Writing Workshop Essentials First Grade

Room Set Up / Essentials Work showcase area in the room Meeting place- mini lessons Establish quiet space/ talk space Designated teacher conference space if desired

Materials / Preparation Writing workshop 2 or 4 pocket folder for each student Journal for each student Tool space with materials Anchor charts (break down of writing workshop routine, list of mini lessons taught)

Mini Lessons Approximately 10 minutes in length consisting of the following: Connection- 1-2 minutes, the hook or buy in Teaching- 5 minutes, model the targeted skill or strategy Active Engagement- 3 minutes, Turn and Talk, peer edit, shared writing Link- 1-2 minutes, the send off to try the skill

Day 1 Use a mentor text to kick off writing workshop Show the writing folder and journal, tell how they will be used Review timeline structure of writing workshop

Day 2 Anchor chart- What do good writers look like? Review expectations

Day 3 Mini lesson on peer sharing- Turn and Talk, group sharing/celebration, PQP, Glow and Grow Practice turn and talk with a partner Explain the limit of daily shares Model PQP, focus on the praise first Model Glow and Grow

Day 4-8 Brainstorming Lessons Each day complete a brainstorming activity Add each resource to their writing folder

Examples of Brainstorming Activities Heart map- Things I love

Examples of Brainstorming Activities Hand map- Things I like to do

Examples of Brainstorming Activities Family Portrait

Peer Response Students keep the same partner throughout the unit PQP- Praise, Question, Polish Grow and Glow Introduce praise first, when mastered, move on to question, then proceed on to polish

Teacher Conferencing Option 1- Individually meet with students during independent writing time Option 2- “Bop” around the room, quickly checking in with multiple students A reasonable goal would be 3 students per day (3-5 minutes each) Teach students to never interrupt a conference Student goal written on a post-it note in their folder or journal to remind them what to continue working on Ex- “Remember 2 finger spacing” Teacher record keeping of who was met with and anecdotal notes

Sharing / Celebration Set the limit of number of shares before starting Have a celebration routine Ex. (clap, clap, point) “You’re a rock star!”

Link to MWP Pinterest Page https://www.pinterest.com/marmol/maryland-writing-project-bcps-early- childhood-pre-/