WRITER'S WORKSHOP MINI LESSONS

Establishing a Workshop Routine: Setting up Writing Partnerships

Lesson 4: We Sit with our Writing Buddies During Writer's Workshop

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.

Read a chapter from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners by E. Silverman. {may read a different book about partners}

After reading the book, facilitate a discussion about how Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa helped one another.

Lead students to the understanding that partnerships are beneficial - we need partnerships.

Throughout the week, continue reading from the book Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners.

Ask students how having a writing partner can be helpful to them.

Discuss good ways of helping and improper ways of helping.

Share with students that during Writer's Workshop, they will be sitting next to a writing buddy [partner].

Share that writing buddies help one another in good ways.

Share that if help is needed, students should ask their writing buddy for help.

Ask, "What are some ways we need help during Writer's Workshop?" {crayon color, spelling, pencil, mini office}

Ask, "If your writing buddy doesn't know how to help you, or can't, what could you do next?"

Encourage students to be your writing buddy while you write a journal entry.

Take pictures of students being writing buddies [during independent work time].

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

Resources:

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Parthers by Erica Silverman