-by-step guide to write their very own biography using that of Frederick Douglass as a model.
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Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Young Writers Workshop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A wonderful collection of downloadable PDF story starters ("workshop pages") for young children. Each worksheet includes a colorful image, fun prompt and writing lines. Students can also submit their stories for publication on the site.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Tillbury Town Tales: A Butcher's Story

For Students 9th - 10th
A Writer's Workshop lesson in which students read E. A. Robinson's poem "Reuben Bright" and record five different interpretations in their notebooks. Any of these interpretations can be used later as an interesting piece of writing to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Kinde R Revision

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Six mini-lessons designed to teach beginning writers age-appropriate revisions they can make in their Writers Workshop pieces. Lessons include printable graphic organizers, revision sheets, student work samples, and more.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: All About Posters

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
As young writers become more skilled through the Writers Workshop lessons, they can begin working to become more skilled with non-fiction writing. A series of mini-lessons, graphic organizers, and samples of student work are all provided.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare & Contrast as an Idea Springboard

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
In this Writers Workshop lesson, students read Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel to learn about writing that compares and contrasts to things. This format can be used to write about many different topics in curricular areas and...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Sausage Story: A Riddle Inspired Tale

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A Writer's Workshop lesson in which students uncover the riddle of a Sausage Story, learn to identify the sausage sentence within the story, and finally write their own Sausage Stories along with hints for their readers to figure out the...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Keeping the Writing Going

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A list of seven writing ideas designed to inspire students to continue writing in Writers Workshop even after they have finished working on a specific piece.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Write About Something Real at School

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
In this Writers Workshop lesson plan, students look around themselves and think about their daily lives at school to find relevant writing topics.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Small Moment With an Important Person

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A writer's workshop idea where students brainstorm a list of people who are important to them as well as one or two times they remember being with each person. Students then use these ideas to write about a small moment with someone who...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Great Lists Inspire Great Writing

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A writer's workshop idea where students work together to brainstorm a list a possible writing topics to use throughout the year. Idea lists for primary and intermediate students are provided.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Workshop: Analyzing a Character [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Organize your thoughts about two different characters using this printable worksheet. Five elements of character are covered. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables With Jon Scieszka

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this resource students will have an opportunity to learn about fractured fairy tales and fables with the help of Jon Scieszka. This site also features a writer's workshop where students can write their own fractured tale and publish...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Let's Read It!

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Five mini-lessons to help young writers develop their writing skills within a Writers Workshop model.
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Other

Young Author's Workshop: Resource Pages

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
This site provides middle school students with links to online resources that will take them step by step through the writing process. The steps in this process are those used in Writer's Workshop.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing Fix Homepage

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Have you ever needed someone to help you out with your writing? This site offers help to students and teachers. The lessons and resources are organized based on the 6 Writing Traits model. An especially interesting feature of the site is...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Puns and Punctuation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A Writer's Workshop idea in which students learn to use and punctuate adverbs and specific dialogue to create puns called Tom Swifties. Teacher instructions, student instructions, and student writing samples are provided, as well as an...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Flash Drafts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity is a workshop for writers. This idea was taken from the Ralph Fletcher book: What a Writer Needs. Students create a character, either real or fictional, and place that character in a scene in order to write...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Borrowing From Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Six mini-lessons teach young writers how to borrow ideas or patterns from popular children's books to use in their Writing Workshop pieces. Text ideas and student samples are provided.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Question and Answer Books

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Beginning writers work through a Writing Workshop format to create Question and Answer books. A series of mini-lessons, graphic organizers, possible texts, and samples of student work are all provided.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: How to Make Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Students learn how to write poetry through ten Writing Workshop mini-lessons. Students complete the graphic organizers provided while learning to notice details, write similes and metaphors, and create patterns in their writing.

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