The No-Nonsense Guide to Teaching Writing : Strategies, Structures, and Solutions

Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xviii PART 1 Getting a Handle on the Essentials: GOALS, TOOLS, AND MANAGEMENT Chapter 1: Setting Achievable Goals 3(4) Goals for Our Student Writers 3(1) Goals for Ourselves as Teachers 4(1) Goals for Student Writing 5(2) Chapter 2: Using the Right Tools 7(12) Tools That Serve the Students 7(9) The Writers Notebook 7(3) Mentor Texts 10(1) Magazines and Newspapers 10(1) Writing Partnerships and Response Groups 11(1) Editing Checklists 12(2) Student Assessments 14(1) Dual-Pocket Folders 15(1) Portfolio Binders 15(1) Writing Supplies 15(1) Tools That Serve the Teacher 16(3) Planning Sheets 16(1) Conference Sheets 16(1) Teacher Writing 17(2) Chapter 3: Providing Structure and Organization 19(17) Writing Across the Curriculum 19(2) Writing Cycles 21(2) Genre Studies 23(1) The Writing Day 24(12) Minilessons: What and Why 24(1) Minilessons: How 25(2) Minilessons: Across the Process 27(3) Conferences: What and Why 30(1) Conferences: How 31(1) Conferring Across the Process 32(3) Share Time-Why and How 35(1) Chapter 4: Setting Up the Writing Workshop 36(15) Providing a Writing Environment 36(2) Keeping Up with Notebooks 38(1) Keeping the Workshop Running Smoothly 39(1) Supporting the Workshop Through Ongoing Rituals 40(11) Homework 40(1) Weekend Assessment 41(1) The Class Journal 41(2) The Personal Thesaurus 43(1) The Poetry Anthology 44(7) PART 2 Helping Your Students Become Writers Chapter 5: First Cycle: Flour Writing Idea to Notebook Entry 51(22) Getting Started with Thoughtful Planning 51(3) Introducing the Notebook 54(6) Building Inspiration 54(1) Using "Flip Pads" (Temporary Notebooks) 55(1) Drawing Stories from Our Memory Banks 55(1) Drawing Stories from Literature 56(2) Sharing Our Writing Histories 58(1) Minilessons: Writing Histories 59(1) Personalizing the Writer's Notebooks 59(1) Minilessons: Making the Notebook Your Own 60(1) Introducing Writing in the Notebooks 60(11) Stirring Up Stories Through Literature 60(2) Minilessons: Literature Links 62(1) Reliving Family Stories 63(1) Minilessons: Family Stories 63(1) Drawing Inspiration from Photographs 63(1) Minilessons: Photographs 64(1) Taking an "Expert" Inventory 64(2) Minilessons: Expert Inventory 66(1) Differentiating Notebook and Diary Entries 66(1) Minilessons: Diary Versus Notebook 67(1) Freewriting 68(1) Minilessons: Freewriting 68(1) Recording Observations 68(1) Minilessons: Paying Attention to What We Observe 69(1) Learning from the Work of Others 69(1) Minilessons: Drawing from Others' Work 70(1) Highlighting Student Work 71(2) Chapter 6: Teaching What Your Students Need 73(10) Highlighting Student Work 74(7) Minilessons: Helping Writers Who Have Multiple Ideas in One Notebook Entry 77(3) Minilessons: Helping Writers Who Tell Their Stories Without Explaining (or Recognizing) Their Importance 80(1) Troubleshooting 81(2) Chapter 7: Moving from Notebook Entry to Finished Piece 83(16) Choosing Ideas from the Notebook 84(1) Minilessons: Reasons for Choosing Something to Publish 84(1) Predictable Problems 84(1) Developing Material Around an Idea 85(1) Minilessons: Strategies Students Might Use to Help Them Do This Work 85(1) Drafting 86(2) Minilessons: Drafting Strategies 86(2) Revision 88(1) Predictable Problems 88(1) Minilessons: Revision Through Reseeing 89(1) Editing 89(3) Minilessons: Editing Skills 91(1) Editing Outside the Writing Workshop 92(1) Predictable Problems 92(1) Publishing 92(4) Writers Reflection 93(1) Celebrating the Work of Writers 93(2) Creating Partnerships 95(1) Highlighting Student Work 96(3) Chapter 8: Future Cycles: Lifting the Quality of the Writing Notebook 99(29) Goals for Future Cycles 99(1) Broadening the Strategies for Gathering Ideas 100(8) Studying Mentor Texts 100(2) Drawing Help from Powerful Poetry 102(1) Using Magazines and Newspaper Articles 103(1) The Notebook as a Tool for Gathering New Entries 104(4) Using Picture Books and Short Texts to Model Specific Writing Techniques 108(1) Minilessons: Using Literature to Inspire Writers 108(1) Using Literature to Practice Particular Styles of Writing 109(2) Highlighting Student Work 111(7) Minilessons: Helping Writers Stay Focused on an Entry and Develop One Idea 112(3) Minilessons: Helping Writers Develop Their Ideas 115 Minilessons: Helping Writers Get to the Heart of Their Writing 111(7) Deepening the Thought 118(3) Using Mentor Texts 118(3) Extending the Work to Student Writing 121(2) Minilessons: Developing Student Writing 121(2) Highlighting Student Work 123(2) Finding Issues That Influence Our Lives 125(1) Highlighting