This chapter was about how to start the workshop model in the classroom and how to keep it going. I really liked how it set up the whole process for the reader to follow while also giving accommodations for various grade levels. It seems that the authors of this book have a very similar workshop structure to Lucy Calkins, the curriculum that I use in my classroom. They say to start with a mini lesson where you share your own work with the students to give them ideas and also to show them that you too are a writer. The authors also suggest letting the students choose their own style of writing paper so that they feel more comfortable.
After the min lesson comes writing time. The authors suggest that you sit and write with your students for a while so that they see that this is an everybody-writes-time. I really like the idea of writing with my students, at least for the first few minutes of writing time. I’m concerned about how to direct them while I am writing, but I suppose that if I set clear expectations and procedures it won’t be too much of an issue. I will definitely try this next year, and hopefully my team teacher and our aid will participate as well!
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