1. Welcome to Writing Workshop
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2. What will we be doing this year?
The goal…
to write, reflect, and discuss topics that relate to our students
to be accomplished by linking Language Arts concepts to our writing tasks and writing in a variety of forms.

3. Our Class Schedule: Begin with a “Do Now” The Writing Workshop
Concept/theme based writing tasks
Mini-lessons on important elements for a particular type of writing.
Student-Teacher conferences.
Sharing-critiquing, reflecting, setting writing goals
Writer’s Notebooks

4. The Writing Workshop The Writing Process Brainstorming/Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Evaluating
Publishing

5. The 7th Grade Portfolio Checklist
Narrative
Argumentative Essay
Expository Essay (Research based/Text dependent)
Various Writer’s Notebook entries
Peer evaluation and self-reflection is an essential component to end each major writing task

6. Meet All Deadlines! All writing assignments begin in class.
Assignments not complete, after ample class time, must be completed at home.
Rubrics will come home for parent signatures after each major assignment.

7. Grading Policy Published, Final Writing Tasks– 50%
Writer’s Notebooks/ Smaller Writing Tasks- 30%
Class participation/Classwork (conferences, individual work and preparation of materials)- 20%

8. jgriffith@spfk12.org (period 3 & 4)
Due Dates and Contact Info
Due dates can be checked by going to my teacher page and viewing the calendar. -
(period 3 & 4)