Student Work 126(2) Chapter 9: Mastering the Magic of Revision 128(21) Attending to the Mechanics 128(1) Focusing on the Content 129(2) Focusing on Craft 131(1) Goals of a Craft Study 131(2) Deciding Which Craft to Study 131(1) Steps in a Craft Study 132(1) Minilessons: Craft Studies 133(1) Conducting a Craft Study 133(5) Studying an Entire Text 133(2) Studying a Specific Craft Technique 135(1) Studying Purpose/Effect Using Different Techniques 136(2) Other Important Craft Studies 138(4) Studying How Writers Use Lists 138(1) Studying Leads 139(1) Focusing on Structure 140(2) Focusing on Voice 142(2) Looking Beyond What We Know and Expect 142(2) Highlighting Student Work 144(5) PART 3 Extending Writing Possibilities Chapter 10: Poetry Study 149(16) Goals of This Study 150(1) Year-Long Supports 150(1) Phase 1: Immersion 151(2) What the Teacher Is Doing 151(2) What the Students Are Doing 153(1) The Result 153(1) Phase 2: Inquiry and Analysis 153(3) What the Teacher Is Doing 153(1) What the Students Are Doing 154(2) The Result 156(1) Phase 3: Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone 156(3) What the Teacher Is Doing 156(1) What the Students Are Doing 157(1) The Result 157(2) Phase 4: Drafting and Revising 159(2) What the Teacher Is Doing 159(1) What the Students Are Doing 159(2) The Result 161(1) Phase 5: Editing and Publishing 161(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 161(1) What the Students Are Doing 161(1) The Result 161(1) Highlighting Student Work 162(3) Chapter 11: Feature Article Study 165(16) What Are Feature Articles? 166(2) Goals of This Study 168(1) Phase 1: Immersion 168(2) What the Teacher Is Doing 168(2) What the Students Are Doing 170(1) The Result 170(1) Phase 2: Inquiry 170(4) What the Teacher Is Doing 170(1) What the Students Are Doing 171(2) The Result 173(1) Phase 3: Developing an Idea 174(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 174(1) What the Students Are Doing 174(1) The Result 174(1) Phase 4: Drafting 174(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 174(1) What the Students Are Doing 175(1) The Result 175(1) Phase 5: Revising and Crafting 175(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 175(1) What the Students Are Doing 176(1) The Result 176(1) Phase 6: Editing 176(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 176(1) What the Students Are Doing 177(1) The Result 177(1) Phase 7: Publishing the Articles 177(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 177(1) What the Students Are Doing 177(1) The Result 177(1) Highlighting Student Work 178(3) Chapter 12: Picture Book Study 181(17) Goals of This Study 181(1) Year-Long Supports 182(1) Phase 1: Immersion 182(5) What the Teacher Is Doing 182(3) What the Students Are Doing 185(1) The Result 186(1) Phase 2: Inquiry and Analysis 187(2) What the Teacher Is Doing 187(1) What the Students Are Doing 187(1) The Result 187(2) Phase 3: Drafting/Envisioning the Structure of the Picture Book 189(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 189(1) What the Students Are Doing 189(1) The Result 189(1) Phase 4: Revision 190(2) What the Teacher Is Doing 190(1) What the Students Are Doing 190(1) The Result 190(2) Phase 5: Studying the Art and Editing the Text 192(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 192(1) What the Students Are Doing 192(1) The Result 192(1) Phase 6: Publishing 193(1) What the Teacher Is Doing 193(1) What the Students Are Doing 193(1) The Result 193(1) Highlighting Student Work 194(4) Chapter 13: Open-Choice Investigations 198(7) Goals of Open-Choice Investigations 198(1) Examples of Open-Choice Investigations 199(6) Zack 199(1) Oliver 200(5) Conclusion: When Writing Spills Out of the Writing Workshop 205(34) Afterword 209(2) Appendices 211(28) A Editing Checklist 212(1) B Student Weekend Writing Assessment 213(1) C Writer's Reflection 214(1) D Conference Recordkeeping Sheet 215(1) E Notebook Checklist 216(1) F Minilesson Planning Sheet 217(1) G Day-to-Day Minilesson Planning Sheet 218(1) H Flowchart: What I'm Trying to Say 219(1) I Craft Study 220(1) J Structure Templates 221(2) K Responding to Poetry 223(1) L Poetry Study Chart 224(1) M Knowing My Taste in Poetry 225(2) N Poetry Reflection 227(2) O Feature Article Study Chart 229(1) P From Notebook Entry to Feature Article 230(1) Q Feature Article Assessment 231(2) R Getting Inspired by a Good Picture Book 233(1) S Picture Book Study Chart 234(1) T Picture Book Assessment 235(2) U Open-Choice Investigation Topic Chart 237(2) Bibliography 239(6) Professional Books 239(1) Poetry Anthologies 240(1) Picture Books 241(3) Books Containing Short Texts 244(1) Index 245