"Judy Davis and Sharon Hill have distilled several decades worth of teaching experience into this invaluable
road map to creating a writing workshop in which students grow and grow and grow as writers."
--Carl Anderson
"Here is a book written by expert teachers who have lived the teaching of writing from inside the classroom.
This is a book that wisely connects writing with reading, life, parents, the school, and community. Judy Davis
and Sharon Hill show us the practicalities of helping children become lifetime writers today."
--Donald Graves
Publisher Web Site, March, 2004
Summary
Filling their book with specific how-to details, Judy Davis and Sharon Hill describe the organization of a successful
yearlong writing workshop, centered on writing cycles and the writing notebook. They help teachers prepare tools,
address management issues, get the work started, and build momentum as students increase their understanding of
good writing practice. Their companion website, http://www.heinemann.com/davis-hill, offers forms, reproducibles,
and additional student samples.
Table of Contents
I. Getting a Handle on the Essentials: Goals, Tools, and Management
Setting Achievable Goals
Using the Right Tools
Providing Structure and Organization
Setting Up the Writing Workshop
II. Helping Your Students Become Writers
First Cycle: From Writing Idea to Notebook Entry
Teaching What Your Students Need
Moving from Notebook Entry to Finished Piece
Future Cycles: Lifting the Quality of the Writing Notebook
Mastering the Magic of Revision
III. Extending Writing Possibilities
Poetry Study
Feature Article Study
Picture Book Study
Open-Choice Investigations
Conclusion: When Writing Spills Out of the Writing Workshop
Editing Checklist
Student Weekend Writing Assessment
Writer's Reflection
Conference Record-keeping Sheet
Notebook Checklist
Minilesson Planning Sheet
Day-to-Day Minilesson Planning Sheet
Flowchart: What I'm Trying to Say
Craft Study
Structure Templates
Responding to Poetry
Poetry Study Chart
Knowing My Taste in Poetry
Poetry Reflection
Feature Article Study Chart
From Notebook Entry to Feature Article
Feature Article Assessment
Getting Inspired by a Good Picture Book
Picture Book Study Chart
Picture Book Assessment
Open-Choice Investigation Topic Chart
Bibliography
Professional Books
Poetry Anthologies
Picture Books
Books Containing Short Texts
