WRITER'S WORKSHOP MINI LESSONS

Authors and Illustrators

Review the ANCHOR CHART that has been started.  

• Discuss the importance of sitting at the carpet.

• Discuss the importance of watching and listening with our eyes, ears, hands, feet, and voices.

• Discuss the importance of helping other writers when they need help.

• Discuss the importance of sitting with and having writing buddies/partners.

• Discuss the importance of writing the code date on our stories.

Read My Pony by Susan Jeffers.

Remind students that writers tell stories that are near and dear to their hearts.

Tell the class that the author, Susan Jeffers, wrote this book about her own childhood.  

Say, "When Susan Jeffers, the author of My Pony, was a girl, she badly wanted to have a pony."

Say, "But her parents said no to having a pony, so Susan Jeffers, decided to draw horses."

Tell the class that Susan Jeffers is an author, she wrote the words to her story.

Susan Jeffers is an illustrator, she drew pictures for her story.

Say, "When Susan Jeffers was little, she drew many, many pictures of her pony."

Ask the children if they feel that Susan Jeffers did a good job of drawing her story.

Share reasons for why the illustrations are good {take a picture walk to help with the discussion}.

Share with students that writers tell stories that are "near and dear to their hearts."

Say, "Susan Jeffers loved horses.  Horses were near and dear to her heart, so she wrote about them and drew them."

Say, "Today, I want you to tell a story that is near and dear to your heart."

Say, "I want you to draw your stories - think about  your story in your head, and then draw it."

Say, "We will share our stories during SHARE time when we are all finished."

Create an ANCHOR CHART for "Writer's Workshop" routine, and add information and a picture about the day's lesson.

Dismiss for Writer's Workshop.

My Pony by Susan Jeffers